Diseases like yellow fever could sometimes appear to kill its victim when they were really only in a coma. A number of people designed coffins that would allow the buried person to escape should they wake up six feet under.
31 Days of Halloween – October 5
It is well known that the old Manton house is haunted…
31 Days of Halloween – October 4
ventriloquist: a person who can speak or utter sounds so that they seem to come from somewhere else, especially an entertainer who makes their voice appear to come from a dummy of a person or animal.
31 Days of Halloween – October 3
A Victorian image of the Dance of Death, and a music to go with it
31 Days of Halloween – October 2
A gypsy fire is on the hearth, Sign of the carnival of mirth; Through the dun fields and from the glade, Flash merry folk in masquerade, For this is Halloween!