#james mann

[postingcards]

aquitania at sunset art card by james mann. postmarked jan 22 1924

[sockich]

I'm not a monster. No, you're not. We, on the other hand.

Lazarus: Risen #7 by Greg Rucka, art by Michael Lark

[nofatclips]

Mum’s Sweater, a short film by Anand K Varma, Yi Chen Hsiao, Mauriziana Gualdrini, Ugo Offner, and James Mann

[magnusmusings]

Mag 20 - Desecrated host

Edwin Boroughs, 30.05.2011, The oratory, Woodstock rd, Oxford. 

The second part of the statement from episode 19. 

Edwin flees the house at hilltop road and finds that when he tries to pray, he finds it hard to breathe. He tried to read the bible, upon trying to read Luke found Genesis instead: “Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the Earth. And from thy face shall I be hid. And I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth. It shall come to pass that everyone that findeth me shall slay me”

He returned home, passing out, and when he woke up he decided to talk to Father Singh. When talking to him, he suggests that Edwin talk about it in confession for the sin of spiritual pride. Edwin agreed and confessed, but after a pause Father Singh said his sins went deeper than that, recounting a full list of every sin Edwin had ever committed since he was 6 - and Edwin realised that whoever this was was not speaking with Father Singh’s accent. He fled, running past Father Singh as he left, and ran down the streets of Oxford, finding that they had a different layout than what he knew. 

A man stepped out of the oratory and told him it was time for mass. He went inside, noting that candles covered every surface, all statues and crosses had been removed and the pews were empty. He dressed in a sickly pale yellow stole. 

The pews were full when he came back of people with yellowing skin and wide smiles. The liturgy of the word began but all Edwin could hear was the sound of the bell. The same was for the second reader, who tried to read Mark Chapter 9 verses 14-19, but the volume of the bell caused Edwin to collapse. He was brought communion wafers and wine for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. He later went to get the rest of the host, but the curtain covering on the box feels stuck, and he tugs it until it comes loose. He eats a wafer and notes to texture is wrong, realising he is eating human flesh. 

Edwin in his disgrace decides to never take action again, not even ending his own life. He plead guilty and plans to spend the rest of his days in prison, occasionally being visited by his old colleagues, but he can only hear the sound of the bell when they speak. 

Notes: The symbology for yellow in liturgical colours is described as representing “light which in turn is a symbol of the presence of God. It is also symbolic of renewal and hope, especially in the resurrection of Jesus.”. The sickly nature of it is likely a perversion focused on the ceremony of the eucharist. Edwin is currently serving 2 life sentences at Wakefield prison. Bethany never lived at the house she claimed to live in. The stole was delivered by Breekon and Hope. Martin is still off “sick”. Tim and Sasha worked on this.

Entities: The flesh, The spiral

Names mentioned:

Edwin Burroughs

Father Singh (colleague of Edwin)

James Mann (victim of Edwin)

Christopher Bilham (victim of Edwin)

Bethany O’Connor (victim of the spiral)

[postingcards]

the rms carinthia art card by james mann, postmarked 8 mar 1934

this card was sent by sid gary, a minor celebrity known in the '20s and '30s for his radio performances, vaudeville acts, and “powerful baritone voice.” in the second week of march 1934, he was heading the bill at loew’s century theater in baltimore, performing “ballads and impersonations of popular singers.” it is unknown if the “cunard line programs” he mentions were radio-based, or whether he was an entertainer aboard.

[postingcards]

cunard white star's mv britannic art card by james mann. ca. 1930s

[magnusmusings]

Mag 19 - Confession

Edwin Boroughs, 30.05.2011, Oxford. 

Edwin begins the first part of his statement regarding a supposed demonic possession. He was arrested in 2009 for the murder and partial-cannibalism of two students. 

He served as an exorcist for the Oxford diocese from 2005 to 2009, with Father Harrogate. He performed over a hundred exorcisms of “supernatural” events of varying credibility, when his colleague mentioned a student of his - Bethany O’Connor - who might need some guidance. 

Edwin agreed to help her, having been told that she was having a difficult time distinguishing fact and fiction, and arranged to meet her at her student dorm on 89 Bullingdon rd. The wallpaper in her room has been ripped off with the word “Mentis” written onto the bare brick, which she couldn’t see. He performed a short blessing and left, deciding to perform a full exorcism later, only to be called by the John Radcliffe hospital that Bethany had gotten in a fight with housemates and fallen into a mirror. He attempts to exorcise her, and she says “I’m sorry, it wants your faith”. She suffers from a hemorrhage and dies. 

He started to drink over the next few years, and was no longer allowed to perform exorcisms. In 2009, Annie - a nurse from the hospital - called and told him a builder had had a scare on hilltop road. Edwin investigated, finding Ivo Lensik. When he began to perform his blessing, he felt unbearably hot and feels his lips moving on their own, repeating “I am not for you, I am marked.”

The tree falls down in the yard and the heat stops. Edwin leaves.

Notes: The statement is incomplete but finishes in MAG 20. “Mentis” is mind in latin. Tim and Sasha work on this.

Entities: The spiral, the desolation, the web

Names mentioned:

Edwin Burroughs

Anna Kasuma (Nurse at John Radcliffe hospital)

Father Singh (colleague of Edwin)

Father Harrogate  (colleague of Edwin)

Ivo Lensik (submitted statement MAG 8)

James Mann (victim of Edwin)

Christopher Bilham (victim of Edwin)

Bethany O’Connor (victim of the spiral)

[haverwood]

Mum's Sweater Mauriziana Gualdrini, Yi Chen Hsiao, James Mann, Ugo Offner, Anand K. Varma France, 2020