A trio of scholars putting a gothic spin on pop culture. Books, films, music - we're making it wyrd! 👻
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What work of gothic fiction is on your TBR this year?
Check out our recommendations and suggest your own in the comments!
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For special issue #10 (spring 2026) of @horrorhomeroom, we’re diving into the world of creepy dollhouses & their inhabitants in #horror & horror adjacent narratives (thrillers, mysteries, science fiction etc.) #dolls Check out the full CFP here:
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It's 2026 and we're so back! What have been your gothic/wyrd faves while we've been away? Films, TV, books, music, games - leave them in the comments! 👻👻👻
Christmas is a time for cheer and disgusting homicidal monsters. We have a blog post for that:
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We may be a bit quiet on here for a few weeks while our social media person (@ScarlettRB98) is busy prepping for PhD submission. Spooky things to come soon though 👻👻👻👀
We may be a bit quiet on here for a few weeks while our social media person (@ScarlettRB98) is busy prepping for PhD submission. Spooky things to come soon though 👻👻👻👀
Catch up with the blog in the meantime? Makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
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We've had some new followers, so let's take a stroll back through our blog posts.
Fans of Taylor Swift, Female Rage, monstrous feminity: this one's for you 👻
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With spooky season coming up, what better time to read about
@222aghoststory? 👻👻👻
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It's time to add some new texts to our nonfiction rec list! Books, articles, blog posts - have you written something gothic you think should be on here? Have we missed your favourite? Let us know! 👻👻👻
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A little snippet of what we have been doing over on tiktok. Ep 1 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine is on... Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn)
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Been thinking about temporal pandemonium and gothic repetition in video games recently. What game does it best (and why is it Undertale)?
Been thinking about temporal pandemonium and gothic repetition in video games recently. What game does it best (and why is it Undertale)?
Pumpkins on every corner, maybe a skeleton, if you're lucky. But something's wrong. It's Halloween, but you don't FEEL it. But then you remember makingitwyrd have rec lists with all kinds of spooky media. Halloween is saved! 👻👻👻
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The latest edition to our gothic film list. Secrets, sex, scandal, suffocation??? You could play gothic bingo with Jawbreaker and at least get a cross 👻
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The next Best Gothic Novel Ever battle is here!
We are firmly in the 21st century with this one...
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio
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50%The Shadow of the Wind
50%If We Were Villains
2 votes • Final resultsAs we approach Halloween, it's the perfect time to read about the most terrifying thing in the world: daily life.
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Here it is, my latest book! This one was a lot of fun!
🎪 Roll up, roll up! The circus of horrors has arrived... From Aickman to Bradbury, explore sinister sideshows & dark fairgrounds in All the Fear of the Fair, the latest Tale of the Weird.
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ALT All the Fear of the Fair book against a red and pink stained striped backdrop
A tale of murders, secrets, cults and floor plans... Strange Houses is contemporary urban gothic out of Japan and is the perfect October read!
