Writer/host of @PBSDS Monstrum & @PBS 'Exhumed: A History of Zombies.' PhD British Romanticism. Monster expert. Faculty @ASU. Insta: dremilyzarka

Phoenix, AZ
Joined January 2014
I will be moving on to bluer skies so this will be my last tweet. A few parting words: Both the Creature and Frankenstein are “the monster.” There is no evidence Stoker based Dracula on Vlad the Impaler. Elizabeth Báthory did not bath in blood and was not a serial murderer.
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Welp, I've already had one student randomly burst into tears today. So there's that.
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31/31 THE SIX FINGERS. A professor is compelled murder a random man and use the victim's blood to paint strange symbols even he doesn't know the meaning of in this industrial horror noir. Make sure to read its companion ONE HAND @DanPGWatters @kumar_sumit92 #31DaysofHorrorComics
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Look who's on the front page of @ASU's news site today! Every day of the year is spooky for me, but its always nice to bring others into the fold. Happy Halloween! news.asu.edu/20241028-arts-h…
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30/31 THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA. Another banger installation in what is becoming my fave post-apocalyptic series from @AMartinezBueno @andworlddesign & gang. A group of diverse strangers, experts in their field, seize the chance to live in 'paradise' forever #31DaysofHorrorComics
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29/31 SKEETERS. This one sings to my "big bug" creature feature loving heart. Mosquito-like aliens terrorize a small town in this bloody fun ride. @TreeBeerd @Kevin_Cuffe @chasexclamation #31DaysofHorrorComics
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28/31 DARK EMPTY VOID. A psychologist must evaluate a being who comes through an artificial black hole, changing physics and reality in the process @zackkaps @ChrisShehanArt @FrancescoSegala @PozzaAgnese #31DaysofHorrorComics
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27/31 THE EXORCISM OF 1600 PENN. The nightmares and seizures the new POTUS’ daughter is experiencing may be linked to demonic influence, but her constant doomscrolling doesn’t help. A meditation on politics, power, and the media @Hannahrosemay_ @VDelRey #31DaysofHorrorComics
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Come for the slasher history, stay for my simply Oscar-worthy acting! Monstrum's Halloween special is on YouTube now! youtu.be/5LOQxug_XeA?feature…
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26/31 FINAL CUT. College friends shoot a sci fi movie in this surreal story about identity, art, and what happens when the two blur into one. A sense of dread permeates every page of this "slice of life" horror from Charles Burns. #31DaysofHorrorComics
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25/31 THE BIG BURN. Two thieves sell their souls to the devil…and then decide to steal them back. @Henderson_Joe @LeeGarbett @SimonBowland #31DaysofHorrorComics
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In honor of Monstrum's slasher special (airing on YT tonight!), let's share the slasher moments that live in our heads rent free. I'll start...(Scream VI)
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Slumber Party Massacre
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24/31 THE CREEPING BELOW. A cookbook photographer interested in the black metal scene finds herself unwillingly thrust into Norse mythology, which she clings to with tooth and nail. “Water your gods.” @brianazzarello @VDelRey @Hilzjenkins #31DaysofHorrorComics
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23/31 TWISTED DARK, VOL. 1. A black and white anthology that had me hooked from the first story. Full of twist endings, it's a dark look at the human psyche. @TwistedNeil #31DaysofHorrorComics
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22/31 SPECTREGRAPH. A real estate agent finds herself in trouble when she shows an extremely expensive, extremely odd house built by a man who developed ghost-creation tech. Fair warning, as a parent this one is rough. @cjwardart @ReadTinyOnion @adityab #31DaysofHorrorComics
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In honor of spooky season, we made a monster length Monstrum episode breaking down the entire history of slasher movies and the unwritten rules they follow! You can watch it RIGHT NOW for free over on PBS.org or on the PBS App. to.pbs.org/Slasher
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And don't worry ghoulies, it will be up on YouTube in a few days. But if you can't wait to see my *incredible* acting...
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