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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
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I am professor of English at Central Michigan University, president of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, and editor of American Gothic Studies. I am also the host of DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio and the Psychobilly Family Power Hour.
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Wintertime Tea Party
The Wintertime Tea Party Collection 2025*Perfumes are sold in Italian 8ml glass vials and are boxed.*No samples are available for sale or by request.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Shop small this holiday season! I hope you'll take a peek at Astrid Perfume, my wife's one-woman indie business. She crafts unique and whimsical perfume oils and has just released a new line for Winter 2026. Visit www.astridperfume.com to explore.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new tracks from bands including Corpus Delicti, NØIR, and Curse Mackey. I hope you enjoy it and that you’ll support all the great bands showcased here. Thanks for your support!

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November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
To mark the 50th anniversary of Stephen King’s landmark 1977 novel, The Shining, editors Jeffrey Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for an edited collection of scholarly essays. 250-word proposals to [email protected] and [email protected] by 12/1/25.
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new tracks Aesthetic Perfection, Assemblage 23, Lunar Paths, Frenchy and the Punk, and Lights of Euphoria. Thanks for your support!

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November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Examination copies of both books available from Broadview using these links:

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November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The latest edition of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, and horror punk! In the mix for show #60 are Demented Are Go, Raucous Red Roosters, and The Roughnecks. Turn it up and let loose!

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DJ cypher's PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR no. 60
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 #60 are Demented Are Go, ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and is packed with new and recent releases including tracks from Daniel Ash’s new project Ashes & Diamonds, Seeming, Voyna, and LuckyandLove. I hope you’ll give it a spin and thank you for your support.

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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 2 November 2025
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and is packed with new and recent releases including tracks from Daniel Ash’s new project Ashes & Diamonds, Radarfield, Static Logic, Reversed Chak...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I just carved my jack o'lantern. He's scary but also looks really happy--probably because I was listening to the Halloween broadcast of my Dark Nation Radio show at the same time! I hope you'll give it a listen. I'll post a pic of Mr. O'Lantern once it gets dark.

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October 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If Halloween is your favorite holiday, this one is for you. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Calling all ghosts, ghouls, and goblins—IT’S TIME TO GET SPOOKY!!! The annual Dark Nation Radio HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR is back from the grave and ready to party—3 hours of creepy, freaky, and very cheeky tunes for the living and living impaired. Don't listen alone!

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The Dark Nation Radio HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 2025!!!
Attention ghosts, ghouls, and goblins: For your spooky listening pleasure, the annual Dark Nation Radio HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR is back from the grave and ready to party—three full hours of creepy, fre...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Just a reminder that the pre-order sale on my Horror Theory Reader ends on Halloween. 30% off until Oct. 31st using the code MN93850 at www.upress.umn.edu/978151791782...
The Horror Theory Reader
A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses the genre provokes—fear, dread, and dis...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new music from bands including Lost Signal, Omen Code, Blackbook, Ultra Sunn, Wavepeak, LovetheGhost, Ductape, The City Gates, Mondträume, Elektrostaub, and Nevada Hardware.
Thanks for your support.

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October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming. In the mix are new tracks from Sword Tongue, The Black Capes, Assemblage 23, False Flowers, Vioflesh, Ultra Sunn, Brute Opposition, Lovelorn Dolls, Skold, Mortes, and 12 Illusions. Thanks for your support.

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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 12 October 2025
This week ended up with two extended blocks of new and recent music (plus a short bonus set at the end). Please let me know if you have any questions! In the mix are new tracks from Sword Tongue, The ...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Pre-order discount on my forthcoming Horror Theory Reader from Minnesota. 30% using code MN93850 by ordering at z.umn.edu/ajp2 The code is good until Oct. 31st. The book will be out in early January.
October 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I hope my U.S. friends are planning on turning out for this on October 18th.

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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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October 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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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October 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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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October 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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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September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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/
September 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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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September 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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.
September 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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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September 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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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September 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM