Last weekend, I was invited to do a talk about some of Sussex’s weird and wonderful folklore at the Battle … More
Tag: Heritage
Listen: Apparition on aisle three
Spooky tidings this Samhain, fellow spirits. Do you want to hear some ghostly tales? Of course you do. I manifested … More
An eerie pyramid tomb
Do you like strange, explicably-located pyramids? Maybe you’re also a fan of bizarre burials and Devil summoning? Then boy, do … More
About me
I’m Emily, a writer and a picture-maker. My thing is the long nineteenth century and Neo-Victorianism in literature, art, and … More
Tales from the Archive: The ‘Mermaid of Bognor’
[This story was first published online in the Bognor Observer on July 26, 19, 2018. The original story can be … More
Tales from the Archive: The Seal Road bungalow poltergeist
[This story was published on February 7 in the Observer series. Read the original story at https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/nostalgia-the-seal-road-bungalow-poltergeist-1-8369726.] There were ‘queer things’ … More
Remaining wraiths: haunted Waterlooville
I grew up in a town called Waterlooville. Like many people in their mid-twenties, I have not yet made it … More
Gender Journeys: Brighton showcases Museum of Transology
[This story was published on July 27 by etc Magazine. Read the original story at http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=f4d0df61-a140-46e1-a41b-c475c60ac72a&pnum=84.] Celebrating hope, ambition, and determination, … More
Satire and people spotting in Victorian Hastings
If you wanted to know the local lowdown in Hastings during the mid 1800s, then the Gossiping Photographer was your man. Francis Frith … More
Tales from the Archive: Sea washes up witchcraft box, 1966
[This story was published on December 15 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/nostalgia-sea-washes-up-witchcraft-box-1966-1-7733015.] [Image: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers in … More
Emily Jessica Turner 