Lecture: Folk Horror & the Urban Wyrd event image at York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre
York Literature Festival 2026

Lecture: Folk Horror & the Urban Wyrd

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre (YO1 7HD)

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.
Professor Robert Edgar
and
Dr Wayne Johnson
are academics and writers based at York St John University and editors of
The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror
. Join them for an introduction to folk horror and the urban wyrd.
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 10:00am
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