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Wylding Hall is a horror novella by the American author Elizabeth Hand, published in 2015. The narrative is structured as a series of documentary-style interviews recounting the experiences of a fictional 1970s British acid-folk band that retreats to an ancient manor house to record an album. During their stay, the band members encounter strange and tragic occurrences, culminating in the disappearance of their lead singer. The novella won the 2015 Shirley Jackson Award for best novella.
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How is Wylding Hall structured as a narrative?
Wylding Hall is told through a series of documentary-style interviews with former band members and associates, looking back decades after the events at the manor. This oral-history format creates a layered, partially unreliable account of what actually happened.
What genre is Wylding Hall?
Wylding Hall is a British folk-horror novella that blends supernatural horror with music-world realism. Elizabeth Hand layers eerie English folklore and acid-folk culture into the story's atmosphere.
What band is at the center of Wylding Hall?
The novella centers on a fictional 1970s acid-folk band whose lead singer vanishes under mysterious circumstances during a retreat at a remote country manor called Wylding Hall. The surviving members recount the events years later in the interview format.
When was Wylding Hall published and did it win any awards?
Wylding Hall was published in 2015 by Elizabeth Hand. It won the Shirley Jackson Award for best novella in the year of its publication, recognizing its achievement in dark fiction.
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