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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A story about ghosts or in which ghosts are introduced; hence, by extension, any story or statement to which no credence should be given.
Examples
“This led to a marathon of ghost-story swapping over breakfast.”
The Huffington Post: Varla Ventura: The Curious Case of the Haunted Toothbrush
“His first book, a widely praised biography of the scholar and ghost-story writer M.R. James, was published by OUP in 1983.”
“June 17 was an especially stormy night, and holed up in the Villa Diodati and fueled by rounds of ghost-story telling, the group decided to hold a competition to see who could write the scariest tale.”
“At Chrighton Abbey" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1871) Another classic of ghost-story writing, with a doomed family and a crumbling, historic house at the heart of it.”
“It's as if everyone figured they could keep Hereafter from turning ghost-story hokey by making it grounded and attractive, and matter-of-fact.”
“When her son's fiction-reading sparked his interest in Venice several years back, "off we went on one of the most memorable experiences of our lives," she said, on a Venice adventure that included a ghost-story tour, museums and lots of pizza.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Readers' Turn: Traveling and Charity
“The Furnished Room" has found its way into respected ghost-story anthologies.”
The Wall Street Journal: His Writers' Workshop? A Prison Cell
“Barzak's One For Sorrow is part ghost-story, part urban fantasy, and part noirish coming-of-age tale set in an industrial town where everyone knows everyone.”
“An old-fashioned American ghost-story, The Fog is a campfire tale brought to life, bathed in swirling mist and darkness.”
“Ghost Radio is a terrifying novel about a ghost-story call-in radio show that inadvertently opens a doorway into the paranormal, giving voice to the dead and instigating an epic battle for the souls of the living.”
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