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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Jerry Barrett

Research Areas:
Period: 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Poetry
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Antipodean Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Vampires

Email: jerry@sidewaysmedia.co.uk

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Joshua B. Tuttle

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Gothic Masculinity
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Poetry, Tourism and Travel
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Arctic Gothic, English Gothic, Scottish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters

Joshua B. Tuttle was born with spooks in the blood. He has published essays in JFA, Supernatural Studies, and elsewhere; his monograph on the historiography of the Gothic will be out soon.

Email: joshua.b.tuttle@outlook.com

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Haci Coban

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion
Genres and Media: Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: African Gothic, Asian Gothic, Black Gothic, Creole Gothic
Creatures: Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Email: 19hcoban@robertclack.co.uk

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Agnieszka Łowczanin

Affiliation: University of Łódź

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Agnieszka Łowczanin is an Associate Professor in the Department of British Literature and Culture at the University of Łódź, Poland. Her research focuses on the politics, poetics, and paradoxes of the Gothic. She has co-edited two essay collections, All that Gothic (2014) and Gothic Peregrinations (2019), and is the author of the monograph A Dark Transfusion: The Polish Literary Response to Early English Gothic: Anna Mostowska Reads Ann Radcliffe (2018). She is currently co-editing a volume on the Polish Gothic for the University of Wales Press.

Email: agnieszka.lowczann@uni.lodz.pl
Website: https://www.uni.lodz.pl/en/employee/agnieszka-lowczanin

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Catherine Pugh

Research Areas:
Period: 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
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Theatre and Performance, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Research interests: film and television; videogames; theatre; disability and mental illness; monsters; animals; mindscapes; post-apocalypse/dystopia

Email: caepugh@gmail.com
Website: https://www.catherine-pugh.co.uk

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Scott J. McGrane

Affiliation: University of Strathclyde

Research Areas:
Period: 21st Century Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Film and TV, Games, Tourism and Travel
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Arctic Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Scottish Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Monsters

Scott J. McGrane is an interdisciplinary researcher focusing on freshwater systems, climate change and anthropogenic pressures.

Email: scott.mcgrane@strath.ac.uk
Website: https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mcgranescottdr

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Daemon Raith

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, Poetry, Theatre and Performance, 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

Daemon Raith is a Gothic lit enthusiast, author, and artist.

Email: daemon.raith@nightmarefood.studio
Website: nightmarefood.studio

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Jacqueline Victoria Woroniec

Affiliation: University of Szczecin

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

Jacqueline Victoria Woroniec is an Assistant at the University of Szczecin with a PhD in literary studies.

Email: jacqueline.woroniec@usz.edu.pl

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