Who knew Horror could be so funny? Charlie Stross and Jonathan Whitelaw bring us unexpected tales from the darkest aspects of the genre.

In The Laundry Files novels, secret agents of the British Government do battle with a plethora of occult threats. In his latest novel, Charlie Stross has placed Britain under new management – one of the terrifying Elder Gods!

Jonathan Whitelaw gives the Devil his due in HellCorp. The Devil needs a holiday, and so he plans to set up a company to keep hell from freezing over while he’s gone. God agrees, but only if Lucifer solves an ancient crime first.

Find out more about: Charles Stross and Jonathan Whitelaw!

Chaired by Andrew Wilson

Running time: 60 minutes

Tickets: £8/£6 concession

Venue: Lomond Room

David Quantick is an Emmy-winning television writer for such shows as Veep, The Thick of It and The Day Today, as well as a writer for radio. In his new novel, All My Colors, wannabe writer Todd Millstead discovers the dark side of publishing. And it has teeth.

Find out more about: David Quantick!

Chaired by Stuart Kelly

Runnning time: 60 minutes

Tickets: £8/ £6 concession

Venue: Lomond Room

Modern horror is about more than just things that go bump in the night…

Louis Greenberg is an author and editor. His latest novel, Green Valley, is set in a world that has rejected modern surveillance and tracking technology, but follows a small group that still lives within the virtual reality of Green Valley.

Sarah Lotz is a screenwriter and novelist. Her latest novel sees a young man’s brush with death go viral. In The White Road, she explores the lengths we’ll go for five minutes more of fame.

D. A. Watson is a Glasgow-based writer of Horror. In his novel, In the Devil’s Name, a group of local boys find out that the local legend of the haunted cliffs is more than just a ghost story to give the tourists a thrill.

Find out more about: Louis Greenberg, Sarah Lotz and D. A. Watson!

Chaired by Jim McLeod from the #1 Horror Blog, Ginger Nuts of Horror

Running time: 60 minutes

Tickets: £8/ £6 concession

Venue: Upper Hall