Sweet Dreams: Night Baby

Lucie McKnight Hardy with Amanda Mason, chaired by Rob Edgar Acclaimed as one of the leading voices in contemporary folk horror, Lucie McKnight Hardy has been hailed as the "Queen of the Uncanny". Her haunting new novel, Night Babies, already described as a modern classic of the genre, transports readers to the Brecon Beacons, where an artist's retreat to a remote chapel after a devastating flood awakens ancient fears, unsettling visions and secrets buried deep within the land itself. Joining her is Whitby's own master of supernatural fiction, Amanda Mason, whose chilling new novel, The Dark, returns to the Yorkshire coast during the blackouts of the 1970s, when every power cut leaves more than darkness lurking beyond the window. Keeping heartbeats steady is chair, Professor Robert Edgar, author, broadcaster and co-convener of York St John University's Hauntology and Spectrality Research Group. Ghosts, ancient myths, lonely moors and things that move in the shadows... this late-night event is the perfect way to embrace the darker side of Whitby Lit Fest. Just don't expect to sleep afterwards.