# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Casting the Runes: Two Ghost Stories by M R James
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 07:45 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Ysgrifennodd Montague Rhodes James ei straeon ysbryd i'w perfformio i ffrindiau yn y blynyddoedd cyn y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf. Heddiw, nid ydynt wedi colli dim o'u pŵer i ddychryn a difyrru. ‘Nawr mae Cwmni Theatr Nunkie yn dychwelyd i Aberystwyth gyda dwy o straeon gorau James, mewn sioe un-dyn gyffrous arall.

Yn Casting the Runes, ‘rydym yn cyfarfod â’r Abad Lufford bythgofiadwy, Mr. Karswell - llusernwr hudol, hanesydd yr ocwlt, a phla’r sefydliad academaidd. Mae’r stori yn fwyaf adnabyddus efallai am fod yn ffynhonnell y ffilm arswyd glasurol o’r 1950au Night of the Demon.

The Residence at Whitminster yw un o gampweithiau James a gafodd ei diystyru mwyaf, lle mae cysgod tywyll yn cael ei daflu o gwmpas eglwys heddychlon yn Lloegr …

Montague Rhodes James wrote his ghost stories to perform to friends in the years leading up to WW1. Today they have lost none of their power to terrify and amuse. Now Nunkie Theatre Company returns to Aberystwyth with two of James’s very best, in another thrilling one-man show.

In Casting the Runes we meet the unforgettable ‘Abbot of Lufford, ’Mr. Karswell: magiclanternist, historian of the occult, and scourge of the academic establishment. The story is perhaps best known for being the source for the classic 1950s horror film ‘Night of the Demon.’

James’s most neglected masterpieces: The Residence at Whitminster in which a dark shadow is cast over the precinct of a peaceful English church…
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/aberystwyth/casting-the-runes-two-ghost-stories-by-m-r-james/200030778476113
- **Event Categories**: Art, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Aberystwyth
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
- **lat**: 52.41567789813
- **long**: -4.0630047648149
- **full address**: Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University - Penglais Campus,Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Casting the Runes: Two Ghost Stories by M R James being held?
  - **A:** Casting the Runes: Two Ghost Stories by M R James takes place on Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 07:45 pm to Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 07:45 pm at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University - Penglais Campus,Aberystwyth, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Casting the Runes: Two Ghost Stories by M R James?
  - **A:** Casting the Runes: Two Ghost Stories by M R James is organized by Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

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