Sian Ellis draws the ghosts, folklore and odd little corners of Britain - haunted maps, folklore zines, murals and curious things for people who like their stories with shadows in them.
Every piece starts with a real story - a haunting, a folk tale, a strange bit of local history - and ends up as something you can hold, wear or hang on the wall.
Hand-illustrated maps of Britain's most sinister cities - London, York and Edinburgh so far - packed with ghosts, folklore and horrible history.
Maps & zinesA folklore zine celebrating the old beliefs and quiet magic of the everyday, made with love and a little mischief.
Folklore zineA bookish home for spooky stories - a subscription box and community for readers who like their fiction dark.
Book boxBig walls, shopfronts and one-off pieces - hand-painted illustration that gives a place its own story.
Commissions
Haunted Maps began with a simple idea: the best way to know a city is through its strange stories. Each map is researched, drawn and folded by hand - part guidebook, part grimoire.
Sian co-hosts Weird Crafts Sheffield - a friendly gathering for makers of macabre and magical things. Bring a project, learn something odd, and meet the city's fellow weirdos.
I'm an illustrator based in Sheffield, making work about folklore, ghosts and the stranger side of history. I draw the Haunted Maps series, make the Tell the Bees zine, run A Haunted Bookshelf, paint murals, and co-host Weird Crafts Sheffield.
Most of what I make starts with a story I couldn't stop thinking about - and ends as something you can hold in your hands.
Maps, zines, the book box, murals and commissions - the quickest way to reach me is a message on Instagram, and everything currently on sale lives in my link in bio.
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