London Fortean Society

  Tuesday 26 May 2026 A 21st-Century Werewolf in Hull? In 2016, a peculiar story hit local headlines – a werewolf was loping around Barmston drain, an 18th-century canal in Hull. It was tabloid gold; soon national newspapers amplified the reports, and the story even reached the Huffington Post . Rock star Alice Cooper mentioned it on social media. But what lay behind the sensational spin? How many eye-witnesses were there and what did they really say? Was a werewolf really loping around Hull in 2016? Folklorist and Uncanny expert Deborah Hyde investigates the Hull Werewolf’s folkloric and contemporary context. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX (Tubes: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East) Date:Tuesday 26 May 2026  Time: 8pm (Doors 7.30) Tickets: £5/£3 https://wegottickets.com/f/19274