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!
31 Days of Halloween – October 1
To guard against bodysnatchers, people took a number of measures, including inventing and patenting special coffins and burial devices.