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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 · 1d

I love The Others! It’s a great film.

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

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

89 - Presence (2024)
I love a ghost / haunted house story and thought the idea behind this was cool. #HorrorSky

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

Agreed! I thought Robert’s Blossom’s performance was great - he was genuinely unsettling.

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

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

88 - Deranged (1974)
Released a few months before The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) this is also a loose adaptation of the Ed Gein story and shares some interesting parallels. #HorrorSky

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

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

87 - The Dunwich Horror (1970)
I have wanted to see this for years. Some great 1970s psychedelic colour filters used in this.

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

The new issue of @helleborezine.bsky.social arrived today! Very much looking forward to reading it this evening 😁

Picture shows Hellebore issue 14: The Mirror Issue. Cover shows mirrors and candles.

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

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

86 - Spree (2020)
I really enjoyed this and Joe Keery is fantastic in it. #HorrorSky

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

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

85 - Cube (1997)
Often framed as a precursor to Saw (2004) and its character and trap based horror. It’s a cool film. It’s very 90s (not a criticism). Also, as a #StarTrek fan, I was happy to see Nicole de Boer AKA Ezri Dax from Star Trek DS9 in this too 😁 #HorrorSky

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

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

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

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

#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 · 7d

#100HorrorMoviesin92Days

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

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

#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 · 9d

#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 · 9d

Excellent! 😁

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

#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 · 10d

#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 · 11d

#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 · 11d

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

International Gothic Association @igagoths.bsky.social · 25d

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 · 11d

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 · 13d

#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 · 14d

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 · 14d

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 · 15d

#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 · 15d

#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 · 16d

#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 · 17d

#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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