Making It Wyrd

A trio of scholars putting a gothic spin on pop culture. Books, films, music - we're making it wyrd! 👻

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

What work of gothic fiction is on your TBR this year?
Check out our recommendations and suggest your own in the comments!
https://t.co/lmM15VoQ4I

[Dawn Keetley @DawnKeetley]

For special issue #10 (spring 2026) of @horrorhomeroom, we’re diving into the world of creepy dollhouses & their inhabitants in #horror & horror adjacent narratives (thrillers, mysteries, science fiction etc.) #dolls Check out the full CFP here:
https://t.co/1M7EeFuwFt

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

It's 2026 and we're so back! What have been your gothic/wyrd faves while we've been away? Films, TV, books, music, games - leave them in the comments! 👻👻👻

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

Christmas is a time for cheer and disgusting homicidal monsters. We have a blog post for that:
https://t.co/GwNp8XNPHk

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

We may be a bit quiet on here for a few weeks while our social media person (@ScarlettRB98) is busy prepping for PhD submission. Spooky things to come soon though 👻👻👻👀

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

Catch up with the blog in the meantime? https://t.co/6cdl7tVNhI

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

We may be a bit quiet on here for a few weeks while our social media person (@ScarlettRB98) is busy prepping for PhD submission. Spooky things to come soon though 👻👻👻👀

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

We've had some new followers, so let's take a stroll back through our blog posts.

Fans of Taylor Swift, Female Rage, monstrous feminity: this one's for you 👻

https://t.co/t6uaVuVnoo

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

With spooky season coming up, what better time to read about
@222aghoststory? 👻👻👻

https://t.co/FRWJMxL84S

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

It's time to add some new texts to our nonfiction rec list! Books, articles, blog posts - have you written something gothic you think should be on here? Have we missed your favourite? Let us know! 👻👻👻
https://t.co/8ccaOMBtXK

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

A little snippet of what we have been doing over on tiktok. Ep 1 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine is on... Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn)

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

Been thinking about temporal pandemonium and gothic repetition in video games recently. What game does it best (and why is it Undertale)?

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

Been thinking about temporal pandemonium and gothic repetition in video games recently. What game does it best (and why is it Undertale)?

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

Pumpkins on every corner, maybe a skeleton, if you're lucky. But something's wrong. It's Halloween, but you don't FEEL it. But then you remember makingitwyrd have rec lists with all kinds of spooky media. Halloween is saved! 👻👻👻
https://t.co/m0sWS5RSfI

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

The latest edition to our gothic film list. Secrets, sex, scandal, suffocation??? You could play gothic bingo with Jawbreaker and at least get a cross 👻
Find the full list here: https://t.co/H366ocbAek

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

The next Best Gothic Novel Ever battle is here!
We are firmly in the 21st century with this one...
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Vs
If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio
👻👻👻

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

As we approach Halloween, it's the perfect time to read about the most terrifying thing in the world: daily life.

https://t.co/RA8mjJRehI

[Edward Parnell @edward_parnell]

Here it is, my latest book! This one was a lot of fun!

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

A tale of murders, secrets, cults and floor plans... Strange Houses is contemporary urban gothic out of Japan and is the perfect October read!

[Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd]

episode 2 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine is here! Today we look at Charli xcx and the Abject.
Do not despair, this is the introductory episode on Charli - we have more to say!