The Books of Magic brings that work together in twelve lectures, each devoted to a different magical culture and to the books that preserved its spells, fears & rituals
Paul Holman discusses a Sussex dragon legend, examining how it has been shaped as much by the expectations of its retellers as by the landscape out of which it emerges
The Books of Magic brings that work together in twelve lectures, each devoted to a different magical culture and to the books that preserved its spells, fears & rituals
This talk is an exploration of three powerful feminine figures who have been feared, worshipped, invoked, and misunderstood for centuries — sometimes millennia
Exploring how the Welsh perceived magic and what common stories were shared we will meet the conjurors of spirits who took shifts being the vicar of the local church
Angela Carter's work often featured Gothic or fantastical aspects, celebrating strangeness or unsettling normality. This talk will explore the darker side of her writings.
Paris's Théâtre du Grand-Guignol (1897–1962) earned a notorious reputation as the "Theatre of Horror", delivering a notorious blend of horror & comedy.
Not everyone is willing to take a close look at dark play, a genre that is meaningful for many adolescents and adults but worrisome for parents and teachers
An introductory Zoom talk by James Machin on the decadent writer of strange tales, Count Stenbock – 'scholar, connoisseur, drunkard, poet, pervert, most charming of men'
In this lecture series Lena will tell the once so controversial stories from the secret journal known as “Kryptadia” published and distributed in Europe in the 1800’s.
The remnants of an ancient forest and Tudor hunting grounds between Barnet and Enfield is the setting for a host of supernatural sightings including medieval knights and boggarts.
"I am a ghost in the form of a mongoose, and I shall haunt you with weird noises..." Find out about the Isle of Man's most-famous spook in this Zoom talk with Christopher Josiffe.
Jon Dear leads us through the work of Nigel Kneale, one of Britain’s most significant screenwriters of the 20th century – the creator of Professor Bernard Quatermass
