ghost story

Example Sentences

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“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 then suddenly he does: This is a ghost story, a possession tale.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Like the final words of a ghost story, I muttered, “Well, you have now.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor