Part of Christmas at QUAD
From the BBC’s Ghost Stories For Christmas to The Box of Delights, the festive periods of the 1970’s and 80s provided a flurry of creepy TV thrills. In this brand new show, Stephen Brotherstone – co-writer of the acclaimed Scarred For Lifebooks –joins Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer to unwrap the lingering trauma of all our childhood Christmases.
Tremble beneath the tinsel as Stephen and Bob take a fun but informative rummage through the creepier side of the festive season. Got a gigantic bottle of Warninks Advocaat? And Christmas decorations held together with saliva? You’re all set. Opena tatty selection box full of undersized Curly Wurlies and prepare to relive your yuletide nightmares of Worzel Gummidge, The Stone Tape,K9 and Company,TheWoman in Black,Jackanory Spine Chillers... and many, many more! Including that weird episode of Bergerac where it all goes a bit Folk Horror.
Since 2017, Stephen Brotherstone has been expertly chronicling the terrifying popular culture of the 1970s and ‘80s as co-writer of the acclaimed Scarred For Lifebooks. Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer, meanwhile, is the creator ofThe Haunted Generation, a multi-media exploration of the weirder side of the 1970s childhood.