Victorian

Detritus of the Dead Mourners of the past used the detritus of the dead–personal artifacts and mementos–to make mourning wreaths.

Something Baleful on the Bridge Something invisible and baleful on the bridge evokes awful feeling of horror, sickness, and impending death in the witnesses.

The Spirit of Mary Surratt The spirit of Mary Surratt is believed to haunt her old boarding house and was said to have returned to write a bitter message during an 1890s séance slate-writing session.

A Fourth of July Ghost The ghosts of those killed on the Fourth of July compare injuries and mutilations. Three cheers for the red, white, and boo!

The Elf-Shot Spaniel A curious dog is elf-shot by grotesque Irish fairies after straying into their territory.

The Flame Game A flaming phantom throws balls of fire and belches flames at ghost hunters.

The Veil Between The veil between the living and the dead is torn when a father returns for his young daughter.

Harold the Goblin Boss Young Harold bosses a group of goblins at the bottom of the garden.

The Spectral Well of Virginia It began playfully, with a fortune-telling game: hold a mirror over a well and you will see the face of your future husband. But the young woman on her father’s Virginia plantation never dreamed of the ghostly sights and strange visions that would arise from those waters