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Dr Darren Gray

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Researcher in Literature, Film and Cultural Studies | The Gothic, Horror, Technology, Disability | Currently writing ‘Horror and Disability’ for the University of Wales Press Horror Studies series. Proudly neurodivergent (ADHD)

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · Nov 7

I am currently writing a book! My monograph, provisionally titled ‘Horror and Disability’ will be published by University of Wales Press as part of their excellent Horror Studies series. Very exciting!!!😁 #Horror #Disability #Academia #Writers

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 10h

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

84 - Thanksgiving (2023)
Good old-style splatter slasher fun. #HorrorSky

Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 1d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

83 - Tomie (1998)
Some interesting ideas. I’ve not read the Manga that this is based on but I would be tempted to give it a look. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 2d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

82 - Cadaver (2020)
Norwegian post nuclear apocalypse hotel based horror! #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 3d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

81 - The Keep (1983)
Michael Mann’s original cut was rumoured to be 210 minutes long and the studio cut it to 96! It is very fragmented and silly but Ian Mckellen is always worth a watch #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 3d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

80 - A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
For various reasons I missed this when it came out last year. Which is a shame because it’s great. Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn are excellent….I also really like the cat 🐈‍⬛ #HorrorSky

Poster for A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent! 😁

Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 4d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

79 - VHS: Halloween (2025)
A good mix of stories. I think the second story ‘Ut Supra Sic Infra” might have been my favourite. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 5d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

78 - The Curse of Halloween Jack (2019)
Low budget Halloween supernatural slasher silliness. #HorrorSky

Poster for The Curse of Halloween Jack (2019)

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 6d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

77 - In The Tall Grass (2019)
A really cool idea. I really want to read the original Stephen King and Joe Hill novella now. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 6d

All #Gothic researchers, check out this call for papers 👇 #CFP

International Gothic Association @igagoths.bsky.social · 19d

The next IGA conference will be at the University of Hull, England on 28-31 July 2026!

You can find the CFP and more information at hullgothic.wordpress.com

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 6d

Are you ready for HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology?

👉🏼Pre-orders for Tales of Occult Britain are open worldwide on helleborezine.com

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 8d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

76 - Houseboat Horror (1989)
Cult direct to video Australian horror! This film has been called ‘the worst Australian movie ever made’ and ‘Australia’s Plan 9 from Outer Space’. It’s good silly fun and has Alan Dale from Neighbours in it. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 9d

This is an excellent edition of Clues: A Journal of Detection. I am very very proud to say that I am in it! I discuss disability in Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon. Check out all the fascinating abstracts 👇 #CrimeFiction #DetectiveFiction #Disability

Elizabeth Foxwell @elizfoxwell.bsky.social · 9d

Read abstracts for _Clues: A Journal of Detection_ (vol 43, no 2, 2025)—theme issue on #Disability & #DetectiveFiction elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/2025/09/Clue... #AlfredHitchcock #ThomasHarris #MaryElizabethBraddon #TV #CornellWoolrich #Victorian #LouisePenny #TanaFrench #autism #StephenKing

Cover of Clues: A Journal of Detection with photo of author Thomas Harris. Theme issue on Disability & Detective Fiction

Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 10d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

75 - Death of a Vlogger (2019)
I watched Graham Hughes’ (@factionman.bsky.social) Hostile Dimensions earlier in this challenge and was eager to see his earlier film. It is excellent! Imaginative, clever and funny. I look forward to seeing whatever comes next. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 10d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

74 - Cam (2018)
I love tech horror and this has some interesting ideas around digital identities. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 11d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

73 - Goodnight Mommy (2022)
It’s been a while since I’ve seen the original but nevertheless, I really enjoyed this version. It’s nowhere near as nasty as the original but I think this one is much sadder. Phenomenal performance from Naomi Watts #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 11d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

72 - Speak No Evil (2024)
As far as remakes go, this is not too bad. This sidesteps the original’s decent into total bleakness. No spoilers, but a character wearing marigold washing up gloves during some big scenes near the end adds some unintentional camp value and humour.

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 12d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

71 - House on Eden (2025)
Found footage spooky house shenanigans. Directorial debut of social media personality Kris Collins. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 12d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

70 - Opera (1987)
80s Dario Argento. Some really interesting camera shots and cool Suspiria style green / red lighting at points. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 14d

I shall! Thank you for the recommendation 😁

Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 14d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

69 - The Noonday Witch (2016)
This Czech film is beautifully shot. To my shame I don’t know the folk tale of the noonday witch but I shall certainly be checking it out now. #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 15d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

68 - Choose or Die (2022)
Retro computer game tech horror. Some cool ideas in this #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 16d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

67 - Double Blind (2023)
Corporate medical / Big Pharma horror. A good watch. #HorrorSky

Poster for Double Blind (2023). Poster shows a woman holding a pill.

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 16d

This is an excellent episode of @vampirevideos.co.uk Check it (as well as the fantastic back catalogue) out! #HorrorSky #Vampires #Dracula

𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 16d

🪰 DRACULA (2020)

Season XIII begins with the three-part BBC-Netflix DRACULA miniseries.

@ajblack.bsky.social returns to talk about this TV special in a super-sized episode. Listen below 👇🏻

www.vampirevideos.co.uk/121-dracula-...

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 17d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

66 - Cell (2016)
I wanted to watch a #StephenKing adaptation to celebrate the great man’s birthday today and I hadn’t seen this one. #HorrorSky

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