Darkness in the Fields - Midsummer 3

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

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Our folk horror and folk horror adjacent events for the remainder of 2025!

DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDSUMMER 3 ONLINE FOLK HORROR FESTIVAL Wednesday 25th June- Sunday 29th June 2025 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 returns, celebrate it with the very best in contemporary folk horror. DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDSUMMER 3 will once again bring you a range 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: £15 Sunday Workshop Pass: £15 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.] Event schedule 25th June 6:30pm-7:30pm Eli Dolliver - The Folklore of Analogue Horror (Talk) 7:30pm-8:00pm BREAK 8:00pm-9:00pm David Barnett - author Interview 26th June 6:30pm-7:30pm This Land of Milk and Blood: Asian Diaspora Relationships with Place and the Folk Horror Tradition - KP Kulski, Lee Murray, Saba Syed Razvi and Ayida Shoniba 7:30pm-8:00pm BREAK 8:00pm-9:00pm Bronte Schiltz - author Interview 27th June 6:30pm-7:30pm William Burns - author Interview 7:30pm-8:00pm BREAK 8:00pm-9:00pm Johnny Mains - author and editor Interview 28th June 12:30pm-2:00pm Alex Davis workshop - The Insider vs The Outsider in Folk Horror 2:00pm-2:30pm BREAK 2:30pm-4:00pm Ellis Saxey workshop - Antiquarians and Ngrams: Historical Research for Writing Folk Horror 29th June 12:30pm-2:00pm Dan Howarth workshop - Round Here: Creating and Using Location in Folk Horror 2:00pm-2:30pm BREAK 2:30pm-4:00pm Phil Sloman workshop - It's In Our Nature: Writing the Countryside For any queries, email alexdavisevents@hotmail.co.uk

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