James Brown
@drjamesbrown.bsky.social
Lapsed early modern historian, now professional services at the Uni of Sheffield. Likes: intoxicants; the supernatural, folklore, and folk horror; KE/impact; project management; 📸; 🥾; 🏋️. My photography portfolio: https://cursedaperture.squarespace.com/
I enjoyed meeting these characters in deepest rural Derbyshire last month.
September 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I enjoyed meeting these characters in deepest rural Derbyshire last month.
I enjoyed mine over the weekend! They’re all gorgeous, but I think this little house is my fave (adorable and creepy in equal measure).
August 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I enjoyed mine over the weekend! They’re all gorgeous, but I think this little house is my fave (adorable and creepy in equal measure).
Wardsend Cemetery, Sheffield (April 2025).
May 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Wardsend Cemetery, Sheffield (April 2025).
Sundown at St Andrew, Aldborough, North Yorkshire (February 2021).
May 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sundown at St Andrew, Aldborough, North Yorkshire (February 2021).
I’m on holiday on the Isle of Mull at the moment and this view from the kitchen window of our holiday cottage will also be missed greatly. 😔
May 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I’m on holiday on the Isle of Mull at the moment and this view from the kitchen window of our holiday cottage will also be missed greatly. 😔
Give way to toads. 🐸
May 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Give way to toads. 🐸
Holy Cross, Whorlton, North Yorkshire.
May 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Holy Cross, Whorlton, North Yorkshire.
Bookended by an exceptionally pleasing ruin.
May 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bookended by an exceptionally pleasing ruin.
Medieval rock cut graves at St Patrick, Heysham, Lancashire.
May 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Medieval rock cut graves at St Patrick, Heysham, Lancashire.
Portal encountered at St Peter's church in Heysham, Lancashire (I feel we are all now duty bound to report portals to you). 🫡
May 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Portal encountered at St Peter's church in Heysham, Lancashire (I feel we are all now duty bound to report portals to you). 🫡
I’ve shared v few of my pics here but have been shooting for c.10 years and will soon(ish) be launching a portfolio site, here is a glimpse of the witchcraft section!
May 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I’ve shared v few of my pics here but have been shooting for c.10 years and will soon(ish) be launching a portfolio site, here is a glimpse of the witchcraft section!
As well as this splendidly creepy church, Bakewell also has a very good line in sinister doorknobs.
May 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
As well as this splendidly creepy church, Bakewell also has a very good line in sinister doorknobs.
All Saints, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
May 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
All Saints, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
It’s such a fascinating and heartbreaking business (that I’ve been fortunate enough to research); I’m developing a little portfolio photography website that has a witchcraft section. Not my best photos, but they’re the locations that have moved me most deeply for sure.
May 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s such a fascinating and heartbreaking business (that I’ve been fortunate enough to research); I’m developing a little portfolio photography website that has a witchcraft section. Not my best photos, but they’re the locations that have moved me most deeply for sure.
Gnome bothering at Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight (a supremely creepy little theme park that has now largely fallen into the sea).
April 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Gnome bothering at Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight (a supremely creepy little theme park that has now largely fallen into the sea).
Currently developing a website for my eldritch photography and have been reminded of this utterly gorgeous dachshund on a bench end (from St Margaret, South Elmham, Suffolk).
April 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Currently developing a website for my eldritch photography and have been reminded of this utterly gorgeous dachshund on a bench end (from St Margaret, South Elmham, Suffolk).
Little pathway from Loddon churchyard in Norfolk; A1 portalling (love it so much it’s my banner pic).
April 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Little pathway from Loddon churchyard in Norfolk; A1 portalling (love it so much it’s my banner pic).
Here it is, Road to Devil’s Wood. My all-time favourite photograph.
March 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Here it is, Road to Devil’s Wood. My all-time favourite photograph.
My all-time favourite witch-related landscape legend, the witch’s leg (aka the witch’s finger) in East Somerton, Norfolk; a giant oak tree growing through the woodland ruins of St Mary’s church, it’s said to have sprouted from the wooden leg of a witch who was buried there. #FolkloreThursday
March 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My all-time favourite witch-related landscape legend, the witch’s leg (aka the witch’s finger) in East Somerton, Norfolk; a giant oak tree growing through the woodland ruins of St Mary’s church, it’s said to have sprouted from the wooden leg of a witch who was buried there. #FolkloreThursday