Tentaclii doesn’t normally cover the surging horde of Mythos writers and podcasters, apart from noting the very occasional interestingly-themed story anthology. But an exception can be made for the large Innsmouth Literary Festival, right here in the UK. Booking now.
I had to look up “Bedford”, somewhere ‘down south’ perhaps? Yes, turns out it’s in the flatlands between Milton Keynes and Cambridge, and about 40 miles north of central London. Appears to be well-served by trains from the south (Brighton, Gatwick Airport, London).
> I had to look up “Bedford”, somewhere ‘down south’ perhaps?
Of course! A lot of New England, and Massachusetts specifically, was settled by Puritan types from East Anglia and a lot of the towns were named after towns in East Anglia. I mean, it’s 70 miles from Bedford to Boston in the UK, but only 20 miles in Massachusetts. Though curiously, Innsmouth doesn’t exist in either the UK or the US. See “Albion’s Seed” by David Hackett Fischer for a lot of background on this.