Victorian seance aesthetic

We’re willing to bet that most of what people know about séances comes from movies like Drag Me to Hell and Paranormal Activity, but séances rarely (if ever) ...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was no trendier activity than holding a séance led by a medium, who would serve as a conduit between the living and the dead.

The darkest days of the year were seen by many Victorians as a time when the dead would have a particularly strong access to the living. Soon a battle between mediums and scientists would begin.

[HISTORICAL] Spiritualism has strong roots in Upstate New York, from Lily Dale—the oldest surviving Spiritualist society in the United States—to the Fox Sisters, who played an important role in the spiritualism movement of the 1800s. This weekend—Friday, October 23 —will conclude the Victorian Séance Series at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village.

Writers in London in the 1890s: 10 Steps to Hosting Your Own Victorian Seance

Séances and spiritualists grew popular across the United States and Europe in the 19th century despite the skeptics.

In which we’re visited by the Grim Reaper, the original vampire baddie Vlad the Impaler and the Hindu shapeshifter rakshasa. Plus, we play with a Ouija board and learn how to make Abramelin Oil.