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the discovery of an old book or other antiquarian object that somehow unlocks, calls down the wrath, or at least attracts the unwelcome attention of a supernatural menace, usually from beyond the grave
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Night Visitors: The Rise and Fall of the English Ghost Story
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Popular ghosts : the haunted spaces of everyday culture
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The Best Ghost Stories 1800–1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology
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Ghosts often appeared in the tragedies of the Roman writer
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Middle Unearthed: The Best Fantasy Short Stories 1800-1849
1342:" (1820), based on an earlier German folktale, features a
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returns as a ghost to the dismay of the title character.
3158:, Vol 2. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, Inc., 1983,
1103:. Notable examples of the genre from the 1830s include
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Setting: "those of the writer's (and reader's) own day"
590:. Ghosts often appear in the narrative as sentinels or
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
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3425:. In Blanco, María del Pilar; Peeren, Esther (eds.).
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Sullivan, Jack. "Shirley Jackson". In Bleiler (ed.).
2917:
St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers
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Appearances of the Dead: A Cultural History of Ghosts
1552:. Illustration for a classical Japanese kaidan story
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Helen Child Sargent; George Lyman Kittredge (1904).
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1445:(1885) includes "Judge's Song" about a ghost at the
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also resemble the Senecan model, while the ghost in
3565:O'Brian, Helen Conrad, and Julie Anne Stevens, ed.
2354:
2028:featured ghost and supernatural stories written by
795:50 AD). Pliny describes the haunting of a house in
3224:. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp.
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1639:A noted modern British writer of ghost fiction is
1522:(whose ghost tales also contained elements of the
1356:wrote some stories which contain ghosts, such as "
972:has become one of the more recognizable ghosts in
3423:"The Liveness of Ghosts: Haunting and Reality TV"
3072:English Folk Songs From The Southern Appalachians
3069:Campbell, Olive Dame; Sharp, Cecil James (1917).
2328:. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009
1950:Popularized in part by the 1984 comedy franchise
1586:, led to the creation of a literary genre called
1530:) helped move the ghost story in new directions.
1097:The Russian equivalent of the ghost story is the
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2654:Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory
2651:Jones, Ann Rosalind; Stallybrass, Peter (2000).
2650:
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992:Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory
932:. Seneca's influence is particularly evident in
928:, and they became the models for the revival of
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2830:J. L. Campbell Sr. (1985). "J. S. Le Fanu". In
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2326:"Excerpts From "Some Remarks on Ghost Stories""
1069:One of the key early appearances by ghosts was
1047:that became the subject of many ghost stories.
900:(1780s drawing). The ghost is wearing stylised
3517:Phantom Perfumes and Other Shades: Memories of
2433:. Southern Illinois University. Archived from
2218:Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology
1599:Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
1462:In the United States, prior to and during the
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4062:The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
3629:
2911:David Langford, "James, Montague Rhodes", in
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2627:. Eastbourne, UK: Canary Press. p. 182.
2624:Ghosts the complete guide to the supernatural
2595:"Hyper Japan hails digital-age 'Genji' opera"
2408:. University of Texas Press. pp. 50–51.
1846:about ghosts, such as the 1998 Japanese film
1562:. The ghost of Oiwa manifesting herself as a
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2175:. Westport, CT: Greenwood. pp. 338–340.
2958:Punter, David (2003). "The modern gothic".
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2657:. Cambridge University Press. p. 248.
1858:in 2002), and the Pang brothers' 2002 film
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1267:The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton
1065:Depiction of a woman telling a ghost story.
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3485:. Bowling Green, OH: Popular Press, 1999.
3178:Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature, Vol 4
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2572:. Edinburgh University Press. p. 59.
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3560:The Routledge Handbook to the Ghost Story
3429:. New York: Continuum. pp. 149–160.
3220:Ramsey Campbell and Modern Horror Fiction
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2196:. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2006.
47:Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad
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3558:Brewster, Scott, and Luke Thurston, ed.
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3025:. New York: Garland, 1996. (pp. 43-58).
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2491:Yuriko Yamanaka, Tetsuo Nishio (2006).
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2245:"Campfire Stories: The Art Of The Tale"
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3367:Mohamed, Shoaib (September 24, 2007).
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2368:. Taylor & Francis. pp. xxii.
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2194:Oxford Companion to English Literature
1917:, the television series adaptation of
1733:films from this period include 1944's
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920:In the mid-16th century, the works of
858:Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
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5688:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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3990:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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3317:Chanko, Kenneth M. (August 8, 1993).
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1379:also wrote ghost stories, including "
1243:Famous literary apparitions from the
976:. In another of Shakespeare's works,
3251:"The True Origin of the Horror Film"
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2891:. Bottletree Books LLC. p. 13.
2838:. New York: Scribner's. p. 88.
2383:. Prometheus Books. pp. 4, 16.
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3399:. December 30, 2005. Archived from
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904:in 17th-century style, including a
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4951:LGBT themes in speculative fiction
4277:Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
3569:. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2010.
3530:. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2003.
3475:
3451:"Hello darkness, my old friend..."
3342:Rafferty, Terence (June 8, 2003).
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3042:Cameron, George Frederick (1889).
2941:More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
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2295:Carey, Joanna (17 February 2004).
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663:In 1929, five key features of the
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1447:Royal Military College of Canada
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3961:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
3547:, Ohio University Press, 1978.
3537:. Off-Trail Publications, 2010.
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2457:A Companion to the Neronian Age
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2269:Gordon, Lauren (16 July 2014).
1169:inaugurated this "Golden Age".
1152:"Golden Age of the Ghost Story"
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964:plays a more complex role. The
2876:. The Bookman. pp. 55–56.
2872:James, M. R. (December 1929).
2751:. Bottletree Books LLC, 2011.
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1793:. In the horror genre, 1980's
861:, also contain ghost stories.
681:No gratuitous bloodshed or sex
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6332:Hammersmith Ghost murder case
3501:. University of Texas Press.
3075:. New York: G. Putnam's Sons.
2874:Some Remarks on Ghost Stories
2700:. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
2593:Smith, Tom (August 6, 2014).
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2022:The Indian television series
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1326:19th-century American writers
1284:has described British author
1156:Historian of the ghost story
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3562:. New York: Routledge, 2018.
3203:Supernatural Fiction Writers
2992:. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
2860:Supernatural Fiction Writers
2836:Supernatural Fiction Writers
2429:Jaehnig, K.C. (1999-03-11).
632:The ghost of a pirate, from
616:, between 1292 and 1076 BC (
32:Ghost Story (disambiguation)
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6230:Electronic voice phenomenon
6023:locations in United Kingdom
3979:The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
2565:Ian Richard Netton (1991).
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1988:Ghost Hunters International
1358:The Masque of the Red Death
1340:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
896:and his father's ghost" by
884:English Renaissance theatre
878:English Renaissance theatre
824:One Thousand and One Nights
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2465:10.1002/9781118316771.ch24
1768:The Haunting of Hill House
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3126:Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai
2948:, pt. 217. Penguin Books.
2939:James, M.R., "Preface to
2805:. Viking Press. pp.
2718:Newman, Kim, ed. (1996).
2567:From the introduction of
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2431:"Classical ghost stories"
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2305:. Guardian News and Media
2214:J. Gordon Melton (1996).
2009:based on the book series
1965:reality television series
1932:Casper the Friendly Ghost
1827:Casper the Friendly Ghost
1802:A Nightmare on Elm Street
1576:Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai
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1375:all wrote ghost fiction.
839:(also spelled as djinn),
833:a number of ghost stories
609:Khonsuemheb and the Ghost
343:Occult detective fiction
6202:Ancient Egyptian culture
4282:World Fantasy Convention
3421:Williams, Karen (2010).
2772:. Berghahn Books, 2000.
2621:Graves, Zachary (2011).
2379:Finucane, R. C. (1984).
2131:Ghost Stories (magazine)
2068:A narrative ghost story.
1622:Beginning in the 1940s,
1610:Modern era (1920 onward)
1488:The Wife of Usher's Well
1027:The Wife of Usher's Well
6225:Apparitional experience
5437:Fire-breathing monsters
4350:Fire-breathing monsters
3523:. Ash-Tree Press, 2000.
3393:"Anjaane – The Unknown"
2887:Barger, Andrew (2015).
2720:BFI Companion to Horror
1920:The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1722:The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1672:
1369:Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
1269:". Dickens also wrote "
548:, or simply takes as a
5854:Procession of the dead
4101:Dungeons & Dragons
3603:The Best Ghost Stories
3589:The Best Ghost Stories
3576:. London: Faber, 1977.
2799:Jack Sullivan (1986).
2047:
1806:period include 1984's
1787:, and the 1993 comedy
1688:
1687:The Gray Ghost (1917).
1578:became popular in the
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1455:'s comic short story "
1449:in Kingston, Ontario.
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1146:The Tapestried Chamber
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6309:Paranormal television
6018:locations in Scotland
5340:Organ transplantation
4167:International Fantasy
3601:PDF of original 1919
3216:Joshi, S. T. (2001).
3205:. pp. 1031–1036.
2249:Westside Toastmasters
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1852:(remade in the US as
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1457:The Canterville Ghost
1406:The Turn of the Screw
1391:The Turn of the Screw
1386:The Turn of the Screw
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1072:The Castle of Otranto
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1031:Sweet William's Ghost
924:were rediscovered by
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675:The pretense of truth
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6449:Psychological horror
6294:Stories about ghosts
6118:District of Columbia
4971:Supernatural fiction
4048:Fantastic Adventures
3526:Joynes, Andrew, ed.
3045:Leo, the Royal cadet
2459:. pp. 425–443.
2437:on September 8, 2007
2297:"Ghouls for schools"
1731:psychological horror
1665:, later made into a
1520:William Hope Hodgson
1516:psychological horror
1494:Psychological horror
1442:Leo, the Royal Cadet
1412:The introduction of
810:stage, particularly
691:The introduction of
618:New Kingdom of Egypt
575:and specifically of
573:supernatural fiction
374:Supernatural fiction
30:For other uses, see
6459:Traditional stories
6454:Speculative fiction
6439:Halloween practices
6363:Kardecist spiritism
6207:Classical antiquity
5122:Television programs
5074:Speculative fiction
4272:Tolkien's influence
3985:Fantasy Masterworks
3938:Television programs
3746:Fairy tale parodies
3609:Ghost Story Society
3497:Felton, D. (1999).
2188:"Ghost Stories" in
1866:Indian ghost movies
1679:List of ghost films
1574:when a game called
1480:The Suffolk Miracle
1468:Olive Dame Campbell
1432:Comedies and operas
1265:Dickens published "
1117:The Queen of Spades
1017:” of the turbulent
939:The Spanish Tragedy
914:Elizabethan theatre
678:"A pleasing terror"
594:of things to come.
323:Lovecraftian horror
6277:Films about ghosts
6261:Spirit photography
5239:Zombie pornography
4494:Damsel in distress
4262:Mythopoeic Society
3863:Paranormal romance
3778:Historical fantasy
3763:Fantasy of manners
3717:Children's fantasy
3515:Ashley, Mike, ed.
3460:on 12 January 2014
3348:The New York Times
3323:The New York Times
2404:D. Felton (2010).
2169:Darrell Schweitzer
2126:Paranormal romance
2048:
1883:Alejandro Amenábar
1842:has also produced
1705:In 1926 the novel
1689:
1650:The Woman in Black
1568:
1550:Katsushika Hokusai
1504:Algernon Blackwood
1373:F. Marion Crawford
1309:Ghosts and Marvels
1247:are the ghosts of
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1181:The Purcell Papers
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974:English literature
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5809:Haunted locations
5799:Ancestral spirits
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5693:Bram Stoker Award
5432:Extraterrestrials
5392:Zombie apocalypse
5350:Postmodern horror
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3841:Planetary romance
3752:Fairytale fantasy
3707:Alternate history
3695:Sword and sorcery
3686:Action-adventure
3594:Project Gutenberg
3533:Locke, John, ed.
3508:978-0-292-72508-9
3249:Babbis, Maurice.
3235:978-0-85323-765-5
3187:978-0-89356-450-6
3122:"What are Kaidan"
3099:on 3 October 2014
2898:978-1-933747-53-8
2845:978-0-684-17808-0
2816:978-0-670-80902-8
2768:Pamela Davidson.
2579:978-0-7486-0251-3
2514:978-1-85043-768-0
2415:978-0-292-78924-1
2229:978-0-8103-5487-6
2099:Literature portal
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1484:The Unquiet Grave
1419:Good Housekeeping
1360:" and "Morella".
1344:Headless Horseman
1332:Washington Irving
1263:A Christmas Carol
1250:A Christmas Carol
1218:A Christmas Carol
1186:Charlotte Riddell
1175:In a Glass Darkly
1129:Erckmann-Chatrian
1121:Christmas fiction
1092:E. T. A. Hoffmann
1023:The Unquiet Grave
926:Italian humanists
871:The Tale of Genji
864:The 11th century
853:Arabic literature
851:. Other medieval
789:Pliny the Younger
785:The Haunted House
698:Good Housekeeping
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1558:from the series
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1399:, and an opera,
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1255:Ebenezer Scrooge
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