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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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That hideous face turns to us, and it is now, in the ambient light, that I begin to see the true nature of this nightmare roosting in my home.
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― Drive: An Old Castle Novel
― Drive: An Old Castle Novel
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I mean, everyone who tells a ghost story starts by saying it’s true, but I want to know if it’s really true.
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― Fourteen Days
― Fourteen Days
This is a group of people who just enjoy the Ghost stories from around the world and all paranor…more
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The denizens of world beyond the…more
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We are Vermont-dwelling fans of Horror fiction in particular, and horror as a cultural genre in …more
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[Updated] - a mix of folklore/mythology and folk horror/ghost stories.
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