Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'The Haunted Lane,' a stereoscope card from L.M. Melander & Bro., 1875. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

October has long been associated with ghosts—from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween ...

In the middle of the 19th century, however, popular portrayals of ghosts became a year-round staple, in part because photographers discovered that they could depict them. The first ghost photographs ...

Photograph by William Hope of a couple with a female spirit (nd) (via National Media Museum/Wikimedia) As Halloween approaches, it offers a chance to delve into the occult, phantasmagoric, ...

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween ...