Terror Talks: Vaimpír - Ireland's Undead Legends & the Ulster Origins of Dracula

CALLING ALL BLOODSUCKERS!

Join Alternative Ulstours' 'Master of the Macabre' Andrew Johnston for an illustrated Terror Talk on Ireland's vampire lore, from 5th-century legends to 21st-century film sets.

Andrew will stake a claim for the 'Garvagh Vampire', Abhartach, being a primary inspiration on Bram Stoker's Dracula, as well as regaling the tale of the Dearg-Due, a tragic and beautiful creature from Waterford.

The night will offer explanations for Irish myths of vampirism, putting the subject in a global context for the times.

The talk will also explore a curious County Down connection to John William Polidori's 1819 work The Vampyre, before concluding with Belfast doubling for Transylvania in Dracula Untold, shot in Northern Ireland in the 2010s.

So, come along to the iconic Sunflower Public House, buy a drink, pull up a seat and let Andrew invite you into the domain of the undead!

Doors open:
7.00pm

Running time:
2 hours including interval

Please note:
• Unreserved seating
• Full bar
• Strictly 18+
• Dog-friendly

You may also like the following events from Alternative Ulstours:

• This Saturday, 9th August, 02:00 pm, Black Belfast: Titanic Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour in Belfast
• Next Monday, 11th August, 11:25 am, Burke and Hare: Body Snatchers, Serial Killers, Ulstermen in Edinburgh
• This month, 25th August, 10:00 am, The Witches' Way - full-day historical witchcraft coach tour from Belfast in Belfast

Also check out other Entertainment events in Belfast.