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For Stove, the ascription of absurdity to Victorian culture was essentially a matter of taste, but one so powerful and irrational that it possessed the intensity of religious faith. As a result, it produced a revulsion – rather than a reasoned scepticism – to writers such as the Victorian philosopher of science William Whewell .
John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 – 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices.He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his illusions are still performed today.
The terms esoteric and arcane can also be used to describe the occult, [4] [5] in addition to their meanings unrelated to the supernatural. The term occult sciences was used in the 16th century to refer to astrology, alchemy, and natural magic, which today are considered pseudosciences.
The following is a list of reportedly haunted locations in the United Kingdom. The island of Great Britain is reputedly the most haunted landmass in the world, with England as the most haunted country, reporting the densest coverage of purported ghost sightings and paranormal experiences both per person, and by geographical area. [ 1 ]
This is a list of urban legends.An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore.It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements.
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It established many staples of the genre, like the villainous hitchhiker, cannibals, and the lone creepy gas station, all things that would pop up in "The Hills Have Eyes," released three years later.
Dorset Street, Spitalfields, seen here in 1902. In the late Victorian era, Whitechapel was considered to be the most notorious criminal rookery in London. The area around Flower and Dean Street was described as "perhaps the foulest and most dangerous street in the whole metropolis"; [1] Dorset Street was called "the worst street in London". [2]