Unsurprisingly, movies and TV shows have sought to explore the more sinister side of the afterlife with their depictions of hell and Hades. While some of these have tended to the comedic, ...

Not every afterlife depiction counts. If a ghost is just hanging around on Earth, no dice. Heaven is, of course, not the underworld. And that river of slime in “Ghostbusters 2” is not under ...

This icon is a remarkable survival from the so-called “dark ages” of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. It is the oldest known depiction of Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, with the names of ...