Thomas Brassington is a Ph.D. researcher at Lancaster University. His project, Dragging the Gothic, explores the phenomena of cross-dressing in the Gothic mode through the lens of drag performance. His research interests are in contemporary Gothic, femininities, popular culture and queer Gothic more broadly.

Contact: English Literature and Creative Writing, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK.

Debra Ferreday is a senior lecturer in media, gender and cultural studies at Lancaster University. Her work explores the ways in which embodied subjectivity is negotiated through media participation and consumption, focusing on intersections of gender, race, sexuality, class, dis/ability and power. She is currently working on a project titled 'Post-Traumatic Media: Screening Survivor Experience'.

Contact: Department of Sociology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YT, UK.

Dr Danielle Girard received their Ph.D. from Lancaster University. Their thesis mapped the evolution of paratextual queer fiction (slash fan fiction) being produced in conjunction to the original series of Star Trek. They are currently working on both an edited collection and Special Issue on new queer television. Their research interests revolve around queerbaiting, queer(ed) and trans bodies in horror TV and film, feminine expression and pop culture.