Below are the images shown in the last meeting on Mesmerism and Spiritualism that were not part of the previous spirit photography post. For those interested in the history of spirit photography th…

We’re willing to bet that most of what people know about séances comes from movies like Drag Me to Hell and Paranormal Activity, but séances rarely (if ever) ...

In the early 1860s, an American photographer named William Mumler developed some self-portraits, and was shocked to see a ghostly female figure ...

What are the origens of spiritualism in 19th-century Britain? Explore the development of the Spiritualist Churches, the popularity of seances and the fraudulent practices that led to its decline.

Laura Larson’s current show of photographs at Lennon, Weinberg, Inc. feels like a small museum retrospective. The elegantly installed exhibition explores the artist’s career over a twenty-year period, from 1992 to 2012.

Writing, zombies, screenwriting, humor, parenting, haunted stuff, ghosts, boxcar children, zombie tarot, tarot.

If the governess is mad, she has unwittingly killed a bright and beautiful little boy; this is a tragedy, but a local one. If the ghosts are genuine, …

Building devices to talk with the dead was a popular diversion for inventors in the 1920s.

Take a trip back to 1920. These historic photos give you a glimpse of what life was like a century ago.