Madelaine Culver is a writer and visual poet currently based in Newcastle upon Tyne where she's studying for a practice-based PhD at Northumbria University. Incorporating a range of experimental art and poetry practices, her doctoral research engages with the affective and ideological dimensions of woman-led narratives in post-millennial British horror cinema. Madelaine's debut vis/poetry book, The Second Dream, was published by Steel Incisors in March 2024. Find her online at www.notesfromthetower.info and @fromxthextower.