Black Box Specters Two black box specters haunt travelers in Arizona and Ireland.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
June 13, 2017
in Death , Ephemera , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , Strange Deaths , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Alden R. Vining , black box phantoms , Black Box Specters , black box spectres , Black Coach , death coach , George W. Martin , hoaxes , Irish ghosts , Killeshandra , Mexico mines , mining schemes , Mrs. Burrell , phantom coach , San Francisco , scams
How were the mysterious, ghostly “faces in the window” images made? I invite my readers to try their hand (or face) at creating their own. Prizes for the best (non-photo-shopped) examples.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
March 14, 2015
in Ephemera , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Panics , Spiritualism , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged electric photography , faces in the window , flaps , ghosts , lightning daguerreotypes , San Francisco , window-pane ghosts
