Social History

A Corpse on Eggs A mysterious infant corpse found on a layer of eggs in a chimney.

Consumption Cottage An Illinois cottage where an unusually large number of tenants died of consumption.

The Dark Man Remember the Dark Man, the changeling… A story for St Patrick’s Day.

The Expenses of Necromancy Sandwiched in a savage review of The Occult Sciences by Arthur Edward Waite is this cutting analysis of the expenses of necromancy.

The Convict’s Kiss of Death A convict is given the kiss of death through the bars of his cell by a mysterious young woman.

The Bijli of the Flaming Torch A deadly spirit with a flaming torch is encountered by a British Colonel in India.

Sad Stories of the Deaths of Kings Sad stories of the death omens of King Charles I.

Appreciate a Dragon Day We appreciate dragons with a gallery of draconine images.

Prophetic Spiders There was a thread of prophetic spider messages written in webs in the 19th and early-20th centuries.