Delighted to announce that The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror will finally be released on the 9th October 2023. Edited by Robert Edgar and Wayne Johnson, the book will feature over 40 contributors (Including Catherine Spooner, Daryl Jones and Ruth Heholt) and will explore the origins, canonical texts and thinkers, as well as its manyContinue reading “NEW PUBLICATION ALERT! – The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror”
Category Archives: Folklore Events and Conferences
Dark Economies: Anxious Futures, Fearful Pasts – 21st-23rd 2021
Phew, I did it. Somehow. The last few months have been, shall we say, a tad hectic here at the monstrous folklore HQ (or should it be, wolf’s den – I dunno). Not only did I get married last month (Thank you, thank you!) and go on our honeymoon to Whitby, we also discovered thatContinue reading “Dark Economies: Anxious Futures, Fearful Pasts – 21st-23rd 2021”
Gothica: Myths and Monsters – 17th June 2021 (5-7pm)
On Thursday 17th June 2021, the Gothica reading group at the University of Birmingham will be hosting an online session entitled Myths and Monsters, which will include two short papers by Rhys James Jenkins (University of Birmingham) and myself. For anyone interested in joining, feel free to tweet or email the following links: Twitter: @GOTHICA_UOBContinue reading “Gothica: Myths and Monsters – 17th June 2021 (5-7pm)”
The Folklore Podcast Lectures – Upcoming July and August events!
Hello all – I thought it best to use this time to promote what looks to be two very exciting lectures that are coming up from THE FOLKLORE PODCAST in July and August. The first event will be on Saturday July 18, where Podcast creator and host Mark Norman will discuss Black Dog folklore andContinue reading “The Folklore Podcast Lectures – Upcoming July and August events!”
Monstrous Folklore - Werewolves and the 19th Century 