Haunted with E.Jay Gilbert
Schedule
Thu Oct 24 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
28-29 Covered Market,, OX1 3DU Oxford, United Kingdom | Oxford, EN
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We all know the same ghosts: it's simply a question of how doggedly they haunt us.Part-chilling tale, part-memoir, part-cultural exploration, Haunted: Ghost Stories and
Their Afterlives takes us through some of the most chilling and enduring ghost
stories, and discusses what they reveal about the listener, the teller and the times
we live in.
E. Jay Gilbert has been collecting tales of the supernatural from her local area (a
small village outside of Newcastle) for years and what surprised her most is how
universal those are: not only in terms of recurring spectres that haunt us the world
over (I'm looking at you, White Ladies), but also how similar our experience of
ghost-telling is, wherever we grew up. The result is a book which explores more
widely the ghosts of the British Isles and how they have endured and changed
through the ages: how they reflect the communities in which they originate, and
how they are similar to and different from similar stories from across the world.
Haunted doesn't just thrill with the tales of the inexplicable, but also asks why are
we so fascinated by ghost stories and what do they tell us about the community
and people who cultivate them. Why are some tropes universal, while others are
very much unique to the place they haunt? Do we actually care about the identity of
the ghost? Or are we more concerned about how the alleged sighting made us feel?
Aimed at both believers and sceptics, it's not only for those who are looking to be
frightened a little, but also for those interested in the psychology and history of the
long tradition of supernatural storytelling
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Where is it happening?
28-29 Covered Market,, OX1 3DU Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
