Interviewed by Callum Sutherland
Dr Callum Sutherland (left) and myself (right)
: “Back on 19th November 2021 I was interviewed over Zoom by Dr Callum Sutherland (pictured above, on the left) as part of his research. …”
Blogposts tagged as “englands dark dreaming”
The Ghosts of Christmas Futures
Two sketches of figures by the author
: “2018 has been my most financially successful year as an artist, primarily due to my England's Dark Dreaming book (fewer than 75 copies left at time of writing!). However when I say my most financially…”
No one dreams of England’s future any more
Still from Quatermass TV series
: “No one seems to dream of England’s future any more, just its imagined past. When the post-modernists proclaimed (again) “the end of history” what they should have been announcing, in England at…”
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England’s Dark Dreaming book
: “As those of you who follow me on Twitter will know, the book of my England’s Dark Dreaming series of drawings is now available to pre-order. It’s due to be published in early/mid August priced…”
Notes on re-enchantment as resistance in Deep England
Stanmer Woods, near Brighton, taken by the author
: “Yesterday I posed a question on Twitter as a short thread that I’ll reformat here for easy reading: …”
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Deep England
: “On some days, when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest, it is said that you can glimpse the mythical land of Deep England, particularly if you read the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, or the…”
The Gothic Mode in England’s Dark Dreaming
Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “In which I make some initial notes looking into the Gothic mode in my England’s Dark Dreaming series of drawings. …”
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Folk Horror: it’s all an allusion
Detail from Come Unto the Corn by the author
: “Prompted by some several discussions on Twitter (particularly one thread from author Adrian Bott) prompted by yet another article about Folk Horror films I wanted to set out some thoughts about Folk…”
England’s Dark Dreaming (Part III)
Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “I’ve now finished the first 5 of my England’s Dark Dreaming series of drawings. I wish I could show you them at their full size—one metre high—rather than the relatively small digital…”
England’s Dark Dreaming (Part II)
Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “I'm increasingly convinced that the country is temporally fractured, and we should be expecting a visit from Sapphire & Steel any time now. Everything seems to operate on skewed oneiric logic.…”
England’s Dark Dreaming
Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “A few days ago on Twitter I was thinking out loud about the film The Witch, which I watched on Saturday evening, specifically about its relationship to the theme of Folk Horror which is getting some…”