Terminalia 2026: Arthur Machen Walking Tour

Arthur Machen: Genesis of a Genius guided walk.

The free walk is part of the 2026 Terminalia Festival, and examines the early work of Welsh urban-Gothic folk-horror writer Arthur Machen.

Machen (1863-1947) has been variously described as the 'Guru of Modern Psychogeography', ‘Apostle of Wonder’, ‘High Priest of Nightmare’, ‘Godfather of Magic Realism’ and 'Author of our Sacraments of Evil.' Stephen King went as far as to say that Machen was the writer of the “best horror novel in the English language.”

This walk takes us through the districts of Bloomsbury & Clerkenwell which were Machen's stomping grounds in the late 1800s, and looks at how these streets became so inspirational his early life and works.

The walk takes place on Mon Feb 23, 2026, at 2pm from outside the Dominion Theatre next to Tottenham Court Road Station. It will take approximately two hours and finishes about 4pm at Farringdon Station.

This walk is free, but limited to 15 ticket holders who have booked through Eventbrite.

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