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An Otherworldly Thank You
poster © Becca Thorne
I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Everyone who made the Folk Horror Revival British Museum weekend truly Otherworldly.
Firstly Immense gratitude goes to Jim Peters whose hard work on this event was incredible and immaculate. Thanks also to the fabulous work by our compere Chris Lambert, the administration work undertaken by all our team, those present at London and those who kept the group running in our absence. Thanks to the British Museum staff, Treadwell’s Books, The Atlantis Bookshop,and The Last Tuesday Society & The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities for their great support and kindness. To our incredible speakers and guests and to all Revivalists that came along. We hope you enjoyed yourself.
Photos © Jason D. Brawn
Photos © Marc Beattie
Thank You Very Much to Shirley Collins, Reece Shearsmith, Iain Sinclair, Gary Lachman, Adam Scovell, Bob Beagrie and his great musical support to Leasungspell, Michael Somerset and the Consumptives, James Riley, Lee Gerrard- Barlow, Sharron Kraus,Gary Parsons, Darren Charles, Eamon Byers, John Pilgrim, Katherine Sherry Beem, Matthelos Peachyoza, Phil Rose, Stuart Silver, Dr John Callow, Rich Blackett, Cobweb Mehers, Peter Lagan, John Chadwick, Dan Hunt, Scott Lyall, Graeme Cunningham, Richard Hing, Carmit Kordov, Andy Sharp, Bob Fischer, Andrew McGuigan, Andri Anna, Becca Thorne, Stephen Canner, Harri Pitkäniemi, Jackie Taylor, Säde Säjké, Grey Malkin, Erin Christina Sorrey Jonas Halsall at Tyrant Design and Print, all the contributors to our books and music mixes and Status Quo, and if I have forgotten anyone a thousand apologies, blame the absinthe 
All the support we have been shown and given has been phenomenal and very deeply appreciated.
Thank You
Andy Paciorek 
Photo © Candia McCormack
Merchandise by Jonas Halsall at Tyrant Design and Print
http://www.theatlantisbookshop.com/
https://www.treadwells-london.com/
http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum-curiosities/
More images and further information about the event to come over time …
Folk Horror Revival at the British Museum – SOLD OUT
The Folk Horror Revival: Otherworldly event at the British Museum, London on 16th October 2016 – has now Sold Out.
Thank You Very Much to everybody who bought a ticket – Enjoy 🙂
The event will feature –
Gary Lachman
Iain Sinclair
Bob Beagrie ~ Leagunspell
Michael Somerset & The Consumptives
Eamon Byers
Adam Scovell
Gary Parsons
Yvonne Salmon
Andy Paciorek
James Riley
Darren Charles
Lee Gerrard-Butler
+ Very special Guests
Your compere for the day (if the Black Meadow mist allows him to escape) is Chris Lambert.
The event has been brought together by the hard work and tireless efforts of Jim Peters with help from the FHR administration cabal.
Thanks everyone 🙂
Folk Horror Revival : British Museum Otherworldly Ticket Release
poster art by Becca Thorne
Tomorrow Morning (Wednesday 7th September) at 9am (BST) tickets for the Folk Horror Revival Otherworldly Event at The British Museum go on sale.
The event itself takes place on Sunday 16th October starting at 10:30 and runs until 17:00. It also ties in with other Folk Horror events that have been arranged on the Saturday for those who wish to make a weekend of it. Details of these other events are to follow.
To purchase tickets you will need to click on the following link and follow the instructions. Tickets cost £20 with a £1.43 booking fee.
There are only 300 tickets available so I would advise you set your alarm clocks to make sure you get your ticket.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/otherworldly-a-special-event-for-halloween-tickets-26517167562
Once you have purchased a ticket you will receive a confirmation e-mail which you will need to print out and bring with you to the event as proof of purchase.
You will also be asked for your name and e-mail address when booking – please fill this out as it will mean we will be able to notify you of future events and it will also help us with booking people in on the day.
Treadwell’s Bookshop will be stocking special FHR merchandise all that weekend including tee-shirts, books and cds so make sure you include a visit to their wonderful emporium whilst you are in town for the event. Treadwell’s is a few minutes’ walk from the museum in Store Street and well worth an explore.
Appearing for your pleasure and entertainment will be ~
Gary Lachman
Iain Sinclair
Bob Beagrie ~ Leagunspell
Michael Somerset & The Consumptives
Eamon Byers
Adam Scovell
Gary Parsons
Yvonne Salmon
Andy Paciorek
James Riley
Darren Charles
Lee Gerrard-Butler
Your compere for the day (if the Black Meadow mist allows him to escape) is Chris Lambert.
The event has been brought together by the hard work and tireless efforts of Jim Peters
see also ~
Folk Horror Revival: British Museum Otherworldly (First Reveal)
Folk Horror Revival: British Museum Otherworldly (Second Reveal)
Folk Horror Revival: British Museum Otherworldly (Third Reveal)
Folk Horror Revival: British Museum Otherworldly (Fourth Reveal)
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Folk Horror Revival: British Museum Otherworldly (Second Reveal)
The first Folk Horror Revival event will be taking place at the British Museum, London on October 16th 2016, featuring talks, lectures, short films, poetry readings, museum tours and other wyrd and intriguing happenings.
Cult television programmes and films of the 1960s and 70s are inspiring a new generation of poets, writers, artists and musicians with their atmospheric themes of contemporary individuals interacting with a uniquely British world of ancient mythology and magic, often uncanny and unsettling.
This special event will feature lectures, film screenings, performances and gallery tours of featured objects in the Museum’s collection to explore themes of cultural rituals, earth mysteries, psychogeography and folklore. Come along and prepare to be scared!
Ticket details to be announced very shortly.
We are proud to reveal other additions to the line up – see also
Folk Horror Revival: British Museum Otherworldly (First Reveal)
Eamon Byers completed his PhD at Queen’s University Belfast in 2014. His thesis explored the interaction between medievalism and folk music in English culture from the eighteenth century to the present day. Also in 2014, he co-organised ‘A Fiend in the Furrows: Perspectives on ‘Folk Horror’ in Literature, Film & Music’, the first conference dedicated to the academic study of folk horror.
He currently teaches English at Marymount International School London and continues to research and publish on the interactions between folk culture and medievalism in music, literature and politics.
The title of Eamon’s talk is: ‘The Ghost of Song: Folkmusic in the 21st Century’ where he will be looking at the influence of folk horror on contemporary folk, breaking down some hauntological examples and discussing sampling and the theoretical aspects of tradition and ancestry that goes along with modern folk.
Follow him on Twitter at – https://twitter.com/folkoff
In addition to speakers and other live performers we will also be screening some short films by talnted film makers. The first of the filmmakers to be revealed is Adam Scovell.
Adam is a writer and filmmaker currently based between Liverpool and London He has produced film and art criticism for over twenty publications including The Times and The Guardian, runs the Celluloid Wicker Man website and has had work screened at FACT, The Everyman Playhouse, Hackney Picturehouse and Manchester Art Gallery.
Adam is the creator of the intriguing and impressive blog Celluloid Wicker Man
The title of Adam’s talk is Analogue Hauntings – The Ghost In The Grain
Why do ghosts manifest so effectively through analogue technology? Whether through tapes made of stone, through signal mechanisms on old Dickensian railway stations or through alchemically enhanced binoculars, ghosts have a tendency to achieve corporeality most powerfully in fictional media through pre-digital technologies. In this mixture of presentation and screenings, this phenomena will be examined within the contexts of hauntology, Nigel Kneale, M.R. James and filmic practice on super-8 celluloid.
Screenings :
• Salthouse Marshes (2015) (7:16) – Super-8 ghost stories inspired by Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows.
• No Diggin’ Here (2016) (3:07) – Super-8 essay film looking at Aldeburgh in the context of M.R. James’ A Warning To The Curious with a specially composed score by Laura Cannell. (Preview screening)
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