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A History of Moral Panics: Folk Devils and Labubu | Ghoul Guides Association

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Sep 7

I promise we wrote and recorded this before we had any idea about the South Park Labubu episode but if you watched that and wanted some more backstory, why not check out our latest episode!

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Sep 5

THEY’RE BURNING THE LABUBUS.

The Association is in session and we’re discussing the Labubu craze, the people crying demon, and the Gothic history of moral panics. Guest starring Lauren’s Labubus, obviously.

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/26fk...

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Sep 5

And for the visual version: youtu.be/qRiDK5aWqQc?...

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REVIEW: Wednesday Season 2 | Ghoul Guides Association

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Sep 5

THEY’RE BURNING THE LABUBUS.

The Association is in session and we’re discussing the Labubu craze, the people crying demon, and the Gothic history of moral panics. Guest starring Lauren’s Labubus, obviously.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/26fk...

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 29

And if you prefer to consume who video: youtu.be/24I-Ln9oL8s?...

#WednesdayS2 #booktalk #GothsAssemble

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 29

This evening’s meeting of the Ghoul Guides Association is Lauren’s thought on Wednesday season 2 so far, as well as some recommending reading if you’re looking for some more dark academia, mystery or weirdness.

Spotify link (or find us on other platofrms!) open.spotify.com/episode/6IkC...

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 16

A coworker said to me ‘you watch horror right’ and I explained that actually, I don’t, @mazgoing.bsky.social explains the plots to me on the Internet because I get too scared.

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 16

What do zombies have to do with masculinity, empire and identity? Everything, it turns out!

Listen now on your favourite podcast platform or head over to our YouTube for our review of 28 Years Later (2025) featuring special guest @kathleenh42.bsky.social and a discussion of the franchise so far

REVIEW: 28 Days Later franchise PART 1 | Ghoul Guides Association

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 16

On our YouTube: youtu.be/GNO2ZeNIlIk?...

On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1chO...

#horrorreview #gothsassemble

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 16

What do zombies have to do with masculinity, empire and identity? Everything, it turns out!

Listen now on your favourite podcast platform or head over to our YouTube for our review of 28 Years Later (2025) featuring special guest @kathleenh42.bsky.social and a discussion of the franchise so far

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 2

If you listened to our recent episode and felt a craving for Butter, it’s on the half price offer in Waterstones! A confronting exploration of femininity and consumption that will leave you uncomfortably hungry.

This isn’t an ad, we just can’t walk past a Waterstones without going inside okay.

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 2

In case you missed it, there’s a new episode up from us! Other podcast platforms are available - and you can also find us on YouTube.

open.spotify.com/episode/6HER...

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 1

Have you read Asako Yuzuki’s ‘Butter’ yet? This week at the Ghoul Guides Association, @laurenjnixon.bsky.social reviews the global bestseller and recommends some more reading! #GothsAssemble

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ghouls, what does the sublime, the British Empire and custard creams all have in common? Pteridomania, baby!

On this meeting of The Ghoul Guides Association, Lauren deep dives the Victorian cult of the fern - and its Gothic influences.

Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/30WD... #GothsAssemble

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jul 7

This month’s films include Aussie sensation Dangerous Animals and some old school Mexican horror.

27: So, You Don't Like Horror - June 2025

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jul 7

The June edition of our new horror movie round up for the easily scared, So, You Don’t Like Horror is now live on Spotify and other reputable podcasting platforms, as well as our YouTube! #GothsAssemble #HorrorReviews

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · Jun 25

‘The Gothic at War: Masculinity in Conflict, 1760 – 1818' by @laurenjnixon.bsky.social‬ is an in depth exploration of how the Gothic literature boom of the late-eighteenth century was a response and reaction to the expansion of the British empire.

📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-got...

‘The Gothic at War is a significant and timely work.
Drawing on a range of representative Gothic narratives,
Dr Nixon convincingly interrogates how the trauma of
contemporary warfare may be imbricated in ostensibly
historical fictions, and how gentlemanly masculinity may
be readily distorted by the apparent necessity of
violence. Meticulously researched and lyrically written,
The Gothic at War will prove a key text for both Gothicists
and more general scholars of the Georgian period.’

William Hughes, Professor of Literature in English
University of Macau

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jul 1

I’m (Lauren) pleased to announce the safe arrival of my first child, ‘The Gothic at War’, weighing 75 pounds. It was a long and difficult birth but worth the effort.

If you want to support my sweet child, why not order a copy for you library: www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-got... #AcademicChatter #Gothic

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · Jun 21

Hey guys! Did you know Silvia Moreno Garcia is joining us for the RtG conference this year? Thought you might enjoy!

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jun 21

Minutes of recent Ghoul Guides Association meetings:
- moustaches, pros & cons
- human wet wipes
- rich people: cult?
- Lauren mentions Silvia Moreno Garcia, repeatedly.

Our review of Nosferatu (2024) and thoughts on Sirens (2025) inc. what to read next up now! open.spotify.com/show/24nPZ5p...

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jun 9

In case you missed it, the Ghoul Guide Association is back in session both in podcast form and on YouTube: youtu.be/2Dd-KiEzNoQ?... #HorrorChat #PopCulture #GothsAssemble

24: So, You Don't Like Horror - May 2025

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jun 6

Are you a would be horror fan, who loves something spooky but finds on screen gore sends you squeamish? Well, do we have thing for you. Check out the first ep of our new monthly series, So, You Don’t Like Horror?, now: #horror reviews for the scared shitless open.spotify.com/episode/7Cky...

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(Re)Introducing the Ghoul Guide Association

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hi, we’re the Ghoul Guides and we’re officially back from hiatus which means the Ghoul Guides Association is back in session. If you want to learn more about us and join or not so secret #gothic pop culture society, check out our trailer/explainer: open.spotify.com/episode/6gnz... #GothsAssemble

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Nov 18

AND if you haven't checked it out already don't miss our new Lore Dump minisode (available on your favourite podcast platform). In the first episode, Lauren explains exactly how #Gothic came to be as we know it: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/GmF5HR0CDEb #GothsAssemble #AcademicChatter

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Nov 18

New episode! This time Mary delves into the early modern era to explore the #Gothic history of witch trials, a King with a vendetta, a self-proclaimed Witch Finder General, and Lauren's dubious family history: Podcast: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gho...

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp8L...

Title card for our episode. Text reads: "The Ghoul Guides Present: WITCHING HOUR: EARLY MODERN HUNTS. A Ghoul Guides Association Video." On a light pink background is a wood cut image of a witch and a devil figure both riding on broomsticks towards another woman.

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Oct 22

The heavy rain drowned our internet connection and prevented the upload of Friday's episode, but we will not be silenced! The first part of our latest mini-series, Witching Hours, is now available.

Podcast: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ZjSm4DkX6Db
YouTube: youtu.be/cy6rwmtsFLU?...