Tales of the Weird: An Autumnal Festival
Schedule
Sat Nov 01 2025 at 01:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Hull Central Library | Kingston upon Hull, EN
About this Event
Tales of the Weird: An Autumnal Festival
The British Library’s celebration of strange, uncanny and horrifying writing.
- Saturday 1 November
- 1:30 - 8:30pm
- Hull Central Library
Livestreams from the British Library.
Please book tickets for the individual events using the links below:
1:45 – 3:00pm
WEIRD GATHERINGS with M John Harrison, Leon Craig and Sam Leith
M John Harrison’s writing has always defied genres, and his recently re-published tale of three students and a dark ritual, The Course of the Heart, is one of his most extraordinary. Leon Craig’s brand new The Decadence follows a young group into the most gothic of houses, where their break for freedom turns to chaos.
Book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-the-weird-weird-gatherings-tickets-1781747878869
3:30 – 4:45pm
AFTER MIDNIGHT: THE CHILLING STORIES OF DAPHNE DU MAURIER with Suzi Feay, Kim Newman, Bidisha, Alice Lowe
On a sharp December day, the wind changes - and the birds begin to gather. In the twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple catch a glimpse of their lost child. A woman returns home to find no trace of her existence. We dare to revisit the dark, unsettling stories of Daphne du Maurier.
Book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-the-weird-after-midnight-the-stories-of-daphne-du-maurier-tickets-1781785270709
5:15 – 6:30pm
THE PANEL OF WEIRD with Alice Lowe, Jeremy Dyson, Prano Bailey-Bond, Johnny Mains
Some of our most exceptional creators of strange and horrifying screen worlds unearth the books, the television and the films that have shaped and shaken them. Director, screenwriter and actor Alice Lowe’s films range from Sightseers to her latest Timestalker; Jeremy Dyson is the behind-the-scenes member of the League of Gentlemen and the creator and co-writer of the Ghost Stories show and film. The eerie and beautiful short films, and debut feature Censor by director Prano Bailey-Bond have been acclaimed around the world.
Book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-the-weird-the-panel-of-weird-tickets-1781795651759
7:00 – 8:15pm
AN EVENING WITH ANDRZEJ SAPKOWSKI
In conversation with the author of The Witcher series, which has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, inspired the hit Netflix series and its landmark video games.
Book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-the-weird-an-evening-with-andrzej-sapkowski-tickets-1781819713729
Livestream from the British Library.
Where is it happening?
Hull Central Library, Albion Street, Kingston upon Hull, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
