Fear Academy

Welcome back, Scream Scholars. As a part of our continuing education in horror, it only makes sense to reach out to academics who have spent far more time than us considering the genre. It...

Welcome back Scream Scholars! The last time the academy met we looked at Wheeler Winston Dixon's A History of Horror and found it to be a rather disappointing volume. While the earlier part of the history it...

Welcome back to another session of Fear Academy. This time around is going to be a little different, in that the book we’re looking at today is quite similar to the last one we...

Welcome back Scream Scholars, sorry for the extended break. Though considering the times, I’m sure you understand. For today’s class, we will be looking at Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen...

Welcome back, fellow fear scholars, to another lecture here at Fear Academy. Today’s topic is on James Rose’s book Beyond Hammer: British Horror Cinema Since 1970 (2009). I was originally going to write this...

As I was preparing to launch this column, I was fortunate enough to be approached about reviewing a new book called Beyond Empowertainment: Feminist Horror and the Struggle for Female Agency. Released through Seventh...

Welcome to the first semester of Fear Academy, Scriptophobic's newest column. I'm editor-in-chief, Zack Long, and I'm excited to be bringing all you Scream Scholars discussions on the best, most entertaining and educational studies...