Haunted Air

by Ossian Brown

The roots of Hallowe'en lie in the ancient pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain, a feast to mark the death of the old year and the birth of the new. It was believed that on this night the veil separating the worlds of the living and the dead grew thin and ruptured, allowing spirits to pass through and walk unseen but not unheard amongst men. The advent of Christianity saw the pagan festival subsumed in All Souls' Day, when across Europe the dead...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787334244
• ISBN13: 9781787334243
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

So Eerie Yet Beautiful

Im in love with this book. It’s a super high quality book filled with antique photographs of Halloween costumes. As someone who loves to make masks, this book was incredibly inspiring. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in unsettling images!