Spiritualism, the belief that the living can communicate with the dead, gained popularity in the early 20th century. The religion's growth was fueled by the immense loss of life from World War I and ...

In the new Clint Eastwood film "Hereafter," Matt Damon stars as George, a man who has the ability to communicate with ghosts. George, who retired from the contacting-the-dead business (calling it a ...

With shoulder-length blond hair, black dress and black knee-high boots, Jennifer Rose cuts a preacherly silhouette — less Bible-thumping, more New Age — standing on a small stage in the retirement ...

Leaving behind a “clone” of yourself in the form of a digital avatar for loved ones to interact with once you’ve passed away used to be the stuff of science fiction, but now it is fast becoming a ...