The disturbing history behind the “Bed sheet ghosts”, a thread
The disturbing history behind the “Bed sheet ghosts”, a thread: The concept of a ghost interpreter dressing up in a white bed sheet goes back to the 16th century and at its core it makes perfect sense. You see the body of the poor at this time were most often covered in a white sheet upon its burial so if one were to rise from the grave it would make total sense that doing so the ghost would be covered in this white sheet. Between the 16th and 20th century it was actually quite a common occurrence to see people roaming the streets dressed up as a ghost, with one of the most common costumes being the white bed sheet. Most people did this as a gag, to mess with people and possibly scare someone, getting a nice laugh out of it. But other people dressed up as ghosts with a way more maleficent intent. During the late 17th century a man called Thomas Wilmot dressed up as a ghost to disguise himself while robbing people on the street. In the 18th and 19th century many people ...