Manual Cinema’s adaptation of Dickens’ Victorian ghost story sees a reluctant Chicago aunt recreating her late husband’s ...

In Victorian England, from the 1830s until around 1900, telling ghost stories was a big part of how you celebrated Christmas: ghosts, evil spirits and people gone insane!

During the long nights of midwinter, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum by the fireplace(s) as we revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Yuletide. Adapted by Ensemble ...

During the long nights of midwinter, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum once again by the fireplace(s) as we return to the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Yuletide. If ...

In Victorian England, Ghost Stories Were a Beloved Christmas Tradition A version of this story originally ran in 2021; it has been updated for 2025. Halloween Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol ...

Back for its third year, Mark Gatiss' adaptation of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol is subtitled A Ghost Story and brings Neil Morrissey ...

Back in the 19th century, ghost stories were all the rage at Christmastime. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reads a spooky Victorian tale. Get In The Christmas Spirit: A Popular Victorian Ghost Story ...

A flawed but fascinating history of the modern world. Michael Dirda on Victorian ghost stories: “Anthologies of English ghost stories frequently begin with Elizabeth Gaskell’s ‘The Old Nurse’s Story’ ...

Your eyes are red and white candy spirals, your brain is mince pie, and Elf on the Shelf, having glared at you for weeks, has returned to his desk job with the surveillance state. We know horror at ...

Kelton House Museum and Garden Director Jeff Lafever stands in the decorated parlor of Kelton House on East Town Street. In October, the historic Victorian home hosts "Fernando's Funeral," an event re ...