IMPORTANT ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR TICKET HOLDERS As the Cemetery will be closed to the general public from 4 pm, the only entrance that will be open for the performance is the one on Old Brompton Road. The Fulham Road entrance will be closed. Please note that the Old Brompton Road entrance will be open from 4:30 pm and the talk will start at 5:00 pm. This gate will then close at 5:10 pm. No latecomers will be admitted…

We enjoy scaring ourselves with tales of weird and unlikely creatures such as vampires, werewolves and zombies. But a few centuries ago it would have been succubi and incubi, demons and goblins. The fear of predatory supernatural entities has been found in all eras and cultures. But why should these ideas be so stable across time and space, and what can this tell us about the human condition? Among other questions Deborah Hyde will ask in her talk are: why do ghosts live in electric clocks? why do vampires visit in autumn? and do dogs believe in ghosts?

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Deborah Hyde
Deborah Hyde is the editor of The Skeptic Magazine. She writes and lectures extensively about superstition, cryptozoology, religion and belief in the paranormal with special regard to the folklore, psychology and sociology behind these phenomena. She approaches the subject of the supernatural with an evidence-based approach. www.DeborahHyde.com