Aviv called these inescapable influences “haunted houses,” opposing to the “Wal-Marting of American Psychiatry,” which seems to focus on “a state of disconnection” leading to “the doctrine of the abyss.” Each generation, she writes, tries to “de-spook” its inherited haunted house,...
The haunted houses of Wales present a diverse and intriguing contrast. Some are almost lost amidst lush grounds and stand hidden away from the prying eyes of all but the most intrepid ghost hunter. Others are well known tourist haunts and yet their ghost stories are only ever whispered in hus...