Events
Online Eventbrite talks organised by Victor Wynd and the Last Tuesday Society.
Priestley's Tales of the Unexpected is delighted to endorse specially selected upcoming Zoom talks organised by Victor Wynd and the Last Tuesday Society. For their full event offering, go here: Eventbrite page.
Who are they?
The Last Tuesday Society is a ‘pataphysical organisation founded by the American philosopher and psychologist William James at Harvard in the 1870s, now headquartered at The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History in London’s East End. For the last twenty years, the Last Tuesday Society has organised lectures, masterclasses, workshops, seances, balls, and even expeditions to Papua New Guinea and West Africa. Viktor Wynd (Robert Wyndam Bucknell) is a British artist, author, curator and museum director.
🌐 The Viktor Wynd Museum and The Last Tuesday Society Website.
Upcoming: June, 2025
Scottish Cannibal Families.
Date and time: Sunday 8 June 2025, 20:00 - 21:30 BST. Online: Zoom.
Beyond Sawney Bean: Scottish Cannibal Families - Fact, Fiction or Propaganda? Join Geoff Holder as he tries to uncover the ghastly truth or despicable lies behind these episodes reported from Dundee, Perth and Ayrshire.
The Werewolf of Hull: A Modern Manbeast Mystery.
Date and time: Monday 9 June 2025, 20:00 - 21:30 BST. Online: Zoom.
Was a werewolf really loping around Hull's Barmston Drain in 2016? Folklorist Deborah Hyde investigates this modern manbeast mystery.
(Image: Public domain engraving depicting a wolf attack from Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg's Die Emeis (1516). This 16th-century engraving was reused in 1765 to illustrate attacks by the Beast of Gévaudan, a werewolf case in France.
Medieval Graffiti
Date and time: Tuesday 10 June 2025, 20:00 - 21:30 BST. Online: Zoom.
Surveys undertaken by archaeologist Wayne Perkins, recording a fascinating corpus of medieval and historic graffiti which includes compass-drawn circles, ‘Marian’ marks, pentangles & saltires, all of which will be discussed in this illustrated talk.
Unveiling the World of Freak Shows
Date and time: Thursday 19 June 2025, 21:00 - 22:30 BST. Online: Zoom.
During the heyday of the circus, curious people were enticed by colourful posters to see the rarities of nature. Inside the dark tents, one could experience the living legends of Siamese twins, bearded women, giants, and other incredible performers. Many of these people were ridiculed and ostracised, but in the circus world, they found a place where they could earn a living and where their appearance opened the door to a better life.
Nordic Midsummer Stories
Date and time: Wednesday 25 June, 21:00 - 22:00 BST. Online: Zoom.
Join the Norwegian lecturer Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand for an enchanting lecture that transports you to the heart of Scandinavia, where the magic of midsummer comes alive through captivating stories and folklore!
(Image credit: Image by Merja Partanen from Pixabay)
