Creepy Victorian Halloween, A (Halloween)

The Victorian preoccupation with the supernatural, the occult and the afterlife still exerts a fascination on even the most jaded modern sensibility. Much of this was rooted in a firm belief in an afterlife...either in heaven...or in hell. It was hoped that somehow one could communicate with the dead. Are we any different, judging by our deathless passion for the mysteries of Halloween?The musical setting is original to the site.