The Thrill of Fear: Why Scary Things Fascinate Us: an Evening With Peter Laws, from "Into the Fog"

Tuesday, October 296:00—7:30 PM1st floor Presentation CommonsQueset House51 Main Street, Easton, MA, 02356

Spend an evening with author, journalist, YouTuber and public speaker Peter Laws! Peter will talk about his non-fiction book, The Frighteners: A Journey Through Our Cultural Fascination with The Macabre, which explains (and defends) the human morbid streak.

Peter is also the host of the increasingly popular YouTube channel, Into the Fog with Peter Laws, the hit YouTube show that explores scary true stories of the paranormal. This presentation will be a fun romp through scary culture. There will be a Q&A session after the talk.

Check out Into the Fog at https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheFog, and look for a sneak peek interview with Peter Laws on ECAT’s website.

In addition to hosting Into the Fog, Peter writes the Matt Hunter creepy crime fiction series and his acclaimed non-fiction book The Frighteners. He is also the creator of the utterly unique cult podcast, Creepy Cove Community Church, which offers complete and immersive church services broadcast from a mysterious fishing town. Before his creative career, Peter was an ordained Reverend with a fascination for the macabre.

​He writes a monthly column for the print magazine The Fortean Times and is also one of the ‘experts’ on the BBC paranormal show, ‘Uncanny’. ​He regularly speaks at events, conferences and on radio.

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