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This event took place on 14 November 2023. The information below is correct as of the publication date.
The British Library’s hugely popular Tales of The Weird series unearths and republishes strange and uncanny stories from its collections. They range from Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird to The Uncanny Gastronomic: Strange Tales of the Edible Weird, and from Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic to Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights. Whether delving into ghostly horror or unsettling folk nightmares, every volume is a treasure trove of extraordinary writing from the past and present, each lovingly collected and introduced.
This affectionate celebration of weird writing, hosted by author and broadcaster Matthew Sweet, features an introduction to series highlights with collection editors Tanya Kirk and Zara-Louise Stubbs, and series editor Jonny Davidson, after which two of our finest writers of the strange, including Reece Shearsmith (League of Gentlemen, Inside No. 9) discuss the ways that the weird and uncanny influences their own work.
This event accompanied the British Library exhibition Fantasy: Realms of Imagination, supported by Wayland Games and Unwin Charitable Trust.
This event took place on 14 November 2023. The information below is correct as of the publication date.
The British Library’s hugely popular Tales of The Weird series unearths and republishes strange and uncanny stories from its collections. They range from Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird to The Uncanny Gastronomic: Strange Tales of the Edible Weird, and from Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic to Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights. Whether delving into ghostly horror or unsettling folk nightmares, every volume is a treasure trove of extraordinary writing from the past and present, each lovingly collected and introduced.
This affectionate celebration of weird writing, hosted by author and broadcaster Matthew Sweet, features an introduction to series highlights with collection editors Tanya Kirk and Zara-Louise Stubbs, and series editor Jonny Davidson, after which two of our finest writers of the strange, including Reece Shearsmith (League of Gentlemen, Inside No. 9) discuss the ways that the weird and uncanny influences their own work.
This event accompanied the British Library exhibition Fantasy: Realms of Imagination, supported by Wayland Games and Unwin Charitable Trust.
