I’m Emily, a writer and a picture-maker. My thing is the long nineteenth century and Neo-Victorianism in literature, art, and…
Hybrid faiths, occult religions, and esoteric beliefs: a review of Spirit Matters and The Occult Imagination in Britain
I was lucky enough to review two texts on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century spirituality for the British Association of Victorian…
Cinematic lycanthropy and monstrous femininity: a review of James Gracey’s The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves is a title in Auteur Publishing’s Devil’s Advocate series, which showcases a range of critical approaches…
Paris, lilac and teal
Pals, I’m sorry I haven’t been around much recently. Good old mental illness has truly been kicking me in the…
Rattling skeletons and cursed daughters: a weekend in Prague
Over the weekend I travelled the furthest away from home I’ve ever been, spending two days in Prague. I took…
A review of Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful And Things Strange
Adam Scovell’s Folk Horror is an excellent primer on the cultural mode, as manifested in fiction, film, music and television.…
At the violet hour, the landscape tells its tales
Narrative and nature go hand in hand. We’ve used stories to make sense of the world around us, to feel…
‘Father and Daughter’ exhibition showcasing work of two Chichester artists launched at Oxmarket
The mayor of Chichester, cllr Martyn Bell, opened The Oxmarket Gallery’s new exhibition at a launch event last night. ‘Father…
The Sleep of Reason
Despite Southern Rail’s best attempts, I made it into Brighton today to visit the Drawing Circus’s The Sleep of Reason…
Tove Styrke on bringing ‘energy and love’ to her Brighton show
[This story was first published online on the Brighton and Hove Independent website on November 1, 2018. The original story…
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