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Mark Fryers
@mffrench.bsky.social
Writer, academic, filmmaker, animal lover, cinephile.
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(8/8) The #HorrorLex2025 Year in Review concludes!

Almost 800 people contributed to at least one work in the Horror Lex index in 2025 as an author or editor. But let us thank those prolific few who contributed the most to the database this past year. A big wolf awoooo you all!
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
🚨 NHS England is rolling out Palantir software for our health records - handing huge power to a US firm with a track record in surveillance, military technology and human rights abuses.

Email your local Trust and say NO to Palantir in the NHS: notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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This book studies the rich themes and fascinating production history of the The Woman in Black. It includes new insights gleaned from archival research and interviews, exploring what made this classic TV film so successful and impactful.

Find out more here:
bit.ly/TWIBlack
April 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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October 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Please join me at the BFI Southbank next month where I will discuss my new book on Nigel Kneale’s adaptation of The Woman in Black (1989)
Buy cinema tickets for New Writings: The Woman in Black with Mark Fryers | BFI Southbank
2025-04-28T18:30:00.000
whatson.bfi.org.uk
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Couple more essays for the Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie:

— “Love and Romance in Zombie Narratives” by Ildikó Limpár

— “Harold’s Going Stiff: Aging and Mental Health in Zombie Narratives” by Mark Fryers

They can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The handbook is an encompassing overview of zombies across cultures, histories and mediums. Useful for studies across a broad range of scholarship.
link.springer.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
DT allegedly unhappy with his portrait…
March 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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A very British story of "maternal rage and imperial disquiet." @mffrench.bsky.social's & Marcus K. Harmes' new book all about the 1989 televised kindertrauma flick THE WOMAN IN BLACK is now out from @livunipress.bsky.social.
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
March 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Elon Musk is amplifying far-right figures, spreading harmful disinformation, and meddling in UK politics. Let’s stop billionaire interference—sign this @hopenothate.org.uk petition today: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/...
Stop Billionaires Meddling in UK Politics ❌
Foreign billionaires like Elon Musk shouldn’t have the power to shape our democracy. Let’s change the law.
secure.hopenothate.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM