⭐ Step into the world of eerie legends and ancient rituals with tickets to The History of Folk Horror.
Highlights
📚 Insightful talk with Professor Marisa Linton on the origins of folk horror
❓ Followed by an engaging Q&A session
👻 Explore ghost stories, witches, and other haunting tales
🎥 Discover how folk horror has evolved into the 21st century
General Info
📅 Date: 4 November 2026
🕒 Time: 7:00 PM
⏱️ Duration: 2h 30min
📍 Venue: Square One Bar, 4 Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QT, United Kingdom
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
👤 Age requirement: This is an 18+ event
Description
Explore the shadowy history of folk horror and its connection to ancient customs and rituals on the British Isles. Why do stories of ghosts, witches and shapes in the night continue to haunt our imaginations? What is it about those ancient landscapes, ruined churches, mist-shrouded moors and lonely country lanes which so frequently feature in folk horror tales?
In this talk, Professor Marisa Linton uncovers the strange and compelling history of folk horror in the British Isles - from eerie legends rooted in pagan belief to tales shaped by the land itself, its forgotten rituals, sacred sites and unsettling past. Tracing a line from whispered folklore through the chilling ghost stories of M. R. James and Arthur Conan Doyle, and on to Gothic classics such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, we will explore how folk horror has continually reinvented fear for new generations. From The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General, to modern stories of outsiders stumbling upon remote communities still ruled by “old ways,” the genre has never stopped evolving. Today, folk horror is experiencing a revival, as writers and filmmakers breathe fresh life into ancient legends, revealing that the uncanny is very much alive and thriving in the twenty-first century.
Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7:30pm - come down early to grab a good seat!
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