Serving up beer and spirits (both community kind and the alcohol kind!) in the vaults of a former bank and even within an old public institute at the heart of Manchester’s characterful suburb of Withington: it’s The Lock Inn. Forged by four local friends - Ed Wellard, Casey Longden, Mark Brennan…
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Gripping Gothic encounters, dramatic landscapes and intense evocation of story are at the heart of Manchester-based writer J.J. Wray’s work. His latest piece of fiction Tales of the Shadow-world is due out on 1 October (order it here) – following on from two Gothic Romance novels (the first…
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Manchester is an ever-growing Halloween destination, seen as one of the best places to celebrate the spooky season in the whole country. It even has a special dedicated festival – Halloween in the City – now in its fourth year and bringing a mix of family-friendly dark delights to central Manchester…
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A Manchester-based writer of novels, poetry and essays who doesn’t shy from delving into hidden histories, whilst also lead singer in The March Violets and with her own vampiric alter ego (‘Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen’) – it’s the brilliant Rosie Garland. Since November 2018 she has been…
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The annual Christmas Lights spectacular will move from Albert Square for the first time as the Town Hall transformation project continues. Following more than two decades of events in the shadow of Manchester’s iconic town hall building, the switch-on event will move to Deansgate, near the…
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A new UK horror TV series has been recently revealed as in development – an announcement that will be exciting to many. Titled Fear Machine , it is a creation of Manchester’s very own Grimmfest coming together with UK production company Greenacre Films. Get ready for gripping contemporary British…
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Take a look at Part 1 here. ‘Gothic Times’ is the theme of the 7th annual Gothic Manchester Festival, bringing a packed events programme to the city for October 2019… all the way into early November! Get ready for freaky film screenings, immersive art exhibitions, haunted heritage, unique writing…
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Presented by HAUNT Manchester and aAh! Magazine - with the feature also available here (Manchester Metropolitan University) A good spoken word event is not only an opportunity to share work with an audience if you are a writer – but it’s also well worth being part of the crowd, for an inspiring…
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From madwomen imprisoned in their attics to persecuted wives, unquiet ghosts and final girls who take on and outwit violent men, the Female Gothic on screen offers a variety of strong roles for women. In films as diverse as The Cat and the Canary (1927), Jane Eyre (1943), Dragonwyck (1946), The…
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Do you enjoy gaming and have an interest in the Gothic? A Gothic Games Jam is coming to Manchester on 19th October as part of the Gothic Manchester Festival 2019. The event explores what makes a game Gothic and also gives guests an opportunity to design their own Gothic games. The Gothic Games Jam…
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