S4 Ep12: Victorian Death Culture

About this episode

This episode explores the strange beauty and haunting customs of Victorian death culture.

In the Victorian era, death was part of life and for many, it became an art form. In this time, they didn’t shy away from death… they invited it in, laid it out in their homes, dressed it, made keepsakes, and even took its photograph. On this episode, we are uncovering the strange beauty and haunting customs of Victorian death culture. Want to be a Patreon? Get episodes AD-FREE, early access before anyone else, discounted merch, bonus content, and more! Then become a Spooky VIP! Visit: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/GhostEncountersPodcast⁠⁠ Check out The Spooky Shop for Ghost Encounters spooky swag! Visit our website and click on Spooky Shop! www.Ghost-Encounters.com Send Spooky Fan Stories to GhostEncountersStories@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok @GhostEncountersPA Sponsored By Ghost Marketing Company: www.GhostMarketingCo.com & Sleepy Cat Urban Winery: www.sleepycaturbanwinery.com

People in this episode

Host: Ghost Encounters Podcast

Topics covered

• Victorian death culture
• death customs
• photography of death
• keepsakes
• art of death

Keywords

• Victorian era
• death
• art
• customs
• photographs
• keepsakes

Sponsors

Ghost Marketing Company, Sleepy Cat Urban Winery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Victorian

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