The Stiff of Dreams
The Stiff of Dreams Dreams revealing the location of dead bodies–was that the only way the dead could communicate and make sure their corpses were found?
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‘Victorian ghosts’
Shrouded Specters: Burial Shroud Superstitions and Ghosts
Shrouded Specters: Burial Shroud Superstitions and Ghosts Pins, knots, silk, shabby flannel–all to be avoided in burying your dead if you wish them not to come back and haunt you….
The Woman in Black: Death Stalks Plum Street
The Woman in Black: Death Stalks Plum Street For several decades between 1870 and 1910, ghostly female figures in mourning clothes and veils caused panic wherever they appeared. This is the story of the 1895 Woman in Black panic of Massillon, Ohio