Subject: Ghost stories
Posted by: callie_ross
Date: Jan 29 11
Does anyone here enjoy reading a good, scary ghost story from time to time? If so, which ghostly stories would you say are among your favorites? Feel free to list as many as you'd like, I won't complain! :)
Posted by: callie_ross
Date: Jan 29 11
Does anyone here enjoy reading a good, scary ghost story from time to time? If so, which ghostly stories would you say are among your favorites? Feel free to list as many as you'd like, I won't complain! :)
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callie_ross
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I like reading ghost stories & have come across quite a few really great stories. I'll list a few of my favorites here: 1. "The House Next Door" by Anne Rivers Siddon 2. "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde 3. "The Shining" by Stephen King 4. "Smee" by A.M. Burrage 5. "The Wind In The Rosebush" by Mary Wilkins-Freeman There are more I could name, but these 5 stories are my very favorites. Reply #1. Jan 29 11, 8:07 PM |
| veronikkamarrz
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The House Next Door is a wonderful book for anyone really liking horror. It's one of my favorite of all time. Stephen King and Dean Koontz are the best, in my opinion, and I think I've read everything they have to offer! Reply #2. Jan 29 11, 11:05 PM |
daver852 
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"what Was It?" by Fitz-James O'Brien. Reply #3. Jan 30 11, 2:40 AM |
| callie_ross
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I've heard of that story, Daver852, but have never read it. However, I have read "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce & "What Was It?" has been compared to that story. I'll have to read it sometime. Thanks! Reply #4. Jan 30 11, 4:58 AM |
Rowena8482
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I think one of my favourite ghost stories is a short story called "Humble Puppy". I can't remember who it's by, I have a copy in an anthology, and I think it's been printed in lots of collections over the years. Reply #5. Jan 30 11, 3:02 PM |
Pagiedamon
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I love the following "ghost" stories, but none of them really scare me. "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving Reply #6. Jan 30 11, 3:47 PM |
honeybee4
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Amityville Horror, the book. Reply #7. Jan 30 11, 5:23 PM |
BrerSchultzy
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My wife's family is from Jonesboro, TN, home of the National Storytelling Hall of Fame and Museum. They are all storytellers, and every Halloween, they come to South Carolina and help us raise money at the theatre by telling ghost stories. By far the most successful is the Tailey Bone story. Reading it doesn't do it any justice. It has to be told to you. I've gotten to the point where I can get people to jump out of their seats, but my wife and her family can make grown men cry when telling it. Reply #8. Feb 02 11, 8:10 AM |
Cymruambyth
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I never read ghost stories or watch horror movies. I live alone and I have a very active imagination. I have no desire to trigger any scary thoughts or ideas! Reply #9. Feb 04 11, 11:45 PM |
agony
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I've just happened on one of my favourites, when trolling my shelves - "Ammie Come Home" by Barbara Michaels. She specializes in ghost stories where the supernatural is juxtaposed against everyday reality - it's very effective. This particular book is a bit dated - it was written in the 60s and the contemporary reality is very much part of the book - but it holds up well. Reply #10. Feb 12 11, 8:48 AM |
naerulinnupesa
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I'm with Cymruambyth on this one. My imagination runs wild. I used to watch horror movies and read ghost stories but they wouldn't let me sleep or gave me nightmares. So I haven't done either for years but there are still some elements of these stories that have remained in my memory and annoy me. Reply #11. Mar 25 11, 10:37 AM |
purelyqing
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I don't read ghost stories too. I get scared when it's late at night or when in the shower and I'm washing my hair and I have to close my eyes then I'll start imagining there's some spectre staring at me. Reply #12. Mar 26 11, 8:16 AM |
babemary24
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1.The Fall of the House of Usher 2.The Tell Tale Heart 3.The Cask of amontillado and everything Edgar Allan Poe wrote. Reply #13. Jul 11 11, 4:02 AM |
| callie_ross
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I recently came across a book by Hans Holzer. It is chock-full of ghost stories, supposedly true ones! Not sure about that but there is some interesting things in there! Reply #14. Jun 26 13, 4:44 PM |
brm50diboll
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I know it's old, but The Turn of the Screw, by William James. Reply #15. Oct 27 13, 11:20 AM |
blindcat78
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The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Legend of Sleeping Hollow by Washington Irving Reply #16. Oct 27 13, 2:25 PM |
| callie_ross
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A Christmas Carol is another favorite of mine! Thanks for reminding me, Blindcat78! Not sure if any of you have ever heard of the author Velda Johnston but she has always been one of my favorites. She has passed on so her books are out of print & hard to find. Sometimes libraries have them. Anyway, she has written several ghost stories. Her best is called "The People From The Sea". I enjoyed it very much! Reply #17. Oct 27 13, 3:03 PM |
rockinsteve
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Ghost Story by Peter Straub and The Shining by Stephen King are my favorites. Reply #18. Jan 25 15, 4:50 AM |
ElusiveDream
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Has anyone here ever tried writing their own ghost story? Last year, I started writing a story called "Meagan's Ghost". Basically, the story is about the murder of a teenage girl and the attempts made by police to solve the murder. Police don't get the information they need to solve the case until ghosts start appearing. Reply #19. Apr 05 15, 12:53 AM |
| rockinsteve
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That sounds like an interesting idea for a story. I've never tried to write a ghost story, I could probably come up with some ideas. I would try to think of something totally original. That would be hard to do! Reply #20. Apr 05 15, 1:49 AM |
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