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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 1d

American Gothic Studies, the official peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the Am. Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...

American Gothic Studies

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 2d

This week’s Dark Nation Radio show is ready for streaming and features new tracks from bands including Die Krupps, Plezzure, Sword Tongue, SIIE, Ozibut, SINE, NØIR, Blazerjacket, Sunshine Blind, Blood Handsome, and The Black Veils. Thanks for your support.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 9d

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is back to the usual emphasis on recent dark music releases from bands including Assemblage 23, Lights of Euphoria, Rhys Fulber, and NITE. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for your support!

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 12d

Proposals for American Nightmares II: the biennial symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic are due Oct. 1st. The event is March 19th - 21st in Salem, MA. Information at americangothicsociety.com/symposium/

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 16d

To mark the start of my 25th year hosting DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio, I’m pleased to present a special program including a favorite track from each year of the show starting with 1999. It’s a mix of club bangers and deep cuts that is DNR’s trademark!

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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 25th Year Retrospective

To mark the start of my 25th year hosting DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio, I’m pleased to present a special program including a favorite track from each year of the show starting with 1999. It’s a mix o...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 19d

More Gothic adjacent than actually Gothic, but if you have an academia.edu account, you may want to delete it. (I just deleted mine). Their new service terms say they own and can sell anything you post there.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 21d

To mark the 50th anniversary of The Shining, editors Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for a new collection of scholarly essays.

Direct 250-word proposals and inquiries to [email protected] and [email protected] by Dec. 1st, 2025.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you have a taste for dark music and like finding out about new bands, you won’t want to miss this week’s Dark Nation Radio! In the mix are *amazing* new tracks from Android Lust, Die Krupps, Sunshine Blind, Azam Ali, Black Rose Burning, and a lot more!

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Sep 7

You've got to put up with ads, but here is the CBS Sunday Morning segment on Rocky Horror, which includes me briefly as their scholarly voice :)

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"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50: "Don't dream it, be it"

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Sep 6

American Gothic Studies seeks "EXHUMATIONS" contributions presenting new editions of lost, forgotten, or overlooked Gothic texts (max 12K words) by both well-known and obscure American authors.

Inquiries to Tom Hillard and Matthew Sivils at [email protected] and [email protected].

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy September! This is a reminder that proposals for the Society for the Study of the American Gothic's March 2026 symposium in Salem, MA are due October 1st. Information at www.americangothicsociety.com. I hope to see you there!

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Sep 1

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming. New tracks are featured from bands including Panic Priest, Seeming, Black Rose Burning, Curse Mackey, Fictional, Kat Robichaud, Fix8:Sed8, Test Dept., Paper Foxes, and Damien Hearse. I hope you’ll give it a spin!

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Aug 25

All aboard for this week’s Dark Nation Radio! As always, the show is packed with deliciously dark new music for you to explore. Among those included are Strange Boutique, Rotersand, and Bill Leeb (of Front Line Assembly). I hope you’ll give it a spin!

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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 24 August 2025

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is ready for streaming and, as always, is packed with deliciously dark new music for you to explore. Among those included are Strange Boutique, Unter Null, Rote...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Aug 18

This week's Dark Nation show is ready for streaming. Lots of new music, including Panic Priest, Das Ich, Rotersand, and Black Rose Burning. Enjoy!

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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 17 August 2025

by cypheractive on hearthis.at | Electro, darkwave, dark electro, gothic rock, coldwave, goth

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Aug 13

The latest DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly, and horror punk! In the mix for show #57 are Demented Are Go, The Misfits, Blitzkid, and The Creepshow. Turn it up and let loose!

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DJ cypher's PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR no. 57

The latest edition of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly, and horror punk! In the mix for show #57 are Demented Are Go, ...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Aug 4

Three hours of new and recent dark music on this week's Dark Nation Radio. In the mix: Rotersand, Skold, The Cure, Curse Mackey, Lord of the Lost. Give it a spin at www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 31

Occasional reminder that my Monster Theory Reader is available in paperback and ebook forms for researchers and course adoption. www.upress.umn.edu/978151790525...

The Monster Theory Reader

A collection of scholarship on monsters and their meaning—across genres, disciplines, methodologies, and time—from foundational texts to the most recent ...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 29

Call For Proposals

AMERICAN NIGHTMARES II: RETURN TO SALEM
The Biennial symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic

March 19th – 21st, 2026
Salem, Massachusetts

Keynote Speaker: Victor Lavalle
Keynote Speaker: Siân Silyn Roberts

Info at americangothicsociety.com/symposium/

Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 29

Occasional reminder for those who teach courses including pop culture aspects. Full description, reviews, and examination copies available at broadviewpress.com/product/pop-...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 15

American Gothic Studies issue 1.1 came out Friday and today we transmitted the content for issue 1.2, which will be out near the end of the year. Please send us your scholarship!

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Carrie at 50

Abstract. Fifty years after its publication as a novel, Carrie still manages to remind us of not only Stephen King’s importance as a novelist but also the value of reading the text and the film it ins...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 14

30% off until Halloween :)

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 14

The first hour of this week’s expanded Dark Nation Radio introduces you to the bands that will be featured at Convergence 27—North America’s longest-running goth festival—which will be taking place in Denver. Hours 2 and 3 focus on new dark music. Join ussss....

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 11

The debut issue of American Gothic Studies has now been published! To access, join The Society for the Study of the American Gothic at www.americangothicsociety.com. Free article from this issue at scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/art....

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 4

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · Jul 4

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