About This Event
For its debut year, we present a series of events on the topic of Folk Horror & the Urban Wyrd. Over 21-22 March, authors from across the country will gather to celebrate everything they love about the Folk Horror genre; including appearances from Ramsey Campbell, Dan Coxon, Lucie McKnight Hardy, Andrew Michael Hurley and Lucy Rose.
Andrew Michael Hurley
is a celebrated British gothic/folk horror author known for atmospheric prose, including
The Lonely, Devil’s Day, Starve Acre,
and
Barrowbeck. Starve Acre
was adapted as a film and released in 2023.
The Lonely,
was a Costa First Novel winner, establishing him as a significant voice in contemporary British Fiction, with his latest novel
Saltwash
released in October 2025.
Please Note: This event is at
De Grey Lecture Theatre,
York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York, YO31 7EX
Part of York Literature Festival
Performance: Sat 21 Mar at 4:00pm
Venue: York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre
Duration: 0 hours
Please Note: This event is at De Grey Lecture Theatre, York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York, YO31 7EX