At a time when speaking to the dead was a national obsession, America’s séance rooms became theaters of mystery, manipulation, and maybe — just maybe — real contact with the other side.
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SECRETS OF SEANCE CHARLATANS: How Victorian Mediums Fooled the World With Ghost Tricks
During the Victorian era, a wave of self-proclaimed mediums used emerging technology, psychological tricks, and sleight of hand to convince grieving families they were speaking to the dead.