In 1864, a peculiar book called "Spectropia" offered Victorian readers a scientific way to summon ghosts. As the Smithsonian reports, author J.H. Brown created this "toy book" to combat what he called ...

This crackerjack Victorian thriller has all the elements of a classic ghost story — young women imprisoned by propriety and expectation, an unexpected inheritance, a derelict mansion and awesome ...

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YEAR FOR POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS. WELL, IT IS SAID TO BE AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED NEIGHBORHOOD. AND TONIGHT, HISTORY CAME ALIVE IN OLD LOUISVILLE, THE VICTORIAN GHOST WALK RETURNED THIS WEEKEND FOR ...

Back in the 19th century, ghost stories were all the rage at Christmastime. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reads a spooky Victorian tale. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: Martha Pym said she had never seen a ghost and ...

When Steven Moffat revealed the Sherlock special at San Diego Comic Con, pretty much all that was said was that the standalone adventure would take place in Victorian London. Now, we finally know a ...