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Ghost Stories
Ghost stories deal with subjects and situations focusing on hauntings, spirits, and interactions with the dead. These may be in the form of fiction or non-fiction.
Haunting is used as a plot device in horror fiction and paranormal-based fiction. Legends about haunted houses have long appeared in literature. For example, the Arabian Nights tale of "Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad" revolves around a house haunted by jinns. The influence of the Arabian Nights on modern horror fiction is certainly discernable in the work of H. P. Lovecraft. In his early years as a child, he would i ...more
Haunting is used as a plot device in horror fiction and paranormal-based fiction. Legends about haunted houses have long appeared in literature. For example, the Arabian Nights tale of "Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad" revolves around a house haunted by jinns. The influence of the Arabian Nights on modern horror fiction is certainly discernable in the work of H. P. Lovecraft. In his early years as a child, he would i ...more
New Releases Tagged "Ghost Stories"
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You will find me
in the flicker of dying bulbs,
in the rustle of sleepless winds,
in the corridor's caged whispers,
in the door's slow-blooming creak,
in the wail of distant gales,
in night's ink-thick hollows,
in the silver hush of anklets,
in each bead trembling on an orphaned necklace-
for even after I am gone,
your fear will keep me breathing
everywhere light forgets to look.
...more
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― The Midnight Revenants: Asian Ghost Stories—Revenge Thrillers & Paranormal Romance
― The Midnight Revenants: Asian Ghost Stories—Revenge Thrillers & Paranormal Romance
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We tell stories of the dead as a way of making a sense of the living. More than just simple urban legends and campfire tales, ghost stories reveal the contours of our anxieties, the nature of our collective fears and desires, the things we can’t talk about in any other way. The past we’re most afraid to speak aloud of in the bright light of day is the same past that tends to linger in the ghost stories we whisper in the dark.
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― Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
― Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
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A book club for those who appreciate literature that thrives in shadows.
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