Tess Baber

PhD Candidate @cardiffuni (AHRC Funded). Researching the 'Mummy Pits' of Ancient Egypt. Co-founder—with @gothicbookworm—of @issegyptomania.

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

Famous in #Victorian times but now lost, the #mummypits of #Egypt are being brought back to life by #earlytravellers

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

@JacksonEmmet This is horrifying! And certainly not something to boast about. ‘Extremely rare’…we should not be selling human remains as ‘curiosities’

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

@gothicbookworm @BL_Shop @BL_Publishing @md_wheatley @eliza_dearnley @jfpackham @JoanPassey @Emilyalder @mauriplz Oooh where did you get the spooky spider postcard? Wish i picked up one of those! 🙃

[Dr Marina Escolano-Poveda 🌊🪔 @HypatiaHeuresis]

On Nov. 19th we are running the FREE event 'From the Mersey to the Nile: Studying the Rosetta Stone in Liverpool' at the gorgeous @VictoriaGallery and online (fully hybrid)! Don’t miss it!

Registration:
Campus: https://t.co/Iyh18Ne7MF
Online: https://t.co/VIGIShRBot

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

Fantastic talk tonight by @gothicbookworm for @MiskatonicIHS. Thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking—the mummy: (wo)man or monster? #mummymania #Egyptomania #horror

[Paul Chapinal🎬🎼🇪🇸🇬🇧 @chapinalp]

My thanks to Rebecca Bruce @gothicbookworm tonight for a fascinating lecture on mummies covering archaeology, curses and their place in horror literature and film, at the Miskatonic. Lots to think about and research. @MiskatonicIHS @CigaretteBurns_

[Miskatonic IHS London @CigaretteBurns_]

And we're off @gothicbookworm kicks off a really fun, enjoyable @MiskatonicIHS

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

Can’t wait for the start of the show! @gothicbookworm you are so awesome babe 😎😍😎 #Egyptomania #mummymania #horror

[Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies @MiskatonicIHS]

TODAY! At 7pm GMT @gothicbookworm presents BENEATH THE BANDAGES w/ Miskatonic London at The @horsehospital 💀📚🏺 This lecture aims to unravel the history of mummies and the ‘mummy’s curse’ by focusing on their treatment and perception in the 19th century. https://t.co/eyaEeiuUi2

[Lauren B 🥀🏛🦇(She/Her) @gothicbookworm]

A morning spent at the @britishmuseum with @TessBaber at the Hieroglyphics: Unlocking ancient Egypt exhibition! This evening I’ll be talking about travellers, mummies, Victorians, museums, & more at @horsehospital tickets: https://t.co/v9MzeXPOni @MiskatonicIHS @CigaretteBurns_

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

@lotnumber249 @JoanPassey You look STUNNING Shell

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

Popped into @britishlibrary to renew my pass and picked myself up a copy of ‘Crawling Horror’—edited by the fabulous @janetteleaf1 😎, visited The Hardy Tree in St Pancras and saw a bit of #Egyptomania at Hend house on the way home. Fantastic afternoon w. @gothicbookworm 😍😍😍

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

@CigaretteBurns_ Focus of my phd research—@gothicbookworm will mention them briefly tomorrow!

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

Can’t wait for this tomorrow night! By the fabulous @gothicbookworm 🤩 #mummymania #Egyptomania

[Miskatonic IHS London @CigaretteBurns_]

TOMORROW @gothicbookworm presents BENEATH THE BANDAGES @MiskatonicIHS at the @horsehospital. Strangely the first time we've examined this iconic & complex critter.
tickets & details https://t.co/HMZtBhb7fL

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

@lotnumber249 @nikitameo @gothicbookworm Love you @lotnumber249 ❤️

[Tess Baber @TessBaber]

@janetteleaf1 @GANZA_Official @birkbeck_ETC @BirkBeckArtsRes @OGOMProject @Gothica_UoB Congratualtions Janette! This sounds blooming awesome!! 😎

[Dr Jay Sullivan @LDNVictorianist]

Some solid trick or treating advice from Monster Holidays (1974) #HappyHalloween

[Lauren B 🥀🏛🦇(She/Her) @gothicbookworm]

Huge thank you to @artukdotorg for publishing my piece ‘The Corpse on the Canvas: The Story of Mummy Brown Paint’ 🎨 learn about the history of this horrendous practice, famous artworks, painter’s palettes, and even Coldplay makes an appearance!
https://t.co/eyCppQKSqY

[Scribe's Palette 𓃤 @scribespalette]

#Halloween is a fitting day to put the final touches on my #vampirerecovery conference presentation for Friday. @VampireRecovery @VictorianMasc @madeline_cct #vampires #annerice #ancientEgypt #receptionofEgypt

[EFD Museum @EFDMuseum]

Don't forget to book your tickets for our Ancient Egypt: Animal Mummies Uncovered Zoom talk on the Catacombs of Anubis by Professor Paul T. Nicholson, taking place on the 15 November https://t.co/CobpDHxKgW