Studies in the Fantastic, in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University, is proud to present the first in a series of blog posts highlighting new and exciting research in horror studies. Sophie Dungan, the first of our featured authors, is runner-up for the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies, which recognizes the best new work presented at the Horror Studies Now annual research conference. Her project, “The Anthropocene Unconscious of Jerry London’s Killdozer (1974),” brings a crucial environmental perspective to the monster flick.