Horror Studies

Aims & Scope

Horror Studies is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that intends to serve the international academic community in the humanities and specifically those scholars interested in horror.

Exclusively examining horror, this journal will provide interested professionals with an opportunity to read outstanding scholarship from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including work conceived as interdisciplinary.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Another man’s memories: Masculine trauma and Satanic Panic in The Believers (1987) and Angel Heart (1987)

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Charlotte

• From filth-ghost to Khmer-witch: Phi Krasue’s changing cinematic construction and its symbolism

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Benjamin

• Strange Botany in Werewolf of London

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Robert

• Global spectrologies: Contemporary Thai horror films and the globalization of the supernatural

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Katarzyna

• ‘Being a horror fan and being a feminist are often a conflicting business’: Feminist horror, the opinion economy and Teeth’s gendered audiences

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Katherine

• Beyond psychoanalysis: Post-millennial horror film and affect theory

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Xavier Aldana

• A cry in the dark: The howls of wolves in horror and heavy metal music

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Amanda

• Nasty visions: Violent spectacle in contemporary British horror cinema

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Johnny

• ‘Make Me Believe!’: Ghost-hunting technology and the postmodern fantastic

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Sarah Juliet, Catherine

• Frenetic aesthetics: Observational horror and spectatorship

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Matthew J.