ghost story

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In a time of twisty, “prestige” supernatural horror, the good, old-fashioned ghost story has fallen by the wayside.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

If that ghost story can get them thinking about something like postpartum psychosis, then I’ve done my job.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

So is this a ghost story, or a time loop, or a memory play?

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2024

“Mother Doll” isn’t a ghost story but a meticulously layered tale of fabulist historical fiction where the details of the Russian Revolution are related with the same depth of detail as a trip to Disneyland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Cob and the others exchanged shaky smiles, like boys spooked by a ghost story.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss