Demons and Elves of Every Size and Kind Danced Across the Room, illustration from “The Strange Message,” in Boys of England, vol. 6, no. 161, 13 Dec. 1869
19th Century
One of Us: 5 Marvels of the Early Sideshow
As public interest in the unusual was parlayed into exhibitions in the 16th century, physical oddities began to take on a certain caché, earning fame for many performers and paving the way for the rise of P. T. Barnum and the… Read More ›
With Mien of Lord or Lady: Spooky Poe-Inspired Halloween Raven Tutorials
165 years ago today, a disheveled man died alone at a Baltimore hospital. He had been found four days earlier, lying disoriented and distressed in a gutter, and had identified himself as one Edgar Allan Poe, missing for over a week… Read More ›
The Year of Halloween 