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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 13h

8/31 IT KILLED EVERYONE BUT ME. A final girl must face her past when she’s brought in to assist a PI after another group of teenagers is slaughtered similarly. I'm a sucker for anything
Letizia Cadonici illustrates TBH. #31DaysofHorrorComics

A girl with a bloodied face and shovel stands before a house under a full moon, while a headless figure holding a glowing object approaches through the trees.

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 1d

7/31 KILL TRAIN. A morbid way to control overpopulation is at the center of the plot, where a random commuter subway train is deemed expendable and all occupants are murdered. That is, until an unlikely group of survivors decides not to go quietly into the night…#31DaysofHorrorComics

A subway train with its doors closing on a bloody arm extending onto the platform, lit in red and blue tones with other body parts in the compartment

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 2d

6/ 31 LOOK INTO MY EYES. Toxic social media culture is given a supernatural spin in a story where the hottest new app seems to be linked to a string of missing teenagers #31DaysofHorrorComics

A distressed woman’s face surrounded by many green hands and flowers, with repeated text bubbles saying “Shame on you.”

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 3d

5/31 BLACK DIAMOND. Cult horror at a popular ski destination highlights the familial tensions of a strained (and problematic) father-son dynamic. It asks the question: What crimes would you commit for your children? #31DaysofHorrorComics

A towering antlered humanoid creature with a skull face looms over a skier, saying, “We are glad you came.”

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 4d

Glad you enjoyed!

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 5d

Dr. Emily Zarka takes a look at the Boo Hag, a skinless witch who steals the life force of the sleeping, according to Gullah Geechee folklore. laughingsquid.com/gullah-geech...

The Gullah Geechee Origins Behind the Energy Sucking Skinless Witch Known As the Boo Hag

Dr. Emily Zarka takes a look at the Boo Hag, a skinless witch who steals the life force of the sleeping, according to Gullah Geechee folklore.

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 4d

4/31 YOU'LL DO BAD THINGS. An homage to Giallo films that dives into the psyche of a true crime writer looking to move into fiction but finds himself with a rather bloody roadblock. Bonus points for the most disturbing riff on “The Licked Hand” urban legend I’ve seen yet. #31DaysofHorrorComics

Stylized figure in black and red with a mask, holding a finger to their lips in a shushing gesture.

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 5d

3/31 BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING. An excellent installment to the series, the sister of one of serial killer Samantha’s victims thinks she’s got a lead, or is it a carefully planned trap…#31DaysofHorrorComics

Comic book cover that riffs on Corduroy the Bear, showing a bear in an apron and goggles holding a bloody knife, with the title Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees.

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 6d

2/31 THE NEIGHBORS. When a family moves from the city to a rural area full of odd people, their teenage daughter goes through a sudden personality change in this fresh take on the changeling tradition #31DaysofHorrorComics

A purple-skinned figure leans through prison bars, speaking to someone while a stuffed animal’s paw reaches out. A speech bubble reads, “You have to promise not to tell, all right?”

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 7d

1/31 PLAGUE HOUSE. A trio of ghost hunters find that some evil leaves marks that extend behind place, and wounds are not always physical in a story that redefines “haunting.”

Comic illustration of a person standing amid skeletons and ruins, looking up at a swirling red vortex with words like “Greed,” “Death,” and “Plague.”

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 8d

You know what tomorrow means? The start of my annual #31DaysofHorrorComics. Each day of October, I'll post one of my favorite horror comics I read this year. This will be the seventh year of the tradition (RIP to my Twitter account), and I can't wait to get started

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 24d

Love this!

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 25d

All those negative YT comments are really coming in handy for this piece I'm writing on public scholarship, and it's giving me a perverse sense of joy. Thanks, trolls!

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 26d

Students respond really well to it in my experience!

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · 26d

Busted out my professor voice (and overhead projector) for this quick Monster Theory 101 episode. It's basically a recap of why I study what I do and why research into monstrosity is so important. youtu.be/vUwRaWLEZnk?...

The Real Reason You Love Spooky Monster Stories

YouTube video by Storied

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is amazing

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is all I can think of...

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Sep 5

Well, according to my kid, he can "hear" Halloween coming, and it sounds like "skeleton." THE TIME IS NEAR, PEOPLE.

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Aug 30

Will share when I can!

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Aug 29

Now that the ink is dry, I'm writing a book y'all! Get ready for a global exploration of cryptids, featuring gorgeous illustrations. EEK

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thank you 🖤

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Jul 13

I love a good mystery and the Flatwoods Monster is certainly strange. See the latest Monstrum and let me know what you think happened in the woods! youtu.be/Pex7x4Z9htw?...

The Most Puzzling UFO Case of the 20th Century | Monstrum

YouTube video by Storied

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks for listening!

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Jun 26

A bit bummed my “I love sharks cause they’re funny looking” quote didn’t end up in here, but in all seriousness, Jaws changed the game. 💕🦈

Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · Jun 25

Now 50 years old, “Jaws” remains one of the most iconic monster movies of all time. To understand why, ASU News talked with film and monster scholars of ASU English: @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social (also #ASUHumanities dean), @dremilyzarka.bsky.social, and Kevin Sandler.

Read: ow.ly/gOeZ50WfN5i 🏊🦈

Shark attack! 'Jaws' celebrates 50th anniversary | ASU News

DUUUN-DUN ... DUUUN-DUN ... DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN.If you’re of a certain age, those two notes are forever embedded in your memory.The tension that immediately permeates.The anxiousness, know...

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Dr. Emily Zarka @dremilyzarka.bsky.social · Jun 19

Welp, my kid is obsessed with Halloweentown and picked out his first antique (a goofy ceramic owl) so I think we are doing this right so far 🎃

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