Hollie Starling talks to Nikita Gill

Author Hollie Starling speaks to poet Nikita Gill about the uncanny and unsettling, as she introduces a rousing and riotous anthology of folk horror tales by some of Britain’s best-loved working-class writers.

Hear tales of the wyrd and wonderful from Bog People, as Starling and Gill celebrate working-class culture and history. Our land might be green and pleasant, but the monsters that lurk beneath will send shivers down your spine.

Bog People’s contributors include A.K. Blakemore, Mark Stafford, Natasha Carthew and Salena Godden. Starling runs the page Folk Horror Magpie on social media. For more dark tales from folklore, drop in to see Blackthorn Ritualistic Folk, performing in the Great Hall of Hay Castle before and after this event.