Professor Carolyne Larrington
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Carolyne Larrington brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our event. With a DPhil in Old English and Old Norse from Oxford University, Carolyne has made significant contributions to the field of medieval literature.
As an Official Fellow at St John’s College and Professor of Medieval European Literature, her research spans medieval English literature, Old Norse mythology, Arthurian literature, and the study of emotion in the medieval period.
Adam Scovell
Adam Scovell is a writer and filmmaker from Merseyside, now based in London. He completed his PhD in Music at the University of Goldsmiths in 2018. In his film work, he has collaborated with the author Robert Macfarlane in adapting his books Holloway and Ness.
He writes regularly about film and culture for the BFI, the BBC, and many other magazines and outlets. He is the author of Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange (2017, Auteur), and three novels, Mothlight (2019), How Pale the Winter Has Made Us (2020) and Nettles (2022), all published by Influx Press.
Maria J. Pérez Cuervo
Maria J. Pérez Cuervo is the founder and editor of Hellebore, a small press devoted to folk horror and the occult. As well as 12 issues of Hellebore magazine, she’s published the travel guide The Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain, the card game The Magical Card Battle of Britain, and the magazine Yuletide Hauntings.
Maria is also a writer specialising in history, archaeology, myth, and mystery. Her work has appeared in Fortean Times, Mental Floss, The Order of the Good Death, Daily Grail, and others. She contributed to the original Spirits of Place book, edited by John Reppion.
Dee Dee Chainey
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Dee Dee Chainey is a transmedia storyteller, currently working on unearthing innovative ways of bringing heritage to life. With an MA focusing on public heritage within archaeological landscapes, she is fascinated by placemaking, storied wayfinding, and how the technological horizons of prehistory shaped the world.
John Reppion
John Reppion is an author and Folklorist born and based in Liverpool.
In 2016 John organised and hosted the original Spirits of Place symposium, held at the Mansion House in Calderstones Park, Liverpool. The event was so well received that John went on to edit Spirits of Place the book, published by Daily Grail publishing the following year.
