ghost story

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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

She is a ghost story to keep the kids safe and away from danger, but to Mal, she is very real.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Toni Morrison, whose “Beloved” changed me when I first read it as a teen, showed me how a novel can be ghost story, reckoning, testimony and lullaby all at once.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

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

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

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

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss