Xavier Aldana Reyes (@xaldanareyes.bsky.social)

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 12:58 PM

Great new book by David Scott Diffrient. Highly recommended!

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:53 PM

Always fun to drop by #Grimmfest, if only briefly. Great festival, as always! 👏👏👏

@uniwalespress.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:30 AMReposted by @xaldanareyes.bsky.social

Out now!

'Horror and Disability' by @drdarrengray.bsky.social is the first study of disability in modern horror film and television, demonstrating how the genre turns bodies, vulnerability and difference into sites of fear and resistance.

📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/horror-...

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social

Horror and Disability is the first comprehensive study exploring disability within twenty-first-century horror films and television. Using critical theories along with disability and cultural studies, it examines how horror depicts mobility impairments, blindness, deafness, neurodiversity, illness, ageing and physical differences, demonstrating how these bodies are portrayed as monstrous, vulnerable, empowered or resistant

@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 1:29 PMReposted by @xaldanareyes.bsky.social

"'Incarnate' seems dedicated to this generation, and its message is crystal clear"

Xavier Aldana Reyes on Alma Katsu's "Incarnate": https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/alma-katsu-incarnate-beauty-horror-social-media-image

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 1:06 PM

My first review for Los Angeles Review of Books is out! Incarnate will appeal to anyone interested in 'beauty horror' or 'social media horror'. @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/alma... #horror #beautyhorror #bodyhorror #gothic

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 9:41 AM

Christmas Horror is out this week. It’s a great, lavish collection that combines winter classics with new commissioned stories. Thanks to Flame Tree Press for the opportunity to contribute a short foreword! www.flametreepublishing.com/christmas-ho... #horror #christmas #christmashorror #newbook

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 12:08 PM

Very excited to be joining this year's Grimmfest jury! www.grimmfest.com/grimmfest-20... #horror #horrorcinema #horrorfilms #grimmfest #grimmfest2026

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Aug 12, 2026, 10:53 AM

For anyone interested, here's a short piece I wrote recently to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Fly. #horror #bodyhorror #thefly #davidcronenberg theconversation.com/the-fly-at-4...

theconversation.comThe Fly at 40: why Cronenberg’s grotesque classic remains his most affecting filmDavid Cronenberg’s The Fly remains a grotesque yet deeply moving tale of transformation, technology and what it means to lose your humanity.

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Aug 11, 2026, 11:07 AM

Body Horror is out today in the UK (and I believe already out in the US and other countries)! The code CUP20 gets you 20% off when purchasing the book directly from @ColumbiaUP. I’d be really grateful for any reposts or help with promotion! 🪰🧪🩸 #horror #bodyhorror cup.columbia.edu/book/body-ho...

Cover for Body Horror: Biology, Biopower, Biotechnology, by Xavier Aldana Reyes. It includes a still from the film, featuring Jeff Goldblum. His face shows visible signs that his body is beginning to change.

@xaldanareyes.bsky.social Jun 26, 2026, 8:12 AM

Book announcement! Reece Goodall’s edited collection Horror Spoofs and Parodies is planned for publication this autumn. It’s volume #29 in the Horror Studies academic book series. www.uwp.co.uk/book/horror-... @uniwalespress.bsky.social #horror #horrorstudies