'The Haunted Lane,' a stereoscope card from L.M. Melander & Bro., 1875. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic ...

But in Victorian England, Christmas was an opportunity to exchange gruesome stories of ghosts, evil spirits, and people gone mad. A Spooky Season According to Sara Cleto, an expert in folklore who ...

Long before Christmas became synonymous with glittering lights, and cheerful carols, the holiday carried a quieter, enchantment. In Victorian England — an era that blended strict moral codes with deep ...

Willard Library will transform into a Victorian Christmas parlor for an evening of ghost stories, parlour games, dramatic ...

SPINE-TINGLING events are being held to celebrate the heritage of Knutsford. Victorian Christmas ghost stories will be shared at the Jubilee Hall on Stanley Road from 3pm to 4.30pm on Saturday, ...

A Prince George retired teacher hosts a ghostly story-telling event geared to freeze the soul just before Christmas.

A flawed but fascinating history of the modern world. Michael Dirda on Victorian ghost stories: “Anthologies of English ghost stories frequently begin with Elizabeth Gaskell’s ‘The Old Nurse’s Story’ ...

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween ...

“It is a genial, festive season, and we love to muse upon graves, and dead bodies, and murders, and blood.” According to Sara Cleto, an expert in folklore who spoke with History.com, Victorian-era ...