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A podcast hosted by @dr_alessandra_p & @foodinbooks that analyses the horror genre-films 🎥 and literature📚-through the use and symbolism of food 🥚

Joined February 2023
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The Pale Man’s banquet. Vidal’s table. Hunger, power, resistance & rebellion. In our latest @fear_feasts , we explore the food symbolism of Pan’s Labyrinth. Still discovering new things in this film nearly 20 years later. Grateful to @RealGDT for that. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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In this episode of A Curious Appetite, I’m joined by food stylist Dorothy Barrick (@dotscookin), whose work brings food to life on screen in ways that are often invisible, but absolutely essential! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Bring your curiosity (and maybe your favourite cheese…) Join me for a delightfully strange and seasonal deep dive into cheese divination…yes, tyromancy! I’ll be joined by Jennifer Billock @KitchenWitchJB bona fide cheese divination expert, for a festive reading. 🧀🔮
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🧀✨ Serve It Forth – Christmas Bonus Episode TOMORROW! ✨🧀 eventbrite.com/e/a-christmas… Come along for this special Serve It Forth Christmas Bonus Edition on 📅 11 December ⏰ 7:00–8:45pm GMT with @neilbuttery & Sam Bilton
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New publication ✨ My article “Ropa Vieja: A Colonial Stew of Global Threads” is out now in The Recipes Project’s Autumn 2025 issue, Globalizing Early Modern Recipes! Read: recipes.hypotheses.org/26459 #RopaVieja #FoodHistory #TheRecipesProject #CulinaryHistory #GlobalRecipes
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Practising for Halloween. I think this might be my better side 🎃☠️🧛🏼‍♀️
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There’s something very M.R. James about today’s South Dublin tale…a shadowy figure first glimpsed at a distance, drawing ever nearer after an afternoon in the library… 📚👤 #Uncanny @danny_robins podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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This morning’s spooky dose of Uncanny with @danny_robins - 👧🏼 ‘inherited’ memories or paranormal dreams? It sent shivers down my spine!! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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My work on dark food has been published in The Palgrave Handbook of Literary Memory Studies. Very pleased to finally hold a physical copy @Palgrave It’s a privilege to have my work on dark food included in this volume alongside such excellent scholarship.
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Replying to @hauntedmagazine
@hauntedmagazine #47 is out! I explore how fear is crafted on stage, from high-tech effects to candlelit performances, spotlighting @Adam_Zed’s 10 years of haunting theatre, writing, and online ghost story magic.
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WATCH THE SKIES ★★★☆☆ Watch the Skies is a tender core wrapped in cosmic chaos. It is an uneven but affecting genre blend, part satirical sci-fi, part intimate character study. Think Interstellar meets Ad Astra by way of Don’t Look Up, with a touch of There’s Something in the Barn thrown in for good measure. At the heart of the film is a quietly moving story: a young woman’s unwavering search for her father, lost somewhere between conspiracy, starlight, and silence. As the world spirals into panic over mysterious lights and state secrets, she refuses to give up. What makes her journey compelling isn’t just her grief- it’s her courage to go against the pack, to believe in something bigger when everyone else gives in to fear, mockery, or apathy. That emotional thread grounds the absurdity, giving the film its most memorable moments. The tonal swings—between eerie, moving, and downright goofy—don’t always hit the mark. But its bold visuals, ambitious ideas, and raw emotional centre make Watch the Skies worth a look, even if not all its signals come through clearly. Dr. Alessandra Pino, Haunted Magazine ★★★☆☆ Watch Watch the Skies @ShowcaseCinemas from 11/7/2025 #WatchTheSkies
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Delighted to be speaking at this event on 30th May about food, cultural memory- and horror, of course!
Registration is now open for Horror Studies Now 2025 (May 29th-30th, Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne) For information on how to register and to see the line-up, visit: research.northumbria.ac.uk/h… #horrorNU
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Did you miss @Dr_Alessandra_P and my 'Monsters & their Meals' last year? Well here it is on my YouTube channel for your viewing pleasure. We discuss food in Gothic literature and some real foods that are stranger than fiction! youtu.be/gMG4fYBFhHQ?si=g2mU… – at Manchester, England
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Paranormal Poirot @Ciaranokeefe vs Supernatural Scully @_EvelynHollow battle it out 👻 @danny_robins #UNCANNY
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In Haunted Magazine issue 45, @Dr_Alessandra_P looks into the subject matter of people who marry ghosts, delving into the who, why, when, where & what the hell happened on the honeymoon Pre-order now at hauntedmag.com. Get your copy before it hits the shops on March 4th
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Finally got to watch Anora (2024) and loved how it makes difficult worlds feel both beautiful and funny 💕. There’s a great burger scene too—a rare moment of respite for all the characters, even though they’re on opposing sides. (1/2)
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What an amazing honour! Sarah Stubbs (@SpookySarahSays) has created a @letterboxd list inspired by my @RueMorgue article on pizza and horror—along with other influences. If you love horror movies and a good slice, check it out—and be sure to follow Sarah for more film lists!
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Does your signed copy of @agothiccookbook have a little spider in the signature?? 🕷️🕸️👀 #AGothicCookbook #Unbound #halloween2024
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