Art historian Sarah Burns wrote about the phenomenon for the academic journal American Art back in 2012. “Certainly, ... or that pop culture presented us with a lot of creepy Victorian mansions.

Creepy Victorian death traditions from 'sin-eating' cookies to wearing black for years ... Memento mori was basically jewellery or art for mourning, ...

A creepy Victorian taxidermy box depicting the ancient nursery rhyme ‘Who Killed Cock Robin?’ is set to fetch £5,000 at auction. The 1870 diorama features more than 30 stuffed birds ...