Dr. Emily Zarka
@dremilyzarka.bsky.social
Writer/host/producer for PBS 'Monstrum.' Monster expert. PhD British Romanticism & Gothic literature. Faculty at Arizona State University.
I was instantly obsessed with KPop Demon Hunters (like the rest of the world) and knew I had to dig into the monsters portrayed. Meet the dokkaebi! youtu.be/5G9MvpQVLS0?...
The Deep Lore Behind KPop Demon Hunters | Monstrum
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November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I was instantly obsessed with KPop Demon Hunters (like the rest of the world) and knew I had to dig into the monsters portrayed. Meet the dokkaebi! youtu.be/5G9MvpQVLS0?...
31/31 ARCANA ROYALE. A talented card player stumbles into a supernatural game that is about much more than money. Beings of all kinds wager lives for a chance to control fate. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
31/31 ARCANA ROYALE. A talented card player stumbles into a supernatural game that is about much more than money. Beings of all kinds wager lives for a chance to control fate. #31DaysofHorrorComics
This was such a fun interview! Be sure to check out my "Unmissable Undead Content" list as well!
Happy Halloween 🎃👻🧛
Our new Grave Matters ep is live!
Why are vampires sexy yet zombies gross? Who did this?
We had so much fun discussing horror and hot sauce with Monster Expert @dremilyzarka.bsky.social, who has arguably the greatest job title there is.
Here or wherever you get podcasts 🎧
Our new Grave Matters ep is live!
Why are vampires sexy yet zombies gross? Who did this?
We had so much fun discussing horror and hot sauce with Monster Expert @dremilyzarka.bsky.social, who has arguably the greatest job title there is.
Here or wherever you get podcasts 🎧
Zombies and Vampires: Lessons on Death from the Undead
You may see zombies and vampires as little more than cultural fodder for your horror-filled delight. But for centuries, undead creatures have been used to represent social anxieties, reflect political...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This was such a fun interview! Be sure to check out my "Unmissable Undead Content" list as well!
30/31 NIGHT OF THE SLASHERS. A bus of high school kids breaks down in a small town where every year, a local curse turns its residents into brutal, mutated killers. Gives old school slasher vibes. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
30/31 NIGHT OF THE SLASHERS. A bus of high school kids breaks down in a small town where every year, a local curse turns its residents into brutal, mutated killers. Gives old school slasher vibes. #31DaysofHorrorComics
29/30 LET THIS ONE BE THE DEVIL. An even more horrific origin story for the Jersey Devil that’s also a look at how legends develop and survive over the years. If you like cryptids, you’ll like this one. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
29/30 LET THIS ONE BE THE DEVIL. An even more horrific origin story for the Jersey Devil that’s also a look at how legends develop and survive over the years. If you like cryptids, you’ll like this one. #31DaysofHorrorComics
My first fictional film! I'm a consulting producer on this project, and I'm so excited to be a part of its development. I can't say too much, but get ready for some surprising monster lore inspiration...
Chainsaw Awards alumni Brendan Haley and Michael Varrati are teaming up for an all-new LGBTQ horror film, hitting theaters next year.
Two Chainsaw Awards Alumni Team Up For LGBTQ Horror Film SCORCH MARKS
Chainsaw Awards alumni Brendan Haley and Michael Varrati are teaming up for an all-new LGBTQ horror film, hitting theaters next year.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My first fictional film! I'm a consulting producer on this project, and I'm so excited to be a part of its development. I can't say too much, but get ready for some surprising monster lore inspiration...
28/31 BYTCHCRAFT. A three-witch coven in NYC learn the hard truths about dabbling in powers greater than they are qualified for, just as a prophecy threatens to tear the world apart. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
28/31 BYTCHCRAFT. A three-witch coven in NYC learn the hard truths about dabbling in powers greater than they are qualified for, just as a prophecy threatens to tear the world apart. #31DaysofHorrorComics
I’m sorry, but I’ve seen this movie
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I’m sorry, but I’ve seen this movie
26/31 NEWS FROM THE FALLOUT. After a bomb is dropped, the soldiers in the area become something else, something violent. Part zombie story, part noir Western, it's a new take on atomic horror. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
26/31 NEWS FROM THE FALLOUT. After a bomb is dropped, the soldiers in the area become something else, something violent. Part zombie story, part noir Western, it's a new take on atomic horror. #31DaysofHorrorComics
25/31 YOU WON'T FEEL A THING. A murder mystery that goes off the rails pretty quickly. Take a disgraced cop, a memory rapidly declining, and the revival of a serial killer, and you get something truly haunting. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
25/31 YOU WON'T FEEL A THING. A murder mystery that goes off the rails pretty quickly. Take a disgraced cop, a memory rapidly declining, and the revival of a serial killer, and you get something truly haunting. #31DaysofHorrorComics
24/31 A GUEST IN THE HOUSE. I’ve been a fan of E. M. Carroll since day one, and this does not disappoint. A recently married woman adjusting to life as a wife and stepmother begins a strange affair with her husband’s first wife. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
24/31 A GUEST IN THE HOUSE. I’ve been a fan of E. M. Carroll since day one, and this does not disappoint. A recently married woman adjusting to life as a wife and stepmother begins a strange affair with her husband’s first wife. #31DaysofHorrorComics
23/31 RED BOOK. The Dyatlov Pass Incident is an iconic mystery. This story examines the mysterious deaths and other alleged extraterrestrial encounters. Rooted in fact and taken into the fantastic, it’s a compelling read. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
23/31 RED BOOK. The Dyatlov Pass Incident is an iconic mystery. This story examines the mysterious deaths and other alleged extraterrestrial encounters. Rooted in fact and taken into the fantastic, it’s a compelling read. #31DaysofHorrorComics
22/31 SEANCE IN THE ASYLUM. Post-Civil War asylum inundated with patients, seeks the help of an ostracized spiritualist tasked with curing its occupants, who taps into forces that no one is prepared to handle. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
22/31 SEANCE IN THE ASYLUM. Post-Civil War asylum inundated with patients, seeks the help of an ostracized spiritualist tasked with curing its occupants, who taps into forces that no one is prepared to handle. #31DaysofHorrorComics
21/31 CRUSH DEPTH. A nuclear submarine receives a distress call, leading the crew to discover a strange and threatening biological threat that leads to some insane body horror. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
21/31 CRUSH DEPTH. A nuclear submarine receives a distress call, leading the crew to discover a strange and threatening biological threat that leads to some insane body horror. #31DaysofHorrorComics
20/31 THE SLASHER'S APPRENTICE. A true crime podcaster with a very personal connection to the subject decides that shadowing the longest-active serial murderer in the Pacific Northwest is a brilliant idea. Brutal, but also coyly funny, it's a bloody fun ride. #31DaysofHorrorComics.
October 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
20/31 THE SLASHER'S APPRENTICE. A true crime podcaster with a very personal connection to the subject decides that shadowing the longest-active serial murderer in the Pacific Northwest is a brilliant idea. Brutal, but also coyly funny, it's a bloody fun ride. #31DaysofHorrorComics.
19/31 HEXILES. Children conceived by an occultist are born with unusual powers, but when their father dies, they are made responsible for his debts. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
19/31 HEXILES. Children conceived by an occultist are born with unusual powers, but when their father dies, they are made responsible for his debts. #31DaysofHorrorComics
18/31 SNAPS. A mysterious figure is caught on camera but invisible to the naked eye in the deaths of a series of “heart attack” victims. Why it comes is revealed along with horrible truths. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
18/31 SNAPS. A mysterious figure is caught on camera but invisible to the naked eye in the deaths of a series of “heart attack” victims. Why it comes is revealed along with horrible truths. #31DaysofHorrorComics
17/31 BURIED LONG, LONG AGO. Belle Gunness may have been one of the most prolific known female serial killers. Her story is retold with a supernatural twist through the eyes of her daughters, who imagine her as an ogre. But she might not be their biggest problem...#31DaysofHorrorComics
October 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
17/31 BURIED LONG, LONG AGO. Belle Gunness may have been one of the most prolific known female serial killers. Her story is retold with a supernatural twist through the eyes of her daughters, who imagine her as an ogre. But she might not be their biggest problem...#31DaysofHorrorComics
16/31 EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT. A prequel to the always haunting film, a space crew is about to complete their first jump, when things go awry even before they encounter anything preternatural. My favorite lines so far: "Hell isn't below us. It's in the void." #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
16/31 EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT. A prequel to the always haunting film, a space crew is about to complete their first jump, when things go awry even before they encounter anything preternatural. My favorite lines so far: "Hell isn't below us. It's in the void." #31DaysofHorrorComics
The Arizona Republic recently covered my research and work in public scholarship. There's also a mini bookshelf tour! www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
ASU monster expert Emily Zarka breaks down our deepest fears. Here's what she found
With more than 100 streaming episodes, the PBS web series "Monstrum," hosted by an ASU instructor, recently hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Arizona Republic recently covered my research and work in public scholarship. There's also a mini bookshelf tour! www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
15/31 EXQUISITE CORPSES. Halloween night in a small town falls victim to the 13 richest families in America, all of whom play a deadly game each year, assigning a weapon and a killer to duke it out in a battle royale. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
15/31 EXQUISITE CORPSES. Halloween night in a small town falls victim to the 13 richest families in America, all of whom play a deadly game each year, assigning a weapon and a killer to duke it out in a battle royale. #31DaysofHorrorComics
14/31 SISTERHOOD. Campy sorority rush horror with an angry ghost, a big secret, and an unlikely friendship that lasts beyond the grave. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
14/31 SISTERHOOD. Campy sorority rush horror with an angry ghost, a big secret, and an unlikely friendship that lasts beyond the grave. #31DaysofHorrorComics
13/31 HELL HEIST. Thieves get a whole lot more than they bargained for after their assignment to steal a sarcophagus goes horribly (and delightfully predictably) awry. Angels, demons, and threats of an apocalypse? What’s not to love?
October 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
13/31 HELL HEIST. Thieves get a whole lot more than they bargained for after their assignment to steal a sarcophagus goes horribly (and delightfully predictably) awry. Angels, demons, and threats of an apocalypse? What’s not to love?
12/31 VIOLENT FLOWERS. After a vampire sentinel is poisoned, his clan gathers to solve the mystery in a story that explores addiction, youth culture, and what devotion really means. #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
12/31 VIOLENT FLOWERS. After a vampire sentinel is poisoned, his clan gathers to solve the mystery in a story that explores addiction, youth culture, and what devotion really means. #31DaysofHorrorComics
11/31 WHEN I LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON THEE. A troubled priest is assigned to shadow a noted exorcist and finds a world of supernatural phenomena that challenges everything he believes #31DaysofHorrorComics
October 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
11/31 WHEN I LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON THEE. A troubled priest is assigned to shadow a noted exorcist and finds a world of supernatural phenomena that challenges everything he believes #31DaysofHorrorComics