Presentation
Horror in Portugal: Between the Niche and Literature
Session 1
Saturday, 13 September 2025 at 16h00
MOTELX Lounge
Three authors, three books, one conversation. “O Sono dos Culpados” by Fábio Ventura is a breathtaking psychological
thriller that explores the limits of trust, the weight of guilt,
and what happens when the darkness within us is confronted
by an inescapable terror. “Coisas Ruins” by Pedro Zamith is
a story of trauma, faith, and redemption, weaving folk horror
with religious mysticism in a familiar Portuguese setting, draw
ing on beings still very present in Portuguese popular beliefs,
whose manifestations terrify both believers and skeptics alike.
And finally, Aquilo que o Sono Esconde by Mafalda Santos,
winner of the 2024 ATAEGINA Prize for Published Book with
“Enquanto o Fim não Vem”.
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