Marita Kyriazopoulou

Marita Kyriazopoulou is a Greek British writer based in London whose work explores horror through womanhood, identity, ritual, performance, and psychological fracture. Drawing inspiration from Gothic literature, folklore, nightlife culture, and psychodynamic theory, her writing often focuses on the tension between beauty and decay, intimacy and violence, performance and authenticity. She completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hull, where her work focused on feminist Gothic fiction and the monstrous feminine. Alongside her literary work, she has spent years working in London’s hospitality industry as a bartender and trainer, experiences that continue to influence her fascination with transformation, social masks, and the theatre of human interaction. Her fiction and nonfiction frequently blend literary horror with emotional realism, exploring characters caught between tenderness, obsession, grief, and reinvention. She is currently developing several long-form projects while researching storytelling, identity, and performance within contemporary nightlife culture.