Folk Horror Stories for Halloween

With storyteller Daniel Morden

Venue: Hay Castle Great Hall

FOLK HORROR STORIES

Heed the call of the weird, where ancient folklore meets modern fear. Dive into the eerie, the unsettling, and the spine-tingling world of Folk Horror stories told by Daniel Morden. Lonely forests, foolhardy pacts, shapeshifters, unquiet graves, and ominous prophecies - the folk and fairytales of our ancestors contain the traces of old superstition, twisted ritual, cult, curses and archaic customs.These stories tap into forgotten fears that never stay buried, leaving you questioning what’s lurking just beyond the edge of your reality. Don't expect happily ever after!


DANIEL MORDEN is one of the UK's most popular tellers of ancient tales.

'GRUESOME, HYPNOTIC AND FANTASTICAL' The Times

Suitable 16+

Daniel Morden is a Welsh storyteller in the oral tradition. Morden retells traditional stories from various cultures, in particular the Celtic and the ancient Greek. He has performed all over the world, in schools and theatres, at festivals and on the radio. He is also an award-winning author of such books as DARK TALES FROM THE WOODS. In 2017 he was awarded the Hay Festival Medal for Drama.

'To experience Daniel Morden in full flight is an amazing thing. He combines the skills of the Troubadour, the actor, the bard, the standup comedian and the preacher in the pulpit. One of the UK’s greatest storytellers.'

Ian Macmillan, Radio 3




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Price: £12.50