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We are excited to announce the return of the Spooky History Conference for 2025.

We invite abstracts for 15-minute papers on any aspect of history (broadly defined) that is spooky! This can include studies on the supernatural, witchcraft, magic, the gothic, or Halloween, as long as it is spooky!

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

• · ghosts
• · the supernatural
• · witches
• · death
• · the gothic
• · the history of Halloween

We strongly encourage submissions from PGRs, ECRs, and independent researchers.
This informal conference will be entirely online on Halloween!

All papers should be c.15 mins and we invite submissions from individuals (200 words) as well as panel proposals of 3-4 speakers (600 words). Please submit your abstracts along with a short biography to spookyhistory23@gmail.com by Friday the 3rd of October 2025.

The conference will be held online via Zoom on Friday the 31st of October 2025.

All the best,

The Spooky History Team