Highlights
🗣️ Discover the origins of ghost stories from horror to humour
📚 Explore classic and lesser-known spectral tales
💬 Engage in a thought-provoking Q&A with Dr Emily Vincent
🏛️ Enjoy an evening at the historic Brighthelm Centre
General Info
📅 Date: 25 November 2026
🕒 Time: 7:00 PM
⏱️ Duration: 2h 30min
📍 Location: Brighthelm Centre, Brighthelm Church & Community Centre, North Rd, Brighton BN1 1YD, UK
♿ Accessibility: This venue is wheelchair accessible
👤 Age requirement: This is an 18+ event
Description
Hear how the origins of the ghost story are rooted in horror, madness, and even humour. Followed by Q&A.
Join Dr Emily Vincent on a journey through endlessly popular classics like A Christmas Carol, alongside lesser-known spectral tales, to see why the ghost continues to stubbornly haunt our pages. Not forgetting its funny phantoms, this talk discovers how humour is an unexpected but important part of the ghost story’s history.
Whether you are a seasoned lover of gothic fiction or simply curious about the spirits that haunt literature, prepare to see these classic phantoms in an illuminating new light. Consigue ya tus entradas para The History of the Ghost Story en Brighton!
