UK Ghost Story Festival 2027 - Saturday Online Pass
Online
Saturday 6th February 2027
UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL ONLINE – SATURDAY PASS
Saturday February 6th 2027, 10:30am-6:00pm UK time
Online via Google Meet
The UK Ghost Story Festival returns to put the ghost in the machine with its 2027 online event, and you can join us for our first full day with our Saturday Pass! Join us for a lively range of writing workshops, talks and interviews on the day, all exploring the spooky and the supernatural.
Saturday Schedule:
10:30am-11:30am
Kaja Franck – Fearful Landscapes: The Gothic and the Natural World
Dark forests, stormy oceans and windswept moors: the natural world has been a source of inspiration for the gothic. Full of monstrous animals and supernatural beasts, these spaces threaten to overwhelm and consume human protagonists. In this talk, we'll explore how the natural world has been made gothic and what it means now that the environment is itself under threat.
11:30am-12:00pm
Break
12:00pm-1:00pm
Deborah Hyde - Interview
Deborah Hyde is an author, presenter and producer. She wants to know why people believe in the supernatural, and uses psychology, cultural anthropology, history and folklore to shed light on this intractable strand of human nature.
She has written for periodicals such as The Guardian and The Fortean Times and has contributed material to book anthologies. She makes frequent TV appearances, being a regular contributor to Strange Evidence and Mysteries at the Museum, and has presented sceptical insights in two of BBC iPlayer’s most successful recent podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist.
Deborah’s relaxed and humorous speaking style has taken her from Las Vegas to New York City, from Wroclaw, Poland to Sofia, Bulgaria. She regularly hosts events for Conway Hall, the oldest surviving freethought organisation in the world, and for Fortean London’s special annual events there.
In this interview, we’ll be discussing all things supernatural with Deborah, as well as taking questions from the audience at the end of the session.
1:00pm-2:00pm
Lunch Break
2:00pm-3:00pm
Tiffani Angus – Workshop - Writing Witches: Character, Worldbuilding & Magic Systems
Join Tiffani Angus, co-author of the multi-award-shortlisted Spec Fic for Newbies series, on a dive into the contradictory ways that witches have been depicted in literature and pop culture. We'll explore three main elements of stories featuring witches and you'll participate in an activity that will get you started writing a whole new story featuring these compelling magic users!
3:00pm-3:30pm
Break
3:30pm-4:30pm
Brenda La Torre - Workshop – Gastrohorror and Humanity in Fiction
Food is part of our everyday life, so it's no wonder it's often used as a device in horror fiction. From zombies to cannibals, whenever food makes an appearance, it is accompanied by a deeper message that will help us understand ourselves better. Let's reflect on writing about food, as well as crafting exercises to enhance our writing through the five senses!
4:30pm-5:00pm
Break
5:00pm-6:00pm
Eric La Rocca - Interview
Eric LaRocca (he/they) is a three-time Bram Stoker Award finalist and two-time Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by Esquire as one of the “writers shaping horror’s next golden age” and praised by Locus as “one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fiction.” LaRocca’s notable works include Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke; At Dark, I Become Loathsome; We Are Always Tender with Our Dead; and Wretch. He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner.
In this interview, we’ll be discussing Eric’s range of novels and short story collections, the writing process, Eric’s inspirations and more.
Special thanks to Titan Books for all their support - https://titanbooks.com/
All sessions will be recorded throughout for ticketholders ONLY.
For any queries, email Alex at [email protected]
Saturday February 6th 2027, 10:30am-6:00pm UK time
Online via Google Meet
The UK Ghost Story Festival returns to put the ghost in the machine with its 2027 online event, and you can join us for our first full day with our Saturday Pass! Join us for a lively range of writing workshops, talks and interviews on the day, all exploring the spooky and the supernatural.
Saturday Schedule:
10:30am-11:30am
Kaja Franck – Fearful Landscapes: The Gothic and the Natural World
Dark forests, stormy oceans and windswept moors: the natural world has been a source of inspiration for the gothic. Full of monstrous animals and supernatural beasts, these spaces threaten to overwhelm and consume human protagonists. In this talk, we'll explore how the natural world has been made gothic and what it means now that the environment is itself under threat.
11:30am-12:00pm
Break
12:00pm-1:00pm
Deborah Hyde - Interview
Deborah Hyde is an author, presenter and producer. She wants to know why people believe in the supernatural, and uses psychology, cultural anthropology, history and folklore to shed light on this intractable strand of human nature.
She has written for periodicals such as The Guardian and The Fortean Times and has contributed material to book anthologies. She makes frequent TV appearances, being a regular contributor to Strange Evidence and Mysteries at the Museum, and has presented sceptical insights in two of BBC iPlayer’s most successful recent podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist.
Deborah’s relaxed and humorous speaking style has taken her from Las Vegas to New York City, from Wroclaw, Poland to Sofia, Bulgaria. She regularly hosts events for Conway Hall, the oldest surviving freethought organisation in the world, and for Fortean London’s special annual events there.
In this interview, we’ll be discussing all things supernatural with Deborah, as well as taking questions from the audience at the end of the session.
1:00pm-2:00pm
Lunch Break
2:00pm-3:00pm
Tiffani Angus – Workshop - Writing Witches: Character, Worldbuilding & Magic Systems
Join Tiffani Angus, co-author of the multi-award-shortlisted Spec Fic for Newbies series, on a dive into the contradictory ways that witches have been depicted in literature and pop culture. We'll explore three main elements of stories featuring witches and you'll participate in an activity that will get you started writing a whole new story featuring these compelling magic users!
3:00pm-3:30pm
Break
3:30pm-4:30pm
Brenda La Torre - Workshop – Gastrohorror and Humanity in Fiction
Food is part of our everyday life, so it's no wonder it's often used as a device in horror fiction. From zombies to cannibals, whenever food makes an appearance, it is accompanied by a deeper message that will help us understand ourselves better. Let's reflect on writing about food, as well as crafting exercises to enhance our writing through the five senses!
4:30pm-5:00pm
Break
5:00pm-6:00pm
Eric La Rocca - Interview
Eric LaRocca (he/they) is a three-time Bram Stoker Award finalist and two-time Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by Esquire as one of the “writers shaping horror’s next golden age” and praised by Locus as “one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fiction.” LaRocca’s notable works include Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke; At Dark, I Become Loathsome; We Are Always Tender with Our Dead; and Wretch. He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner.
In this interview, we’ll be discussing Eric’s range of novels and short story collections, the writing process, Eric’s inspirations and more.
Special thanks to Titan Books for all their support - https://titanbooks.com/
All sessions will be recorded throughout for ticketholders ONLY.
For any queries, email Alex at [email protected]
Price
Ticket price incl. booking fee
£26.35
