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A Pleasing Terror - Two Ghost Stories by M R James

Thu 30 Oct 2025 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM GMT Online, Zoom

A Pleasing Terror - Two Ghost Stories by M R James

Thu 30 Oct 2025 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM GMT Online, Zoom

Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without a spine-tingling tale or two! Close the curtains, light the candles, and settle in for some wickedly good stories with A Pleasing Terror.

In this captivating one-person show, Robert Lloyd Parry retells two of M R James’ haunting ghost stories - Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book and The Mezzotint.

What to expect: This candle-lit performance will make your hair stand on end and leave you craving more.

Robert Lloyd Parry embodies the spirit of M R James to a tee, telling tales of possessed tomes, medieval towns, and ghoulish engravings.

About the artist(s)

Robert Lloyd Parry is an actor and writer specialising in literary storytelling; theatrical performances based upon texts from the golden age of the short story.

He has been touring the UK with the M R James Project for twenty years - bringing to life the masterpieces of the father of the English ghost story.

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