Darkness in the Fields - Midsummer 2

Darkness in the Fields - Midsummer 2

A 5-day online festival of folk horror, with author interviews, talks and writing workshops, taking in the day of Summer Solstice.

By Alex Davis Events

Date and time

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:30 - Sun, 23 Jun 2024 09:30 PDT

Location

Online

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About this event

  • 3 days 23 hours

DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDSUMMER 2

ONLINE FOLK HORROR FESTIVAL

Wednesday 19th - Sunday 23rd June (see full event schedule below)

Online via Google Meet - EVENT LINKS WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY EMAIL. Please look our for an email from alexdavisevents@hotmail.co.uk with all the info - sometimes these messages can be sent to junk/spam!

As Summer Solstice closes in once again, celebrate it this year with the very best in contemporary folk horror. DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDSUMMER 2 follows up from last year's debut festival, bringing you interviews, talks and writing workshops from an array of amazing talent in the genre.

Taking place on Google Meet, attendees will have exclusive access to events across five days. Mix and match from our range of ticket options or access the entire festival with the Full Festival Pass.

Tickets:

Full Festival Pass: £45

Weekend Workshop Pass: £25

Saturday Workshop Pass: £14

Sunday Workshop Pass: £14

Wednesday Pass: £8

Thursday Pass: £8

Friday Pass: £8

Please note - All events will be recorded live and ticketholders for sessions will have access to recordings via Dropbox after the festival. [If you buy a Full Festival Pass, you will have access to recordings of all sessions across the five days of the festival.]

Confirmed Speakers:

VICKY BREWSTER - Future Folk Horror, Gothic Nostalgia

ALEX DAVIS - Lecturer and workshopper, Darkness in the Fields co-ordinator

STEPHANIE ELLIS - The Five Turns of the Wheel, As the Wheel Turns

PHILIP FRACASSI - Boys in the Valley, A Child Alone with Strangers

SEAN HOGAN - To Fire You Come at Last, The Devil's Business, England's Screaming

ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY - The Loney, Devil's Day, Starve Acre

MARK NORMAN - The Folklore Podcast, Dark Folklore, Telling the Bees

EDWARD PARNELL - Ghostland, The Listeners

ABIGAIL F TAYLOR - The Night Begins

KIT WHITFIELD - In the Heart of Hidden Things, All the Hollow of the Sky



Organised by

Alex Davis is an established organiser of horror, fantasy and science-fiction events. He established and co-ordinates the popular Edge-Lit and Sledge-Lit events in Derby, with Edge-Lit now entering its eighth year. He also chaired the FantasyCon 2016 event in Scarborough, where Guest of Honour took in Joe Hill, Scott Lynch, Frances Hardinge, Derek Landy, Mike/MR Carey and Adam Nevill.

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