ghost story
Example Sentences
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Strikingly, “Ghost-Eye” has none of the eerie mood of a Gothic novel or ghost story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Presence” was a ghost story about teenage loneliness, filmed from the perspective of a spirit haunting the house a grieving family has just moved into.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
And that’s fitting, of course, for a ghost story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
In a time of twisty, “prestige” supernatural horror, the good, old-fashioned ghost story has fallen by the wayside.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
Wind howled around the house the way it did on the radio for a ghost story, and Marly shivered in bed and covered herself clear to the eyes.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
