spookism

noun

spook·​ism

-ˌkizəm

plural -s

: belief in or the practice of communicating with spooks or spirits

especially : spiritualism

dabbler in wireless and spookism has a specially equipped set which collects the voices of the dead

—Sydney (Australia) Bulletin

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