Thank you!! Have such a soft spot for the reluctant Ancient Horror

Isn’t it fab! It’s one of the original illustrations from ‘Pallinghurst Barrow’ by Grant Allen ☺️

Had a great time yesterday talking about early depictions of proto-humans at #BSLS2026
Thank you @jordankistler.bsky.social for putting together such a cohesive panel, was amazing to hear about my co-presenters’ fascinating work!

Lily will be talking about marshy landscapes and the supernatural in Wells' 'The Croquet Player', I'll be talking about fantastical receptions of human prehistory in Wells and Machen. If you would like to be the third person in our spooky lineup drop me a message here or at b.i.gavurin@bham.ac.uk!

An image of the cover of H. G. Wells' novella The Croquet Player, depicting a smart young man playing croquet while a sinister proto-human figure emerges from marshy grasses behind him.

Would anyone be interested in joining me and Lily Fell to propose a ✨Weird✨ panel for the BSLS 2026 conference? @thebsls.bsky.social

Its focus will be on intersections b/w the natural sciences and the fantastical - more info below ⬇️
Please do share if you know anyone w. relevant research!

Yes please!!

Had a great time talking about prehistoric ghosts and haunted barrows at #BAVS2025 (ft. my own spooky barrow photo, naturally)

Amazing to hear about your research @janetteleaf.bsky.social and @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social - such a fun panel to be a part of!

Ah amazing, thank you so much! Looks like I have some very fun watching ahead of me haha