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Tales of the Weird – An Autumnal Festival
British Library96 Euston Road
Sat 31 Oct · 11:00 · £30
About this event
Some of our finest writers and connoisseurs of the weird gather in the Autumnal gloom for a day of talks with sessions ranging from a celebration of Mervyn Peake to the horror fiction of Ramsey Campbell. Hosted by Robin Ince.Previous Tales of the Weird events have featured the likes of Alice Lowe, Andrew Michael Hurley, Andrzej Sapkowski, Daisy Johnson, Elf Lyons, Eliza Clarke, Iain Sinclair, Jeremy Dyson, Johnny Mains, Lottie Mills, Mariana Enríquez, Mona Awad, Prano Bailey-Bond, Reece Shearsmith, Robin Ince, Sarah Hall, Stewart Lee and many more.The full line-up of speakers will be announced soon.
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