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One of the Greats: the Folk Horror of Florence + the Machine
Saturday June 6, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Butler
Werewolves and Witches, Krakens and Choreomania, with each new album, Florence + the Machine leans harder into horror. The marketing itself for the Everybody Scream album includes clips of horror classics such as Carrie and Rosemary's Baby. In her live performances, she is accompanied by a coven of witches singing back-up by her side. Her lyrics are filled with evocative imagery of beauty and darkness, with introspective storytelling, brought to life by a voice full of passion. This panel will explore themes of folk horror, cosmic horror, witchcraft, nature as divine, feminine power, and the duality of darkness and love, expressed within F+TM's body of work.
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Mark Matthews

Mark Matthews is a Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, a graduate of the University of Michigan, and a licensed professional counselor. He is the author of On the Lips of Children, All Smoke Rises, Milk-Blood, and The Hobgoblin of Little Minds. He also edited, published, and contributed... Read More →
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Christa Carmen

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Christa Carmen is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Daughters of Block Island and Beneath the Poet’s House, coming fall 2024 from Thomas & Mercer.
Additional work can be found in Vastarien, Nightmare, Orphans of Bliss, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, and the Stoker... Read More →
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Eric LaRocca

Eric LaRocca (he/they) is a 3x Bram Stoker Award® finalist and Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by Esquire as one of the “Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age” and praised by Locus as “one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fict... Read More →
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Dacia M Arnold

AMS/ AMG Marketing Account Manager, Liquid Mind Marketing, Dacia M Arnold LLC

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Rae Wilde

Rae Wilde (she/her) is a queer woman and author of dark fiction who has published numerous works under the pen name Rae Knowles. Her collection, I Do Not Apologize for My Position on Men, will re-release in July 2026 from Shortwave Publishing and her commercial fiction debut, ... Read More →
Saturday June 6, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Butler
  Horror Genre and Media
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