Monster Starter Pack
This starter pack is for individuals who might be interested in monsters and monstrosity from an academic perspective and includes authors who have published directly on the topic or in an important, tangential way.
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@thedemonologist.bsky.social
@helleborezine.bsky.social
Small press devoted to #FolkHorror, #folklore, #magic and the #occult in Britain. World Fantasy Awards and British Fantasy Awards finalist. Founder/editor: @mjpcuervo.bsky.social. 🌍 Now shipping worldwide from www.helleborezine.com
@tatiana1979.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. I am researching Patrick McGrath's Gothic Fiction. MLitt in the Gothic Imagination at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Published by Luna Press Publishing. Posts in English and in Spanish.
@theondrakguy.bsky.social
Cultural intelligence, OSINT & digital policy ¦ human-digital flows; digital narratology; semantic threats; cognitohazards; extremism ¦ PhD on horror; creepypasta; digital fictions & how they shape our collective online experience.
@kevinwetmore.bsky.social
Author, Professor, Actor, Director, Husband, Father, Amateur Thanatologist & well-known smarty pants.
@heathermacumber.bsky.social
PhD/Hebrew Bible. Associate Professor of Biblical Studies. Obsessed with all things monsters, Revelation, biblical art & exilic narratives. she/her
@dkrichardson.bsky.social
The Monsters of Everyday Life! Forthcoming book on Japanese monsters and regional identities. Eldritch Islands: Essays on Lovecraftian writers of Japanese Horror coming in 2025! (McFarland) Historian of Japanese Monsters, Yokai, and the Supernatural
@jgodsmonsters.bsky.social
The Journal of Gods and Monsters is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that seeks to explore the connections between the sacred and the monstrous. Find us at https://godsandmonsters-ojs-txstate.tdl.org/godsandmonsters/
@bgrafius.bsky.social
Bible and horror scholar, associate professor and dean. Recent book: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506481623/Lurking-Under-the-Surface. Words at Salon, Sojourners, and Tor.com.
@natashalotus.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Religious studies at Texas State University. Researcher on Tibet, China, hell, and Gesar. Author of Shattered Grief: How the Pandemic Transformed the Spirituality of Death in America. www.hellscholar.com
@josephlaycock.bsky.social
I'm a religious studies professor. I study new religious movements, exorcism, and satanic panic, among other topics. https://sites.google.com/view/joseph-p-laycock/
@timothybeal.bsky.social
author and professor | religion culture human-tech | case western reserve university
@lindacceriello.bsky.social
Professor, book series editor, ruminating at the intersection of popular culture, mysticism and metamodernism. Humanizer. Championer of the right of all sentient beings to thrive. ✨🌍🐮🐱🐠🐑🐙🦃🌲
@thedemonologist.bsky.social
I am a professor of religion who teaches elements of popular culture, monstrosity, and medieval studies. My writings are primarily about demons and the demonic, currently present-day American demonology and politics: https://linktr.ee/mheyes