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 ...

The ghosts of the Ghostbusters franchise are the truest descendants of spirits summoned in Victorian seances. Skip to content Mastodon. Covering the world of religion. Donate.

OUT OF THE SHADOWS Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice By Emily Midorikawa. Small groups gathered for séances, some in ornately furnished parlors, others in humbler settings ...

The Spiritualist craze spread in Victorian society Science was challenging the old certainties about life - making the impossible, possible. According to the biographer of the Fox sisters, Barbara ...