John Carpenter’s The Fog: A Review

Although I have written extensively about horror literature, many people are surprised to discover that horror films are not my… Read more John Carpenter’s The Fog: A Review

When F*cking Hell Seems the Only Appropriate Response: A Review of Mandy

Even though I am a merely an occasional amateur artist, I still hope that one day one of my creations… Read more When F*cking Hell Seems the Only Appropriate Response: A Review of Mandy

It’s been almost eight weeks since I started Tim Clare’s writing boot camp. I was attracted by the course’s plain… Read more How I Conquered Writer’s Block: A Return to Writing, Fiction, and Fun

My first monograph has been published by Routledge / Taylor & Francis in 2019. Preview and order via the publisher’s… Read more Extreme States: The Evolution of American Transgressive Fiction 1960-2000

After years of preparation The Book is almost done. I’m tying up loose ends, doing the mundane and boring little… Read more Finishing an Academic Monograph: What I Wish I’d Known

Usually “disturbing” is a term reserved to describe horror (in which case it is a compliment) or texts about horrific… Read more The Most Disturbing Book I’ve Ever Read? Riding the Black Cockatoo by John Danalis

Although I’ve always been an avid amateur fiction writer and visual artist, my creative practice has suffered in recent years.… Read more “It Only Takes Ten Minutes a Day, I Promise”: How I Brought Creativity Back Into My Life

British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Sussex 25-27 April 2019 In celebration of the fiftieth birthday of… Read more CfP: Queerness and American Horror Fiction

If it doesn’t sound like a book that would go straight for the jugular, it’s because it doesn’t. Al Alvarez’s… Read more Al Alvarez’s Pondlife: A Review

Having just returned from my holiday – or more precisely, a trip to the place where I was born –… Read more Beyond the Red Light District: Five Alternative Explorations of The Netherlands