Emma Davies
@edgarallanhole.bsky.social
ahrc funded env hums phd researcher | bath spa and bristol | folk horror and haunted landscapes in literature and film 🌱
lb: https://boxd.it/455UF
lb: https://boxd.it/455UF
the only good thing about having covid in 2025 is that i can’t go outside and spend money
July 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
the only good thing about having covid in 2025 is that i can’t go outside and spend money
also i’ve written a little blog post about my latest hyperfixation open.substack.com/pub/emmadavi...
Buried but breathing
On anchoresses, the Gothic, and being underground
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
also i’ve written a little blog post about my latest hyperfixation open.substack.com/pub/emmadavi...
in my sourdough era (debut loaf, emma’s version)
June 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
in my sourdough era (debut loaf, emma’s version)
pint and new poetry! “thank you Fiona”, we all say in unison
May 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
pint and new poetry! “thank you Fiona”, we all say in unison
if suzanne collins has no fans i’m dead
March 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
if suzanne collins has no fans i’m dead
new blog post about gothic romance in the latest hunger games prequel 💀 #sunriseonthereaping #sotr open.substack.com/pub/emmadavi...
March 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
new blog post about gothic romance in the latest hunger games prequel 💀 #sunriseonthereaping #sotr open.substack.com/pub/emmadavi...
3pm on a Sunday is my favourite time, so many possibilities
February 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
3pm on a Sunday is my favourite time, so many possibilities
in the waiting room at the drs, where all the best art is made
February 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
in the waiting room at the drs, where all the best art is made
went all Little Women and made a wreath
December 22, 2024 at 6:37 PM
went all Little Women and made a wreath
watching rivals and i’m OBSESSED catch me glued to declan o’hara tiktok edits as soon as i finish the season
December 4, 2024 at 9:19 PM
watching rivals and i’m OBSESSED catch me glued to declan o’hara tiktok edits as soon as i finish the season
went to the glastonbury frost fayre yesterday and bothered the stones at the abbey
December 1, 2024 at 9:13 AM
went to the glastonbury frost fayre yesterday and bothered the stones at the abbey
my last four watched on letterboxd #letterboxdfriday #filmsky
November 29, 2024 at 8:35 PM
my last four watched on letterboxd #letterboxdfriday #filmsky
i just did my first ever guest lecture! it was great (but now I need to go stare into space for a bit)
November 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
i just did my first ever guest lecture! it was great (but now I need to go stare into space for a bit)
went to a screening of Point Break, men don’t need therapy they just need to be gay and jump out of a plane together
November 28, 2024 at 2:58 PM
went to a screening of Point Break, men don’t need therapy they just need to be gay and jump out of a plane together
a quick introduction as I’ve collected a few friends here! i’m Emma, a 2nd year PhD student at bath spa and bristol university, and i’m researching the ecocritical applications of soil as an active agent in folk horror stories. i am a hamster mum and a movie enjoyer, among other things
November 26, 2024 at 2:13 PM
a quick introduction as I’ve collected a few friends here! i’m Emma, a 2nd year PhD student at bath spa and bristol university, and i’m researching the ecocritical applications of soil as an active agent in folk horror stories. i am a hamster mum and a movie enjoyer, among other things
i have absolutely no business buying coffee when I don’t get paid til friday but with student discount and keep-cup discount it’s basically free ??
November 26, 2024 at 10:54 AM
i have absolutely no business buying coffee when I don’t get paid til friday but with student discount and keep-cup discount it’s basically free ??
“lore” is one of the contenders for oxford word of the year! it’s a huge day for annoying people (me)
November 24, 2024 at 11:39 AM
“lore” is one of the contenders for oxford word of the year! it’s a huge day for annoying people (me)
feeding a fully nocturnal hamster feels like leaving offerings for a tiny god
November 22, 2024 at 8:28 PM
feeding a fully nocturnal hamster feels like leaving offerings for a tiny god
watched Heretic over the weekend and the true horror of it was all the mansplaining
November 18, 2024 at 6:34 PM
watched Heretic over the weekend and the true horror of it was all the mansplaining
Reposted by Emma Davies
This blog was guest written by Emma Davies & Sam Le Butt, who ran a workshop at the museum this week about the monstrous forces that lurk in the English countryside's folk history.
We're very grateful for their exceptional work!
We're very grateful for their exceptional work!
October 31, 2024 at 3:23 PM
This blog was guest written by Emma Davies & Sam Le Butt, who ran a workshop at the museum this week about the monstrous forces that lurk in the English countryside's folk history.
We're very grateful for their exceptional work!
We're very grateful for their exceptional work!
very pleased to have cowritten this lovely spooky blog post for the merl with @samlebutt.bsky.social 🧟
🎃 POV: it’s the zombie apocalypse, and you’re at The Museum of English Rural Life.
Luckily, we’ve collected thousands of agricultural tools that sustained England's rural people for centuries. With some lateral thinking, they might be exactly what you need today.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
Luckily, we’ve collected thousands of agricultural tools that sustained England's rural people for centuries. With some lateral thinking, they might be exactly what you need today.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
Farm Tools for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse - The MERL
For centuries, tools like billhooks, forks, and saws kept rural people housed and warm. They're also perfect for the zombie apocalypse.
merl.reading.ac.uk
November 10, 2024 at 11:10 PM
very pleased to have cowritten this lovely spooky blog post for the merl with @samlebutt.bsky.social 🧟
took Ernesto to meet a long-dead relative today 🦖
November 10, 2024 at 9:01 PM
took Ernesto to meet a long-dead relative today 🦖
hello bluesky 😌 here’s a nice bunch of bleeding bonnets i saw the other day
November 3, 2024 at 11:20 AM
hello bluesky 😌 here’s a nice bunch of bleeding bonnets i saw the other day