Halloween used to be a lot scarier than it is today. During the Victorian era, these postcards depicted people's ideas of Halloween. I remember being so frightened as a child when I saw these.
During the Victorian times people's sensibilities were much more delicate. We have become inured to the blood and gore and many would view these as quaint and a little twee. While these postcards do not have the blood and gore of today’s imagery, they do leave a lot to the imagination and are, in some ways, more frightening. I found the first one quite disturbing. Please excuse me while I repair to my fainting couch!
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Christer.