Things That Go Bump in the Night

The Central London Humanist Group present; Please come and join us if you dare and have survived Halloween for a special spooky CLHG talk. Skeptics Chris French and Deborah Hyde will be discussing all things that go bump in the night but will mainly concentrate on two of our favourite supernatural beings ghosts and vampires. CLHG apologise for this favouritism to witches werewolves elves fairies goblins and a multitude of gods and ghouls you just need to get yourselves better PR and more sightings.; Please arrive early to have a glass of wine from our CLHG Charity Wine Bar find your seat and chat with other members or strange beings. Donations to the wine bar will go to the Alzheimer’s Society Chris & Deborah’s chosen charity.; All our talks are open to the general public and all supernatural beings and free to attend but we ask those who can to make a donation of what they can afford to cover the costs of room and equipment hire and help keep our talks free to all.; Deborah Hyde writes speaks internationally and appears on broadcast media to discuss superstition religion and belief in the supernatural. She uses a range of approaches and disciplines from history to psychology to investigate the folklore of the malign and to discover why it is so persistent throughout all human communities and eras. She is currently writing a book ‘Unnatural Predators’. She is also a film industry makeup effects production manager who gets on the wrong side of the camera from time to time. She is the current editor of the Skeptic Magazine.; Professor Chris French is the Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry as well as being aDistinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and a member of the Scientific and Professional Advisory Board of the British False Memory Society. He has published over 100 articles and chapters covering a wide range of topics within psychology. His main area of research is the psychology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences. He frequently appears on radio and television casting a sceptical eye over paranormal claims as well as writing for the Guardian and The Skeptic Magazine which for more than a decade he also edited. Follow him on Twitter: @chriscfrench; Doors at 18.30 for talk at 19.00