Krista Mitchell

  • Available Now: Beyond Zombie Politics

    I’m happy to announce that the book for which I contributed a chapter is now fully available to order! I’m so happy to see my first book chapter officially hit the market, especially one that is surrounded by amazing work by incredible colleagues. Sincere gratitude to the editors, Adrienne Boutang, Claire Cornillon, and David Roche, Read more

  • Hitchcock in Concert with The Cleveland Orchestra!

    I was invited to write the introduction to The Cleveland Orchestra’s Hitchcock play-alongs! Psycho will be featured on November 5th, and Vertigo will be November 7th – both at Severance Music Center. Check out this exciting event (which will admittedly likely be more exciting than my program notes) in person! Read more

  • Joining the Oberlin Conservatory Library

    It’s my honor to join the team at Oberlin Conservatory Library! I am their new Conservatory Librarian for Learning and Access Services (aka, Reference and Instruction in Music). It’s been a dream so far, and I look forward to getting to know my colleagues and collections even more. Oberlin Staff Bio Page Read more

  • Accepted for publication!

    “‘There is no real magic’: The Fantastic in George A. Romero’s Sound Worlds” — To be published by the University of Mississippi Press within the book of collected essays: Beyond Zombie Politics: The Art of George A. Romero’s Cinema Exciting news! A collection of essays I contributed to about George A. Romero’s films was accepted Read more

  • Upcoming Conference Presentation: MaMI 2024

    After receiving the schedule, I can publicly confirm that I will be presenting my paper “Childhood Trauma and Nostalgia in Horror Films: The. Hauntological Sonic Specter” at the 2024 meeting of the Music and the Moving Image conference at NYU. Hope to see you there! More info: https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mami2024/home Read more

  • Upcoming Conference Presentation: MaMI 2023

    After receiving the schedule, I can publicly confirm that I will be presenting my paper “‘You’ll See Him if You Look’: The Monster in The Babadook” at the 2023 meeting of the Music and the Moving Image conference at NYU. I’ll be presenting Sunday morning, but it’s sure to be a treat every day of Read more