Two faces drawn in the 1811 case book, one being the mirror image of the other. Both are in profile, facing each other. The right hand face is unfinished, stopping at the edge of the page.

What if we kissed in the marginalia of the 1811 Justice of the Peace casebook?

Illustration of leaping ghost from M. R. James story “Oh Whistle, and I’ll Come to You My Lad”

University of Birmingham clock tower (Old Joe)

“…causing their readers to feel pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at nightfall, or sitting over a dying fire in the small hours”. I gave my first full-length lecture on Monday at the University of Birmingham on the #Gothic module about M. R. James’s ghost stories 👻📖📚👩🏻‍🏫

A crude woodcut of a magician in a circle before a female spirit, flanked by skeletons and candles. Above hover skulls and crossbones.

Illustration of a performance by Flemish magician, huckster, and phantasmagoria pioneer Paul Phylidor (17??–1829), from a 1791 handbill. He claimed to be able to summon the dead but was reported to rely on projections, smoke machines, and mechanical devices. 🎃☠️

Deep cupboard in wall from which the ghost always comes

A crochet figure of a ghost in a brown shroud, screaming and holding a knife.

Yes it is relevant to my research interests, why do you ask?