Enlightening talks and events
QUAD presents a varied programme of film, culture and art related events.
Upcoming Talks & Events
Talks + Events
A chance for QUAD members to take an exclusive look around our latest exhibition before it opens to the public.
26 Sep 2026
Talks + Events
Take a step behind the scenes with this tour of QUAD’s projection room!
26 Sep 2026
Talks + Events
The unofficial one-day fan celebration of all things Tomb Raider.
24 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Why are so many women in Gothic fiction locked away, labelled hysterical, or portrayed as monsters?
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Three days of talks and author interviews exploring the darker side!
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
One of the most acclaimed authors of Gothic Fiction and ghost stories in modern fiction.
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
A talk exploring the history of the Televisual Gothic – programming that uses the Gothic to probe the horrors of the television industry.
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
No movie has a better claim to a curse than 1966’s Incubus, an almost-lost folk horror movie with a backstory as grim and fascinating as its main plotline.
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
One of the most exciting new talents in Gothic fiction, with rich imagination and exciting reimaginings on show.
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Looking at the rich seam of terrifying home-grown productions which are often ignored or forgotten.
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
In 1980, there may only have been 3 TV channels, but on 13 Saturday nights that year, one of them showed Hammer House of Horror, a series of chilling tales that brought witchcraft, Satanism, werewolves and all manner of attendant weirdness into the n…
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Derby-based is Tom Mead is the author of four popular and acclaimed locked-room mysteries.
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
From witch bottles to spontaneous human combustion, take a tour through some of history’s weirdest witchcraft deterrents.
1 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
The ‘Queen of African Horror’, one of the most exciting voices in the genre and a Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
1 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Discussing some of the most bizarre and supernatural stories from around the country.
1 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Exploring the final day in the fated city of Pompeii through the lives of seven citizens from all strata of society.
12 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Setting out a credible case for optimism when it comes to the future of Britain’s economy, and a roadmap of how we might get there.
13 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
The extraordinary life of one of Britain’s most beloved musical icons and a strange and turbulent period of British history.
14 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Ten dramatic cases where journalists showed astonishing bravery in uncovering the truth; sometimes paying the ultimate price.
14 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
On Tuesday 4 May 1926, two million workers downed tools in the only nationwide strike ever held in Britain.
15 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Stephen will talk about the TV adaptation of his much loved crime novels and about his current work on a new novel.
15 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Widower Jack’s quiet life is overturned by two accidents that happen on the bend in the road into town
15 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Is the book always better than the film? Louise Willder uncovers what makes a good adaptation.
15 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
From the depths of the Peak District, Well Dressed explore folklore, customs and curiosities through music, art, film and performance.
28 Nov 2026
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