Strange Central 2026: Mysteries, Monsters, Ghosts and UFOs
Schedule
Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, UK | London, EN
A day of ghosts, monsters, UFOs, and Fortean strangeness on 18 April 2026. Online and at Conway Hall. Join the London Fortean Society for deep dives into the paranormal. We will be hosting expert talks on ghost hunting, flying saucers, sea monsters, bigfoot, and more.
Darren Naish: Sea Monsters Past and Present
Dr Darren Naish as he explores ideas about sea monsters past and present, combing palaeontology with mythology and popular culture.
Mark Pilkington: UFOs: Weapons of Mass Disruption
In the first few weeks of this year Presidents Obama and Trump have already dropped alien truth bombs, while Steven Spielberg is preparing to release his latest mytho-apocalyptic ET blockbuster. Mirage Men author Mark Pilkington considers recent events, and some of the people, and motivations, behind them.
David Clarke: Deception, Conspiracy and the New Folklore of the Calvine UFO
The Calvine photograph purportedly shows a UFO shadowed by a military jet above the Scottish Highlands in the summer of 1990. David Clareke explores the rapid development of new folklore and the sharing of conspiracy theories, deceptive claims, and bizarre interpretations around this image.
Alice Vernon, Ben Machell & Sarah Sparkes: Ghost Hunting in the Archives
Ben Machell, author of Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the Supernatural, Alice Vernon, author of Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting, and Why We Keep Looking, and Sarah Sparkes, artist and Harry Price Library of Magical Literature researcher, discuss what ghosts and other phenomena lurk in the archives.
Dominic Chorney: History's Weird Money: Treasures of the Occult
Mysteries haunt the money we spend. Coin specialist Dominic Chorney investigates the world of ‘occult numismatics’, looking back through the ages, from the present day to ancient times.
Andrew J Bartlett & Jamie Lewis: The Shape of Bigfoot:
In this talk Andrew J Bartlett & Jamie Lewis explore the state of contemporary Bigfoot research and evidence.
Where is it happening?
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, UK, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
