A new edited collection, Games and the Gothic: Playing in the Shadows, is seeking chapter proposals. Co-edited by Jeff Howard (Falmouth University) and Chloé Wake (Manchester Metropolitan University) with Edinburgh University Press, the collection explores the Gothic across digital, tabletop, material, and role-playing games — examining how Gothic aesthetics, affect, and atmosphere intersect with mechanics, player agency, and game worlds.
The editors are particularly keen to receive proposals on Gothic identity, gender and queer play, MMORPGs, the mechanics and dynamics of Gothic games, and gameful adaptation of Gothic fiction, though all proposals within the broader call are welcome.
Please see the full CFP attached. Details also available at: https://manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026/4/29/call-for-chapters-games-and-the-gothic-playing-in-the-shadows
Abstract deadline: 1 October 2026 (300–500 words + 100-word bio)
Full chapter length: 8,000 words (due 31 August 2027)
Submit to: Jeff.Howard@falmouth.ac.uk