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Writing

Below are links to several of my recent articles, as well as a listing of some of my recent papers. Please email me if you would like abstracts or copies of any of the papers, and I’ll be happy to send a copy.

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Award-winning piece on the Death of the Video Store.

Article won several online writing awards Fangoria- “The Death of the Videodrome”-
http://fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=264:bekahs-confessions-the-death-of-the-video-store&catid=62:bekahs-confessions&Itemid=190


Books-

From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse: Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema’s First Century. Edited by John Cline and Robert Weiner. Scarecrow Press, 2010
http://www.amazon.com/Arthouse-Grindhouse-Highbrow-Lowbrow-Transgression/dp/081087654X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289952501&sr=1-1

Cinema Inferno: Celluloid Explosions From the Cultural Margin. Edited by John Cline and Robert Weiner. Scarecrow Press, 2010
http://www.amazon.com/Cinema-Inferno-Celluloid-Explosions-Cultural/dp/0810876566/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289952419&sr=8-1

Academic Papers (copies available by request)-

“The Driller Killer: This Movie Should Be Play Loud”
Synopsis- An exploration of Abel Ferrara’s The Driller Killer and the role of New York City in the movie.

“Do You Know What That’s From?: The Hypertextuality of Cult Media”
Synopsis- This paper explores the hypertextuality of cult media and how recognition and prior knowledge of the referenced texts can act a validation of fandom.

“The Suburban Punk Bohemia”
Synopsis- An analysis of punks in media and how the punk society acts against, yet also supports, bohemian ideals.
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“A Stain on Horror: Digital Movie-Making and Media Specificity in the Horror Industry”
Synopsis- A historical look at the digital shift in horror filmmaking.

“Malleable Text: Do you Wish to Delete?”
Synopsis- An analytic look at internet publishing and the tangible nature of online texts as opposed to print.

“Fondling Your Eyeballs in Dildo Heaven: The Viewing of Doris Wishman”
Synopsis- Exploration of Doris Wishman’s films and the cinematic tropes.

“Dude Looks Like a Lady: An Examination of Visual Construction of Heavy Metal Bands”
Synopsis- Examination of fashion in 1980’s Metal Bands in regards to gender roles.

“Herschell Gordon Lewis: Corpse in the Kitchen and Chicks in a Cage”
Synopsis- A historical account of the career, films, and audience reception of the works of Herschell Gordon Lewis.

“Japanese Cult Films and Reception in American Markets”
Synopsis- Analysis of seven well-established Japanese films that have achieved a cult status in America.

“Stuart Gordon and HP Lovecraft, or Fishy People and a Time-Traveling Witch”
Synopsis- Exploration of HP Lovecraft’s stories and their cinematic versions.

“David Lynch: The Post Punk, Post Modern Mutant”
Synopsis- Explores filmmaker David Lynch as an auteur using punk theory.

“The Fake Documentary in Pop Culture: The Hilarious Terror of Nonexistent Reality”
Synopsis- An analytical look at horror mockumentaries like The Blair Witch Project and Cannibal Holocaust.

“America and Torture Porn: The History, Marketing, and Meaning of Torture”
Synopsis- An in-depth exploration of American torture films from the 1950’s to current, also exploring their marketing styles and political meanings.


Online Articles-

Wired- “Best 25 Horror Movies of All Time”- http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/10/25-best-horror-films/

Fangoria- “Flashing Back with the Girls Slaves of Morgana Le Fay”- http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1078:fango-flashback-girl-slaves-of-morgana-le-fay&catid=59:fango-flashback&Itemid=189

Fangoria- “Serving Up Some Witchery”- http://fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1941:fango-flashback-witchery&catid=59:fango-flashback&Itemid=189#comment-4128

Fangoria- SWF Seeks Horror Fan- http://fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126:swf-seeks-horror-fan-a-post-valentine-look-horror-dating&catid=62:bekahs-confessions&Itemid=190