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
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Chris Mentillo
Hold faith in fortune’s favor, but arm thyself should darkness descend.
Chris Mentillo

Jeanette Winterson
When I am climbing I understand that gravity exists to protect us from our lightness of being, in the same way that time is what shields us from eternity.
Jeanette Winterson, Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days

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