M.R. James Ghost stories
For this project I chose to do Illustrations based on M.R James' ghost stories because I like the mood and settings in his work. In my second year we had an M.R. James project and I enjoyed it and wanted to Illustrate some of his other stories. I also became more interested in M.R. James' work after looking at the photography of Simon Marsden as they are often associated with each other.
The Brief that I set for myself was to do 7 Illustrations and 7 chapter Vignettes for each story.
The stories which I chose were:
1. Canon Alberic's Scap-book
2. Count Magnus
3. Number 13
4. 'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad'
5. The Tractate Middoth
6. Casting the Runes
7. The Haunted Doll's House
I have included a mock-up showing what the Illustrations and vignettes might look like in an actual book.
