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 ...

'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 ...

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 ...

During the long nights of midwinter, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum by the fireplace(s) as we revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Yuletide. Adapted by Ensemble ...

In Victorian England, from the 1830s until around 1900, telling ghost stories was a big part of how you celebrated Christmas: ghosts, evil spirits and people gone insane!

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.

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 ...