Author A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, The Victorian Book of the Dead, 10 books on ghostlore. Death, mourning, dress history, Forteana. No politics. Podcast: Boggart and Banshee
Blog: https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com
Chris Woodyard
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When a property hosts murder, it often acquires a ghost. While human tenants come and go, persuading a phantom to move on is a tricky matter. A simple eviction notice does not work. A vexed landlord may call in a professional ghost-layer, but even then, it's rarely straightforward. – #CJosiffe, 1982
Weychester is rare in that it has had a Dodgesonian Professor of Folklore at Woden College since 1898. This was a major first in the history of folkloric studies, but we shouldn't be too surprised given the nature of Hookland. After all, it is a county where stories live well. – Dr. M. Benn
#ForteanFriday White House Shadowgraphs: In 1901, Washington DC was excited by mysterious shadows on the columns of the east and west porticoes of the White House. Prophetic images of death or pareidolia?
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#PhantomsFriday Victoria Theatre in Dayton, Ohio, is haunted by the ghost of "Miss Victoria/Vicky" an actress, who, between acts, went to her dressing room and disappeared. She manifests as the rustle of petticoats and the scent of rose perfume, but has been seen as a headless woman in black.
Busy today, but can't forget #PhantomsFriday. Another find from my hunt for such things on the Internet Archive, and I must admit this one has a weird premise. Ever wonder what would happen if NBC did a ghost documentary in the 1960's UK, starring celebrity ghost hunters? Yeah. Me neither until now!
