An illustration from a 1903 issue of Life magazine.

A ghostly illustration from an 1896 issue of Pall Mall magazine.  The caption reads: "An irresistible force compelled me to follow."

An illustration from an 1890 issue of Illustrated American magazine.

An illustration from a 1920 issue of Munsey's magazine.

An illustration from a 1911 issue of Hampton's magazine.  The caption reads: "Hallucinations and the World Beyond: Little comfort in a ghost chair."

An illustration from a 1910 issue of Hampton's magazine.  The caption reads: "Marthe cried out that something was pulling her hair."

An illustration from a 1912 issue of Hampton's magazine.

An illustration from an 1894 issue of English Illustrated magazine.

An illustration from a 1910 issue of Hampton's magazine.  The caption reads: "Under the influence of electricity, the columns were condensed miraculously into an intense image of Laurent."

An illustration from an 1882 issue of Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours magazine.

"The Distracted Musician": an illustration from an 1897 issue of The Ludgate Illustrated magazine.

An illustration from a 1901 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "Fear."

"The Friends": an illustration from an 1853 issue of Graham's magazine.

An illustration from an 1880 issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly magazine.

An illustration from a 1902 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: "Either you are the spectre, or it is supernatural."

An illustration from an 1897 issue of The Ludgate Illustrated magazine.

An illustration from a 1900 issue of English Illustrated magazine.