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How to Build A Haunted House

London Fortean Society

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Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm

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Conway Hall Sunday Concerts

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Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm (BST)

Conway Hall Sunday Concerts

25 Red Lion Square, London, United Kingdom

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How to Build A Haunted House
What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved? Barring the possibility of a looming afterlife, what are the particular features, contexts and histories that lend a building the dreaded identity of haunted house?

Caitlin Blackwell Baines tours some of the world’s most famously spine-chilling structures in search of answers. From Medieval Scotland to Enlightenment-era London; Victorian suburbs to pre-Civil War Louisiana, Blackwell-Baines, an expert in Gothic art and architecture, will explore that specific set of ingredients that captures our imaginations and contributes to our collective understanding of the eternally eerie. After all, whether a staunch sceptic or paranormal enthusiast, we all know a haunted house when we see one.

Caitlin Blackwell Baines is an art historian and author, specialising in Georgian art and architecture. Born in Toronto, she later emigrated to the UK to pursue an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a PhD from the University of York in art history. Upon completing her studies, she moved to the Isle of Bute off the Western coast of Scotland, and worked as a curator at Mount Stuart, a late Victorian Gothic Revival palace. When she isn’t visiting haunted houses and recording her ghost story-themed history podcast, Haunted Homes, Caitlin is based in East Sussex. Her book, How to Build a Haunted House: The History of a Cultural Obsession, will be available to buy in person on the night.


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How to Build A Haunted House, 9 October | Event in London | AllEvents
How to Build A Haunted House
Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm