Tag: ghosts

• From Parlor Tricks to Primetime: Fame, Gender, and the History of Ghost Hunting

  

  When you read the words ghost hunter, what kind of person springs to mind? I’ll wager many of you picture what I do: someone between the ages of 21 and 35, probably white, lit by the eerie glow of a night vision camera asking, “Did you guys hear that?” Oh yeah, the ghost hunter is…

  Death and the Maiden

  11/07/2018

  Guest Post

  Catherine Crowe, Elenor Sidgwick, Fox Sisters, Gender, Gender Roles, Ghost Hunter, Ghost Hunting, ghosts, Harry Houdini, Media, Rose Mackenberg, Society

• Death and the Birth of Feminism 

  Whether you believe the Fox sisters possessed supernatural powers or were masters of deception, one thing is for sure. What began as a rapping on the wall quickly became fame & fortune. Spiritualism was at its height & provided a platform for women to speak out. Death & the Maiden’s Sarah Chavez explains that women became…

  Death and the Maiden

  04/01/2016

  Guest Post, Maiden Post, Sarah Troop

  America, Celebrity, Culture, Deadmaidens, Death, Fox Sisters, Gender, ghosts, History, Mystery, New York, Power, Society, Spiritualism

• Monsters

  “Be home when the street lights come on!” Was a common directive during many of our childhoods, as we anxiously ran out into the world to play. However, in my neighborhood and for many of us who lived out our childhoods on the East Side of Los Angeles that directive also came with a sinister…

  Death and the Maiden

  16/11/2015

  Maiden Post, Sarah Troop

  Deadmaidens, Death, Fear, Folklore, Gender Roles, ghosts, History, La Llorona, Los Angeles, Mexico, monsters, Murder, Women