Quantcast
Channel: Steampunk Journal
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 1168

An Introduction to the “Spiritualism” and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

$
0
0

Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides

Whenever I explain Steampunk to the uninitiated, I have to say, “oh yeah, and also” several times to try to encompass it all. I usually get them on board when I go from Jules Verne to punking technology. But then I have to back up and include all of the supernatural creatures that also make regular appearances in Steampunk literature. Belief in ghosts, ghouls and other things that go bump in the night were big trends of the era. (On a side note, Gaslight Fantasy is an emerging genre that also often contains supernatural elements. Though generally, these writers use less technology than works most often included in the Steampunk canon.) My first brush with the Spiritualist movement came from […]

The post An Introduction to the “Spiritualism” and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle appeared first on Steampunk Journal.


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 1168

Trending Articles