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1. interestingliterature.com › 2015/10/10-classic10 Classic Victorian Ghost Stories Everyone Should Read

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   Oct 28, 2015 · As the nights are drawing in, how about a ghost story? The Victorians loved a ghost story, and many of the most celebrated writers of Victorian novels had a go at this ghoulish genre, from Elizabeth Gaskell to Charles Dickens to Robert Louis Stevenson. Here are ten of our favourites.

2. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe secret meaning of ghost stories - BBC

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   Jan 22, 2016 · According to some scholarly estimates, in the 19th Century, at the height of the form’s popularity, women were contributing around 70% of ghost stories published in British and American...

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › articlesThe Top 10 Most Chilling Real Life Ghost Stories - BBC

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   1 day ago · 2. Harry Called. This one probably damaged Ouija board sales irrevocably.One night, a student called Will and some friends construct a makeshift board and attempt to contact the dead.

5. thebookerprizes.com › the-booker-library › features10 of the best ghost stories nominated for the Booker and ...

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   Oct 23, 2024 · A master of the craft, the Booker Prize judge (1975 and 2011) and two-time nominee (1970 and 1972) is all too aware that a good ghost story can tap into the darkest fears of the human psyche, taking us to a world beyond our understanding.

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6. www.history.com › historical-ghost-storiesHistory of Ghost Stories ‑ Early Sightings, Famous Ghosts ...

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   Oct 29, 2009 · Since ancient times, ghost stories—tales of spirits who return from the dead to haunt the places they left behind—have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world.

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7. news.northeastern.edu › 2023/10/23 › ghost-storiesWhy Do We Tell Ghost Stories? Ghost History in American Culture

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   Oct 23, 2023 · The answer is, it depends. Ghost stories have a long history in American culture and media, but almost every culture has its version of a “ghost” –– and they aren’t all here to haunt us.

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   Are ghost stories a real thing?

   • The answer is, it depends. Ghost stories have a long history in American culture and media, but almost every culture has its version of a “ghost” –– and they aren’t all here to haunt us.

   Why Do We Tell Ghost Stories? Ghost History in American Culture

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   Are ghost stories still a popular genre?

   • While there’s a rich canon of classics and commercial favourites to plunder, beyond the tropes of haunted houses and chain-rattling apparitions there’s also a wealth of more contemporary ghost stories, with modern writers keen to reclaim and subvert the genre.

   The best ghost stories nominated for the Booker and International

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   What are some good stories about ghosts?

   • Toni Morrison’s Beloved remains the best-known example of this, but it is by no means the only great work built around a ghost. Here is a collection of other fascinating stories about ghosts, in which characters are confronted by unresolved pain that erupts into the present in sometimes frightening but always illuminating ways.

   Eight Ghost Stories in Which the Dead Won’t Go Quietly

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   What is a classic ghost story?

   • Many classic ghost stories involve a forgotten trauma that’s resurfacing or a repressed disaster that’s returning. The ghost clings to things left undone and unsaid; it demands witness, accountability, or restitution.

   Eight Ghost Stories in Which the Dead Won’t Go Quietly

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   Why are ghost stories so powerful?

   • Castor points out that the duppy, a more malevolent kind of spirit, can exist alongside the positive power brought by the ancestors in some Caribbean cultures. However, the biggest reason ghost stories are still so powerful might be that we are always talking with the dead, Castor says.

   Why Do We Tell Ghost Stories? Ghost History in American Culture

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   What is a ghost story?

   • ‘Ghost stories,’ as Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, once said, ‘are a way of exploring the boundaries between life and death, between the known and the unknown, between order and chaos’.

   The best ghost stories nominated for the Booker and International

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9. www.theatlantic.com › books › archiveEight Ghost Stories in Which the Dead Won’t Go Quietly

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   Jan 5, 2022 · Many classic ghost stories involve a forgotten trauma that’s resurfacing or a repressed disaster that’s returning. The ghost clings to things left undone and unsaid; it demands witness ...