
Conner McAleese
Conner McAleese is a current PhD student at the University of Dundee studying 'spaces' in contemporary horror. His debut novel, The Goose Mistress, was published in 2018 by Dark Ink Press and details Eva Braun's experience of World War Two. McAleese now considers himself a horror writer and has had his short stories published in Blood Rites Magazine and Haunting Voices among others. He looks to the 'disturbing' for inspiration, hoping to academically push back the last taboos in literature to analyse what they represent for today's cultural fears and anxieties. However, he hopes to balance this with a satisfying and long career in horror writing. He currently lives in Dundee and is working on his first horror novel.
Fresh Explained: Tender is the Flesh as a Delicacy
Tell Me I’m Worthless: A 21st Century Haunted House Story
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Explained: A Fitting Ode?
Paul Tremblay's The Cabin at the End of the World: With Horror Comes Sacrifice
Scream (2022) Explained: "I’m Sidney F***ing Prescott"
The Summer I Died: Torture Porn or Backwoods Beautiful?
Humanity at its Most Terrifying: Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and the Power of Tradition
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke: A Love Letter to 1970’s Slasher Films
Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door and Female Punishment in Horror
Is Squid Game Scary? A Modern Conception of Capitalist Horror