A free writers event hosted by Comma Press. Explore gothic literature with author Bronte Shiltz, with readings, workshops and a Q&A session. Comma Press Writers' days are perfect for beginner writers to experiment with new forms and meet new people! Join us in Manchester this October for a gothic workshop, led by author Bronte Shiltz, followed […]

Join us for the launch of Andrew Michael Hurley's latest spine-chilling novel, Barrowbeck, a sublimely dark slice of folk horror centering on the titular village of Barrowbeck on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border, whose inhabitants are plagued by an unforgiving presence from the past at its eeriest. Andrew Michael Hurley will be joined by local author and lecturer, […]

Many people in the local area have fond memories of viewing Tsantsa (the shrunken head) as a child. In fact, the question we get asked most is ‘where is it and why is it not on display?’ In this talk, we invite you to share your memories of our shrunken head, before we explore the reasons […]

We are delighted to welcome visiting international scholar Eric Parisot to Manchester Metropolitan University this week to work with our staff and students. This event is only open to students at Manchester Metropolitan University and is on campus. It is hosted by the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies in association with PAHC. Please come to […]

We're delighted to welcome visiting international scholar Assistant Professor Eric Parisot (University of Adelaide, Australia) to the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies this November. He will be working with our Gothic postgraduates and offering a series of workshops. Join us for this hybrid event drawing on work for Eric's recently published book Jane Austen and Vampires: […]

Comma Press Writers' days are perfect opportunities for writers of all experience levels to experiment with new forms and meet new people! Join us at Manchester Metropolitain University, in association with the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, for a gothic workshop (10am-12.00pm) led by author Bronte Schiltz, followed by a panel discussion, readings and a Q&A […]

In partnership with The Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies and showcasing the Creative Excellence of the Manchester Metropolitan University English Department, the Festival of Research invites you to join us for a Q&A and chat with award-winning author Andrew Michael Hurley, followed by a screening of his novel Starve Acre (2019), now a major film. Andrew Michael Hurley is […]

Join us for an evening of Gothic Reading with a Lancashire lens. Co-hosted by Natalie Zacek, Senior Lecturer on American Studies, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester and Dale Townsend, Professor of Gothic Literature at the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, in conversation with Creative Producer, Dr Debbie Challis. Following on from […]

Join the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies for this book launch to celebrate the exciting recent publication of Contemporary Body Horror (Cambridge Elements, 2024) by our Centre member, Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes. The book addresses biopolitics, infection, embodied identities and metamorphosis and the consequences of the biotechnological revolution on the human, focussing specifically on 21st-century body horror […]

We are delighted to celebrate the publication of OLD SOUL by Susan Barker in partnership with Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. Susan will be in conversation with Zoe Li, founder of online bookshop Juniper by the Sea. Doors: 6.30pm, starts: 6.45pm Tickets are £4.00. Admission is free when purchasing a copy of the […]

Blackwell's Bookshop, Manchester, welcomes Virginia Feito to the shop to discussion her gruesomely brilliant new novel VICTORIAN PSYCHO, which probes the psyche of a bloodthirsty governess in Victorian England. Virginia will be in conversation with Xavier Aldana Reyes, a founder of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. Doors: 6.30pm, starts: 6.45pm Tickets are £4. Admission is […]