London Fortean Society

9th October 2025  7 pm (Doors 6.30 pm) Conway Hall , 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL Whether a sceptic or paranormal enthusiast, we all know a haunted house when we see one. From Medieval Scotland to Enlightenment-era London, Victorian suburbs to pre-Civil War Louisiana, Caitlin Blackwell-Baines will explore the particular features, contexts and histories that lend a building the dreaded identity of a haunted house. How to Build A Haunted House 9th October 2025  7 pm (Doors 6.30 pm) £10 standard / £6 Living Support / £7 Students /  £7 Online /  Advance Booking Conway Hall , 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL Tube: Holborn London Fortean Email List   What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved? Barring the possibility of a looming afterlife, what are the particular features, contexts and histories that lend a building the dreaded identity of haunted house? Caitlin B...

Tuesday 30 September 2025 Posthumous Indignities of the Famous   This illustrated presentation tells the shameful tale of the posthumous ignominy inflicted on some notable corpses over the last thousand years. City of London guide and cemetery supremo Rob Stephenson tells how defilement has been visited upon the sacred remains of kings and queens as well as the honoured dead like Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin.  (The image here is of Oliver Cromwell.)  Tuesday 30 September 2025 8pm (Doors 7.30) The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX (Tubes: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East) Tickets £5/£3  https://wegottickets.com/event/674558/