The Witches of New York
In the 1850′s the humorist Mortimer Thomson, writing as Q. K. Philander Doesticks, set his sights on the fortune-tellers, clairvoyants, and astrologers of New York City. Under the pretense of wanting...
View ArticleThe Enigmatic Lachrymatory, or Tear Bottle
The historical reality of the lachrymatory, or "tear bottle" is something of a controversy. Small glass or ceramic bottles found in ancient tombs have long been supposed, by some, to have once held...
View ArticleWho Haunted Betsy Bell?
An alternate reading of M.V. Ingram's history of the infamous Bell Witch haunting suggests a sinister secret at the heart of the mystery.
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