CAUGHT BY THE RIVER

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Caught by The River will be returning in March – this time teaming up with Strange Attractor Press.

Strange Attractor began in 2001 as a series of events at the very same Horse Hospital. Since then, they’ve published numerous brilliant works on neglected and esoteric cultural, historical and anthropological themes, by authors such as David Keenan, John Doran (the Quietus) and Tom Bolton, among many others.

Our collaborative March event will feature:

Sara Hannant and Simon Costin discussing , as documented by their recently published book Of Shadows.

Christopher Josiffe relating the bizarre tale of Gef, the ‘talking mongoose’ or ‘man-weasel’ – said to have the ability to talk in several languages, to sing, to steal objects from nearby farms and to eavesdrop on local people – who allegedly appeared in the home of an Isle of Man farming family in the 1930s.

Artist and Gossamer Days author Eleanor Morgan, who has spent a decade working with spiders and their silk, examining the strange, centuries long entanglement between humans and spiders – from gun sights to sticky tunics via acoustic lures, royal underwear and the mystery of the disappearing spider goats.

Once again, silver-tongued Poets-in-Residence Will Burns and Martha Sprackland will both put in an appearance. DJ on the night will be Strange Attractor’s Mark Pilkington, and our very own John Andrews will be taking on MC duties.