#MR James

[marisashorror]

Number 13

2021

[giovannadeltoro]

stills from the tv anime adaptation of from eroica with love, produced by toei, which began airing in 1988, after the end of the emperor waltz arc.

commissions / ig

[sherbertilluminated]

Rip to Edwin Payne you would have loved M. R. James.

Not that your lifetimes didn't overlap or you can't catch up now. But if you had read "Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, my Lad" we would know

[marypickfords]

Lost Hearts (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1973)

"On the night of which I am speaking, Stephen Elliott found himself, as he thought, looking through the glazed door. The moon was shining through the window, and he was gazing at a figure which lay in the bath. His description of what he saw reminds me of what I once beheld myself in the famous vaults of St. Michan's Church in Dublin, which possess the horrid property of preserving corpses from decay for centuries. A figure inexpressibly thin and pathetic, of a dusty leaden colour, enveloped in a shroud-like garment, the thin lips crooked into a faint and dreadful smile, the hands pressed tightly over the region of the heart. As he looked upon it, a distant, almost inaudible moan seemed to issue from its lips, and the arms began to stir. The terror of the sight forced Stephen backwards, and he awoke to the fact that he was indeed standing on the cold boarded floor of the passage in the full light of the moon. With a courage which I do not think can be common among boys of his age, he went to the door of the bathroom to ascertain if the figure of his dream were really there. It was not, and he went back to bed.” — MR James, Lost Hearts, from Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904).

[devilsrains]

eroica fanzines

"the eroica connection" from companions in chaos #1 (1993) by kay reynolds

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

[diioss-art]

James, the patron saint of garbage ♡

[wolven-maw]

HEY my first short story collection is FREE on Kindle for the next FIVE DAYS.

[thedevilsrain]

lord gloria and his accountant 🌹💸

[friend-through-teenage-nights]

Rescued from the ex-Twitter the time in 2021 when I pestered my mum to message John Finnemore to confirm this connection in series 9.

[Image ID: Screenshot of two tweets. The first from my mum "Having read the description, they joked that in the 5th episode, Newt would meet MR James in the final sketch & were delighted this came true. They ask did MR start telling "The Rose Garden" as a nod to the second episode's final sketch which was presumably a parody of that tale?"

John Finnemore replied "Excellent prediction work! I'm glad to hear it. And yes, they're exactly right about The Rose Garden. It clearly really lodged in Newt's memory..." End ID.]

[marisashorror]

Martin's Close

[giovannadeltoro]

a normal amount of from eroica with love art

commissions / ig

[nedison]

Quis est iste qui venit?

[iwatchfilmsbut]

Loneliness Whistle and I'll Come to You (Jonathan Miller, 1968)

[devilsrains]

stage eroica:

taishi sugie as mr. james / yuki fujiwara as mr. bonham - performing "my ideal panties" (x)

[hibernia-1]

1,16 and 17 please.

What song makes you feel better (1)?

That's a hard question as it depends a lot on my mood, and on why I'm in need of something to make me feel better. I can't really think of one song in particular right now.

What's something upcoming that you're excited for (16)?

This year being over. Also my Christmas vacation. Also some movies that are coming out soon ('Gladiator 2' comes to mind).

Comfort food (17)?

McDonalds fries and flurries.