Announcing a call for 'Coastal Imaginaries' article abstracts for a special issue of Coastal Studies & Society. Abstract deadline - 20th May. For more details see port.ac.uk/news-events-an… Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures One for Haunted Shores?

'Gormenghast mountain in all its permanence, a sinister thing as though drawn out of the earth by sorcery as a curse on all who viewed it.'
#FairyTaleTuesday

Through eighteen dark tales bubbling with the ghostly and the occult, Mike Ashley traces the phenomenon of families in which a talent for channelling the Weird passes down the generations, showcasing six lineages whose names echo through the halls...

Are you a lover of the dark side? It won't get much darker than this. Look at the line up! Some of my favourite gothic authors.
'Fearfully Good: Why We Can’t Get Enough of Gothic Fiction' Karen Sullivan 🇺🇦 farnhamliteraryfestival.co.uk/event/fearfull…

One of the legacies of our project. Really enjoyed developing this study of urban legends, folklore, and fantastical storytelling from around the world.

An interesting 'Divine Disasters' conference coming up on 24th Feb. For details and registration see 👇

Did you miss the Haunted Landscapes conference this year? You can catch a glorious interview with keynote Angeline Morrison plus hear from Ruth Heholt Joanne Ella Parsons & loads of other delegates in The Death Studies Podcast special conference episode - check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/52h92z…

This month's newsletter is live! Check it out for news about conferences, fellowship applications, and new books in Global Urban History: globalurbanhistory.org/content.aspx?p……

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For all those who expressed an interest in my previous talk University of Westminster, I will be presenting a new Bestiary of Arctic Monsters and Creatures in maps, travel writing, old legends and contemporary art Concurrences at Linnaeus University in Sweden and online! Details at: lnu.se/en/meet-linnae…

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'Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North in the pre-Modern North' conference University of Aberdeen, 9th - 10th Nov. For programme details and registration link see …remodernnorthconference.wordpress.com

Witchcraft accusations in urban Victorian England. The asylum records provide a valuable glimpse of how abusive servant-middle-class-mistress relations generated witchcraft suspicions & anxiety. Witchcraft was not just a rural matter.

Tonight's Lecture - Sunny Landscapes, Dark Visions: Folk Horror and the Weird Imagination of E. F. Benson - Ruth Heholt

#SunnyLandscapes #DarkVisions #FolkHorror #WeirdImagination #EFBenson #RuthHeholt The Last Tuesday Society & Viktor Wynd Museum

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A huge thank you to everyone who has so far pre-ordered the Vampire issue! Our printing and expenses are entirely funded by pre-orders and we're almost there. This issue is dropping next week and we will endeavour to send out everything soon!

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Truly obscure stories of witches, femme fatales, vampire mistresses and deadly criminals to enthrall a new generation of readers. A hoard of enthralling tales imbued with elements of Celtic folklore. Collections from masters of the genre like Algernon Blackwood and A.M. Burrage.

An Introduction to Fantasy comes out today - Cambridge University Press have released the hardback and paperback simultaneously, with the latter at the Princely price of £19.99. If you order from CUP, the code AIF2023 takes 20% off. I really loved writing this book - I hope you enjoy it!

I'll be part of the Festival of the Accused British Library on 4th November with some fascinating people! Can't wait bl.uk/events/a-festi…

NEW EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Save this date. A big online gothic conference is coming soon, hosted by Alex Davis of UK Ghost Story Festival and ourselves.

The line up is sorted and you won’t want to miss this. Ticketing opens in a couple of weeks.

A very intriguing online conference on 26th-27th August. Supernatural literature, witchcraft, writing and cookery workshops, and a costume party - what more could you ask for? For early bird tickets see 👇

You can sign up for the talk free through our eventbrite (check out upcoming talks as well!)

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