Arthur Conan Doyle created the greatest detective in history, but he wasn’t great at spotting scams in real life. This week: the “spirit photography” hoax, which tricked Doyle and Mary Todd Lincoln, among others.
@worldhistory@histodons whilst I have not personally witnessed ghostly additions in photos, I have had direct personal experience of somebody who was present not appearing in the developed photo.
Several of us were reading the words of a song pinned to the back of the girl in front, but in the final photo she is missing from the chorus line. We are all looking at an empty space.
A long time before photoshop; the photographer was unaware until it was pointed out
There was never an explanation
I visited Lilleshall Abbey again today as I'm currently writing about it. A strange atmosphere drowned the ruins, shapes moved in the shadows, and a heaviness pervaded. It's a very spooky place 🌿
Explore the darker side of the Ferguson Collection
With Hallowe’en just behind us, in the first of a series of spooky-themed blog posts by the University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, we delve into 19th century literature on the occult. In this article we look at Sir Walter Scott’s (famed writer of Ivanhoe) conception of the supernatural, before moving on to explore the significance of a rare anthology of ghost stories https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/the-darker-side-of-the-ferguson-collection-part-1/
📚 Just finished reading Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons.
Picked this up for cheap scares on Halloween and it delivered so, so much more.
Paranormal threats, friendly ghosts, deep character relationships, emotional moments, and some cute feel-good parts in between. Not what I expected from a "horror", but in the best way possible.
📚 Just finished reading Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons.
Picked this up for cheap scares on Halloween and it delivered so, so much more.
Paranormal threats, friendly ghosts, deep character relationships, emotional moments, and some cute feel-good parts in between. Not what I expected from a "horror", but in the best way possible.
The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson. You are a woman in your 30s who was never loved by anyone (in particular, your Mother), and when she dies, you get a vague invitation to spend time in a haunted mansion with complete strangers, so you go of course, and it’s the best time of your life, which is not good news, however. 3 of 5 library cats 🐈⬛ 🐈⬛ 🐈⬛. @bookstodon#bookstodon#halloween#reading#books#ghosts#hauntedhouse
This year, the theme for the 37th annual Hauntfest on Fifth Street is Science Fiction. Are you ready for the alien invasion? Perhaps this magazine will help. We also have dozens of vintage UFO mags from the '70s you can beam-up into your collection!