Results for "skeptics"
6 entries found.
🇺🇸 United StatesExorcism of Roland Doe
A 1940s American case of alleged demonic possession and the exorcisms performed on the boyRite · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomEnfield poltergeist
A disputed 1970s case of alleged supernatural activity in a London homeBelief Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomSaducismus Triumphatus
A 1681 English book defending witchcraft beliefs and attacking skepticsText · Cursing and harm Historical
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreThoughtography念写
A claimed psychic ability to imprint mental images directly onto photographic film.Belief · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇫🇷 France and 4 moreEctoplasm
A substance said to be excreted by mediums during séances, later exposed as common household materials.Substance · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇺🇸 United StatesSpirit photography
Photographs made or taken to show the dead, from studio sittings to haunted housesTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇬🇧 United KingdomEnfield poltergeist
A disputed 1970s case of alleged supernatural activity in a London homeBelief Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomSaducismus Triumphatus
A 1681 English book defending witchcraft beliefs and attacking skepticsText · Cursing and harm Historical
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreThoughtography念写
A claimed psychic ability to imprint mental images directly onto photographic film.Belief · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇫🇷 France and 4 moreEctoplasm
A substance said to be excreted by mediums during séances, later exposed as common household materials.Substance · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇺🇸 United StatesSpirit photography
Photographs made or taken to show the dead, from studio sittings to haunted housesTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mediumship: Harvey Metcalfe, Public domain, source
- Enfield poltergeist: Mx. Granger, CC0, source
- Saducismus Triumphatus: unknown engraver of the 17th century, Public domain, source
- Spirit photography: Лондонская Стереоскопическая Компания, 1850-е годы, Public domain, source