6/11/2023 0 Comments Mister Splitfoot by Helen McCloySplitfoot (1968)ġ72 years ago, in March 1848, two young sisters, Maggie and Katie Fox, aged fifteen and eleven, effectively launched the spiritualism movement (which is based on the belief in communication with the dead), when they convinced their parents and many of their neighbors in the village of Hydesville, New York that inside their parents cottage, which was reputedly haunted by the ghost of a murdered itinerant peddler, they could converse with this dead man, whom they dubbed "Mr. Splitfoot!"-Lucinda Swayne in Helen McCloy's Mr. The sounds instantly followed her with the same number of raps."-testimony concerning the outbreak of spirit rapping at the Fox house in the village of Hydesville, New York Splitfoot, do as I do,' clapping her hands. This month some of us vintage mystery bloggers are devoting Fridays to posting about spooky mystery and horror fiction, so prepare yourself, dear readers, for some Friday night frights!
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