Lyndsay Townsend

Lyndsay Townsend is a recent MLitt Film and Television Studies graduate from the University of Glasgow, with research interests in horror and phenomenology. Both of her academic dissertations have focused on the field of Folk Horror, and recently her MLitt dissertation (“Sense and Texture in Contemporary Folk Horror Cinema”) was awarded the Edinburgh University Press Award for academic excellence. She is currently planning a PhD surrounding the wider sensory affect of Folk Horror, which she plans to begin at the University of St. Andrews in September 2021.