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Eli Dolliver

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PhD candidate in Horror Cinema and Folklore at St John's College Cambridge πŸŽ₯πŸ‰ πŸŽƒ And after that I WILL find a way to academicise both Below Deck and all the animated Barbie movies (She/her)

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Are you ready for The Backrooms? Brush up on your analog horror homework by reading my new Film Quarterly article, available for FREE and the first ever (!) academic publication on the subgenre:

26.02.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why I’m Not Paying to See Wuthering Heights (And Neither Should You)

I have space in my brain after submitting my PhD, and I'm using it to explain: Why I’m Not Paying to See Wuthering Heights (And neither should you)
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20.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Writing a book chapter making my computer learn the word "trolldom"

05.11.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to be added please Lynn!

01.11.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HOW YOU KNOW THE WIKI IS GONNA BANG

01.09.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet from @tomgara

Randomly on this subject, my (Egyptian) wife had never heard of Stonehenge when I mentioned it recently, so I showed her photos of it, assuming she’d recognise the look but not the name etc, and she was just like, this is pathetic, your ancestors were small and weak

Tweet from @tomgara Randomly on this subject, my (Egyptian) wife had never heard of Stonehenge when I mentioned it recently, so I showed her photos of it, assuming she’d recognise the look but not the name etc, and she was just like, this is pathetic, your ancestors were small and weak

Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice

21.06.2025 10:03 πŸ‘ 24290 πŸ” 4141 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 16

I'm so excited to be presenting at Darkness in the Fields on analogue horror and folklore!

18.06.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a week until kick-off - come join us for a deep dive into the world of folk horror over five days of online events with DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDSUMMER 3! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/darkness-i...

18.06.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I loved this collection!!

06.06.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hell yeah!

31.05.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Events Weekday Night Bites is our monthly series of scholarly events on screen horror -Β Part of our role as a Special Interest Group is to facilitate connections and discussions between members, and to...

Reminder that this is tonight!

I will be talking about Irish horror with an amazing panel of experts including director Aislinn Clarke!

baftsshorror.weebly.com/events.html

27.05.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exciting online event coming up! I will be talking about FrΓ©waka and all things Irish horror at the end of May with a panel of experts including director Aislinn Clarke and composer Die Hexen! Spread the word!

09.05.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If I could log analogue horrors on letterboxd I would be doing numbersssss

30.04.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey bluesky! I’m giving a free online talk on analogue horror this Saturday, once at 10am and again at 7pm, if you or anyone you know is interested in YouTube horror and/or folklore! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/romancing-...

29.04.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Writing my thesis forcing my computer to learn the word β€œcottagecore”

14.04.2025 10:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My first encounter with a physical copy of the Authenticity and Adaptation book, which features my chapter on Lovecraft adaptations! If you're at #BAFTSS2025 then you can find a copy to peruse at the Palgrave stand.

26.03.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A memorial image of Linda Williams (1946–2025). She is pictured wearing glasses and a black blazer, smiling. The text 'IN MEMORIAM' appears at the bottom.

A memorial image of Linda Williams (1946–2025). She is pictured wearing glasses and a black blazer, smiling. The text 'IN MEMORIAM' appears at the bottom.

1/7 It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Linda Williams, a pioneering scholar whose fearless work transformed film and media studies. Over her remarkable career, Williams challenged scholars to take seriously popular and often marginalized genres,

14.03.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 18

There is a beautiful exhibition of Maria Cristina Costa’s fairytale illustrations on in the Alison Richard building until the 21st of April! And a virtual exhibition online too @crasshlive.bsky.social @mmll-cambridge.bsky.social

24.03.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had the best time ever at Fairy Tale Trouble and the Art of Fluidity: Gender, Genre, Media. And I can officially confirm that fairy tale people are just as nice as horror studies people. I feel very lucky to be part of both disciplines.

I talked about how slashers are like fairytales! πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπŸ¦„πŸ”ͺπŸ©ΈπŸ§œβ€β™€οΈβœ¨πŸ‰

24.03.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Obsessed! Left one definitely!

05.03.2025 09:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot from the excellent film, 'They Look Like People'

A screenshot from the excellent film, 'They Look Like People'

Horror fans! This week our free panel 'What about the men? Masculininty in Horror Film' takes place on Wednesday 26th Feb, 7pm, online. Come and join us for some good chat.
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24.02.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Neither of the wolves inside me want to do emails

25.02.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How messed up would it be to show my Horror Cinema and The Body seminar students the custard scene from Peter Jackson's Braindead?

14.02.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you guys think the fertility goddess would be mad at me for taking the pill back to back?

07.02.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My first ever academic publication is out, and I’m sharing space in the journal issue with non other than Barbara Creed! What an honour.

Check it out here to find out if The Mother from Barbarian is a girl boss:
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31.01.2025 13:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Doing a bit of reading for a seminar series I'm designing on the body and horror, and look at Rob Bottin when he was 22 and did the special effects for The Thing. He's like the manliest 22 year old ever

23.01.2025 11:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re never eating lunch alone when you have the Anglo-Saxon paganism Wikipedia page open

21.01.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crisps should be a salad bar option at the deli

08.01.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So allergic to going back to writing that today I cut my hair, cleaned all the floors, and fixed the washing machine

28.12.2024 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is talking to a woman in a room . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to a woman in a room .

Me to the man on the train home for Christmas who offered me a slice of cheese β€œwithout chemistry” and β€œfrom the mountains” and then sliced it using the handle of a nail clippers

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