KNIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS 1882 mythical painting by Russian artist Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (1848–1926). According to ancient superstitions crossroads are unhallowed ground, haunted by vampires, demons, witches & trolls as explored in my article opengravesopenminds.com/ogom-research/…

🧵VINTAGE GOTHIC BOOKS WITH BEAUTIFUL #BAT COVERS H. Garland, The Tyranny of the Dark, 1905; M.R. James, More Ghost Stories, 1920 #Baturday

GOTHIC BIRD-WOMEN from a painting by Hans Thoma 1886. Demonic women such as #Sirens and #Harpies are often imagined as half- bird, half-maiden & gifted with the power of a bewitching song

All set for the first in-person day of the #SeaChanges conference! #GothicMermaids British Library Open Graves & Minds University of Hertfordshire

#SeaChanges has officially started for Day Two - now we’re all in person at the British Library! #GothicMermaids Open Graves & Minds

Amabie, a type of yokai, is another Japanese hybrid water creature. Depicted as good luck charms, it sparked a social media trend during the COVID pandemic. #GothicMermaids #SeaChanges

Now listening to Daisy Boooootcher 👻 's paper: Tentacular Defiance: An exploration of Hans Christian Andersen’s Sea Witch and female sexuality. #GothicMermaids #SeaChanges Open Graves & Minds

Enjoying hearing about the similarities between Dr Faustus and Ariel in Poor unfortunate souls: The Faustian bargain of 'The Little Mermaid' by Rebecca Greef 🍄📚 #GothicMermaids #SeaChanges Open Graves & Minds

Enjoyed presenting at the british library today on Evelyn De Morgan's mermaids... amazing day with amazing panels. #seachanges #gothicmermaids

Had a blast this weekend at #SeaChanges talking merpeople and #gothicglitter. Always love Open Graves & Minds conferences ✨🪸🧜🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️🪸✨

The Qing dynasty's Peach Blossom Dock paintings (桃花塢年畫) offer a rare glimpse into a vibrant world of yaoguai: shapeshifting spirits born from animals, plants, and household objects. Unlike typical New Year art, these prints embrace the eerie and the absurd. Rooted in

Thank you to our day 1 Keynote Dr Katie Garner who gave us such an insight into funding bids in the humanities and combined this so seamlessly with her research into Scottish Mermaids in Romanticism. We will be sharing her slides with all the delegates #SeaChanges

Big thank you also to Betsy Cornwell for her insight into the Selkie myth and how it can be adapted into fiction and memoir #SeaChanges. A beautiful and memorable reading for everyone attending the online day. So glad you could stay for days 2 & 3!

📢Woo Hoo Open Graves & Minds has its own page on the GothicMUP site and there's a special offer on . A great chance to grab some of our books and read about the wider project!! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/the-open-grave…

AUTUMN FAIRIES John Anster Fitzgerald's 'Rabbit Among the Fairies' is a glorious depiction of fairies in #autumn. If you look closely the rabbit is held captive by the tricksy fairies, symbolised by a rather menacing fairy to the left wielding a hawthorn spear #GothicFairies

WOODLAND ENCOUNTER WITH FAIRIES Malevolent fairies enchant a peasant woman in a stunning painting by Yulia Litvinova. The fae are contemporary manifestations of Polevoi or Rusalka, dangerous inhabitants of forests & rivers #GothicFairies

Yanwei (延維), also known as Weiyi (委蛇), is a formidable snake god in Chinese #mythology. With a human head atop a serpentine body, and two red heads emerging from its purple form, it stretches as long as a cart’s yoke. Though fierce in presence, it fears thunder, freezing in

Pumpkin Hollow - looks fun!