<< Events >> MegP 25 year celebration! - Stones, Portals and Bogeymen- 13th March, Brighton
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Stone Club and Odditorium Present: STONES, PORTALS & BOGEYMAN
30 years of Ancient Site Exploring on the Web with The Megalithic Portal’s Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham – founder of The Megalithic Portal ancient sites web resource and Editor of the community's award-winning book The Old Stones – looks back on an incredible 30 years of stones enthusiasm (including 25 of the Megalithic Portal of course). Embarking on a whistlestop tour of sites, stories, theories, discoveries and early web geekery ... he asks, 'Was it all worth it* – and what's next?'
* spoiler: yes
A brief History of Stone Club with Matthew Shaw and Lally Macbeth
Through their explorations of landscape and ancient sites, Stone Club, aim to bring new perspectives to prehistory in a collaborative way. In this talk, Matthew and Lally cover the founding of the club and explore how their approach and aims have formed a deeply engaged community that although has stone at its heart has opened up a much wider conversation around land access, inclusivity, mental health and forming positive solutions to climate anxiety and navigating the world in an increasingly unstable environment.
Lally MacBeth is an artist, writer and curator based in Cornwall. Her work takes in history, folklore, performance, ritual and artifice – and the links between high and low culture. The Lost Folk, published by Faber, is her first book.
Matthew Shaw is an artist, author & curator based in Cornwall. Atmosphere of Mona, a book of poetry and photography was published by Annwyn House in 2020. Matthew is a co-founder of Stone Club with artist Lally MacBeth.
Operation Bogeyman: The Folk Horror Landscape of 1970s Northern Ireland (director Simon Aeppli 67min) with Simon Aeppli
An essay film that navigates the intersections of folklore, horror, and psychological warfare during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Beginning in the filmmaker’s childhood home of Carrickfergus, Simon Aeppli embarks on a personal journey through haunting landscapes and archival discoveries to reveal a past steeped in strangeness and horror. The film examines a bizarre propaganda operation in which the British army staged fake black magic rituals to smear the IRA as ‘Satanists’. This unique blend of video essay and desktop documentary explores the spectres of Northern Ireland’s history through landscape and archival footage, audio interviews, and personal reflections.
Born in Belfast, Simon Aeppli is a documentary and essay filmmaker whose work explores overlooked and marginal histories from the region’s troubled past. His films have screened at festivals and galleries across the UK and internationally.
Hosted by David Bramwell, Matthew Shaw and Lally Macbeth
Horatio's Bar Brighton Pier, Madeira Drive, BN2 1TF
Friday 13th March 2026 7:25PM
Tickets here - it's not expensive and there's lots of room - come and celebrate 25 years of the Megalithic Portal and lots more too:
http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dr-bramwell/t-ejaqljg
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