Folk Horror

About

Monday 17 July 2023

Location: Online - Zoom 

Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Tickets: £12 for NWS Members and £15 for General Admission.

With folk horror undergoing a resurgence, the fields and the forests look darker than ever. But how do you go about writing in this exciting subgenre, and what do you need to know before you start? In this session, you will explore the definition of folk horror, look at some key examples both past and present, serve up a series of writing tips and techniques and get you thinking about your own tales with a writing exercise.

Learning Goals:

To define what is meant by folk horror and distinguish it from other subgenres.

To examine key examples of folk horror both modern and classic.

To offer writing advice on how to create great stories in the form.

To develop a folk horror plotline through a writing exercise.

Alex Davis:

Alex Davis is a writer, lecturer, writing coach and event organiser based in Derby. Much of his work has specialised in horror and the gothic, and he is the creator and organiser of the UK Ghost Story Festival as well as the ongoing Darkness in the Fields series of folk horror events. He has also spent time working in publishing and is an associate lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Derby.

Zoom:

This workshop will be delivered online via Zoom. A link with access instructions will be emailed to you shortly before the workshop is due to start.