An excerpt from the Diary of Professor Matthias Jeremiah Braithwaite; a Victorian investigator of the paranormal, on his travels around York, a city most haunted.
“As I continue with my investigations into paranormal activities in and around the city of York I have been interviewing several people who have borne witness to unusual events.
"I met with a young couple scared out of the their wits by a manifestation whilst preambling along the quiet late evening streets of the city. They described to me a figure covered with a white robe or sheet that seemed to jump out of the shadows at them, issuing a loud shout of Boo!, causing the young lady to almost faint and the gentleman accompanied to run in fear.
"It's white cloak, which was suspended in the air, had a distinctive brown patch on its right side as though it had been repaired. In case of further sightings of the same individual I have named this figure “Horace.”
"I have created an artist's impression of Horace, causing trouble. I fear it may not express the sinister intent which the couple conveyed to me, however I do feel that the Horace may have just been performing a practical joke of some kind, as they remarked hearing laughter as it disappeared into the night.
"It is my duty as a professor of the paranormal to launch an investigation into such matters. Who else may be lurking, Beneath the Sheets? “
M.J. Braithwaite
The original has been created as an illustration in ink on cotton paper, with a watercolour wash plus highlights in mixed media.
Also available in as a print in colour, in black & white and a special 'enchanted' edition.
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