Interview: Dr Sorcha Ni Fhlainn on her ‘5 Great British Horror Films’
Dr Sorcha Ni Fhlainn with writer/director Clive Barker
In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Studies, Dr Sorcha Ni Fhlainn, about 5 Great British Horror Films.
Sorcha is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Studies, and a founding member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has published widely on gothic and horror studies. Her most recent appearance was at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies (London) on Thursday 9th May with a lecture called Hellbound Hearts: The Dark Art of Clive Barker.
Sorcha’s 5 Great British Horror Films include:
- Horror of Dracula (1958)
- The Wicker Man (1973)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Ghostwatch (1992)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
Sorcha has published widely on gothic and horror studies. Details and links below:
- Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer (2017 – now out in paperback) – www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526135698/
- Postmodern Vampires – Film, Fiction, and Popular Culture – out May 22nd 2019 – www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137583765
- Gothic 1980s Symposium, Saturday 8 June, Manchester – www2.mmu.ac.uk/english/gothic-studies/1980sgothic/
- Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies: www2.mmu.ac.uk/english/gothic-studies/
