Why Did the Victorian Era Take Haunting Photos of People After Death? The Victorian era was plagued with epidemics like cholera, diphtheria, and typhus.

This is why Victorians were obsessed with taking pictures of dead relatives VICTORIANS used to photograph dead people in lifelike poses to mimic the impression of life.

Creepy Victorian death traditions from 'sin-eating' cookies to wearing black for years During the Victorian era there were a few strange deathly traditions, leading some to say that people then ...

The final season of Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" graphic novels opens with a storyline dear to many ...

Three people have died and a fourth is in a critical condition after a two-vehicle collision in the Macedon Ranges, ...

A woman who moved into a converted Victorian home discovered it had more than creaky floorboards. The anonymous homeowner said her husband found what they believe is a death mask, a Victorian-era ...

After three people were declared dead and then alive in the space of two months, a doctor reflects on his own experiences with the phenomenon.

Many people had tried to discredit them, but, in the end, they discredited themselves: in 1888, Maggie Fox, fulfilling the wishes of the late famous Arctic explorer Elisha Kane, whom she had ...

History Colorado's "Victorian Death Experience" is returning this October. The immersive experience is set in the Byers–Evans House. The event focuses on the important role women played in death ...

The family of 10-year-old Jaylen Bush-Victorian, who was killed in a car crash following a Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium last month, said it is in “desperate need” of support to ...

Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto said Victorian Labor's fruitless internal investigation into the memberships of dead people was a "sham".

Three people in Britain have died after contracting a Victorian-era disease which is spread through coughing and sneezing. Diphtheria was found in 87 people across England last year, 10 more than ...