The Grip of Horror
Date: Wednesday 4 November - Wednesday 2 December 2026
Time: 17.30 - 19.30
Venue: Crescent Arts Center, Belfast
Price: 60 £60 | £55
Age Range: 18+ years
Weeks: 5
Tutor: Robert JE Simpson
Level: All Levels Welcome
Book NowAre you drawn to the macabre, all things spooky and haunting? Do you want to put your fears on paper? Then this might be the course for you.
Over five weeks join film and cultural historian Robert JE Simpson for a creative journey through the annals of horror, designed to heighten your appreciation for the genre while encouraging you to write your own horror fictions.
We’ll explore key horror texts and themes, with an emphasis on horror cinema, how horror is marketed, and what makes a horror story work.
This course includes optional extra participation via discord.
Meet the Tutor
Robert JE Simpson holds a BA in Film Studies and MA in Film and Visual Studies, and works as a freelancer in the arts as a writer, performer and visual artist. He is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio, and can be found sharing his love of the weird and macabre on social media.
He was formerly the editor of the horror-focused Diabolique Magazine, and an archivist for Hammer Films. Alongside contributing to various books, magazines and documentaries, he has written two non-fiction books – The Willing Fool: The Spectacle of The Wicker Man, and Don’t Dare See It Alone! Essays on Hammer Films, and is currently writing a zombie novella. For more information on Robert’s work go to robertjesimpson.com.
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