Núria Andrés Curto

Affiliation: Trinity College Dublin

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction, Children and YA
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, English Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Núria Andrés Curto is an MSC student at Trinity College Dublin. Her work focuses on the intersections between gender, Gothic fiction, and affect theory, particularly in relation to vulnerability.

Email: nuriaancu@gmail.com

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Luke Chwala

Affiliation: University of Cincinnati

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, English Gothic, Tropical Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Luke Chwala specializes in nineteenth-century British literature, the Victorian Gothic, decolonial queer ecologies, and transatlantic queer studies from the nineteenth through the twenty-first century.

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Fábio Ramos Paz

Affiliation: Catholic University of Brasilia

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, African Gothic, American Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Tropical Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Fábio Ramos Paz is a literature professor at the Catholic University of Brasilia researching Gothic and horror literature, with focus on Stephen King’s work.

Email: fabioramospaz@gmail.com

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Joelle DuFault

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Gothic Gender
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Black Gothic, English Gothic, Latin American Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Joelle DuFault is an independent researcher specializing in contemporary Gothic narratives, with a special interest in the hauntological portrayal of monstrosity and haunting.

Email: jdufault43@gmail.com

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Rebecca Kuhlmann

Affiliation: University of Melbourne

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Gothic Music, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Poetry, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Black Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Rebecca Kuhlmann is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, researching the intersections between European Gothic traditions and nineteenth-century Russian literature.

Email: rkuhlmann@student.unimelb.edu.au

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Elisa Xamena Flexas

Affiliation: Universitat de Barcelona

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Elisa Xamena is a PhD student at the Universitat de Barcelona. Her research focuses on late Victorian gothic fiction, particularly the role of the monster as a subversive entity channelling social fears.

Email: elisaxamena@gmail.com

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Karen Smith

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Animation, Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance, Tourism and Travel, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, African Gothic, American Gothic, Antipodean Gothic, Arctic Gothic, Asian Gothic, Black Gothic, Canadian Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, Creole Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic, Middle-Eastern Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic, Tropical Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Batcave regular, Scala Cinema, HEteaching film and media London, SE, Birkbeck, BFI HE Advisory, Deputy Head Art Department. Publications: Irish horror, music, gothic television, practice.

Email: karensmithheslop@gmail.com

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Leks Drakos

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Comics and Graphic Novels
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Leks Drakos researches monstrosity, place, and cultural change, exploring how Gothic narratives evolve through genre, landscape, and contemporary social anxieties.

Email: leksdrakos@gmail.com

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Regina Zavala Corona

Affiliation: University of York

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Vampires

Regina Corona is a PhD student researching supernatural short stories written by women from 1860-1900s.

Email: regina.corona@york.ac.uk

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Reyna Espinoza

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Tourism and Travel
Regions and Cultures: Creole Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Reyna Espinoza is a writer of gothic fiction whose work explores folklore, identity, memory, and the beliefs we inherit. Inspired by family stories, cultural traditions, and the landscapes of southern Mexico, her writing blends atmospheric settings with emotionally driven narratives. Through gothic and psychological horror, she examines how inherited stories, unspoken histories, and generational beliefs shape the way people understand themselves and the world around them.

Email: reynaeswrites@gmail.com

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