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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...

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The 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...

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Who 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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