Victorian scientists thought that they had found an evidence for ghosts, but the general public didn't need to hear it
As the movie Ghostbusters showed, true believers within the supernatural rarely make it within the scientific community. Throughout history, scientists with theories about ghosts, magic, and the afterlife have been discredited by their peers and condemned for destroying the rational
the BBC comedy's uncanny resemblance to a “real” Victorian haunted house
Alison and her husband Mike inherit the run-down Button House and its group of eccentric ghosts from different periods of history. After suffering a head injury, Alison suddenly sees ghosts and communicates with them. And so begins a bizarre house
The 1967 Impalas' biannual gathering reveals the blurry line between fandom and religion
Among the various spooky events that took place over Halloween weekend was the biannual “Haunting of the Impalas” at Family Business Brewing, a 15-acre brewery in Dripping Springs, Texas, owned by actor and musician Jensen Ackles. Along with Jared Padalecki,
Contemporary artists reply to Nineteen Twenties ghost media images
In July 1923, a British writer Arthur Conan Doyle got here to Winnipeg to present a public lecture entitled “Evidence of Immortality” as a part of a 40-city North American tour that attracted large audiences. Doyle, commonly known today as
Are ghosts real? A social psychologist examines the evidence
Curious Kids is a series for youngsters of all ages. If you’ve got a matter you'd like answered by an authority, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Is it possible that ghosts exist? – Madelyn, age 11, Fort Lupton, Colorado Certainly many
why so a lot of us imagine in ghosts
Halloween looks like the best time of 12 months for sharing the history of the Chaffin family and the way a ghost helped settle an inheritance dispute. James L Chaffin of Monksville, North Carolina, died in an accident in 1921,
The Katyn Massacre and the Visitation within the Smolensk Forest
Near Smolensk, Russia, the Katyn Forest hides the terrible war atrocities referred to as the Katyn Massacre. A spooky stain on a good looking forest has made some people think it is perhaps one among the more haunted forests. The
The book that haunts me – seven experts on the scariest thing they've ever read
A really terrifying story never leaves you. It lurks within the long evening shadows, calls out within the night through mysterious tremors, and blows down your neck if you feel a sudden chill. With Halloween approaching, we asked six of
The spooky legends of Malahide Castle
Some ghosts have one dwelling ghost, others have several. Such is the case with Malahide Castle in Ireland, which is home to at the least five different ghosts, each with their very own tragic stories and endings. Malahide Castle, or