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as writing "the 20th century's most influential canon of ghost stories". James perfected a method of story-telling which has since become known as
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series of films from the 1980s and 1990s are notable examples of the trend for the merging of ghost stories with scenes of physical violence. The 1990s saw a return to classic "gothic" ghosts, whose dangers were more psychological than physical. Examples of films are comedy and mystery from this
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Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity
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Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity
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made an important contribution to ghost fiction with her novel
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3169:. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, Inc. pp. 1611–1615.
1571:. The popularity of the game, as well as the acquisition of a
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Ghost Stories: The Magazine and Its Makers, Volumes 1 & 2
2260:"9 Scary Campfire Stories That'll Make You Drop Your S'mores"
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invoking the spirit of a deceased person (engraving from the
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Night Visitors: The Rise and Fall of the English Ghost Story
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Popular ghosts : the haunted spaces of everyday culture
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between England and Scotland. Ballads of this type include "
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ghost stories may be passed down orally or in written form.
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J. L. Campbell Sr., "Mrs. J. H. Riddell", in Bleiler, ed.,
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The Best Ghost Stories 1800–1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology
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Ghosts often appeared in the tragedies of the Roman writer
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Middle Unearthed: The Best Fantasy Short Stories 1800-1849
1331:" (1820), based on an earlier German folktale, features a
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3147:, Vol 2. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, Inc., 1983,
1092:. Notable examples of the genre from the 1830s include
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579:. Ghosts often appear in the narrative as sentinels or
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3414:. In Blanco, María del Pilar; Peeren, Esther (eds.).
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Sullivan, Jack. "Shirley Jackson". In Bleiler (ed.).
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St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers
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Appearances of the Dead: A Cultural History of Ghosts
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Helen Child Sargent; George Lyman Kittredge (1904).
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2017:featured ghost and supernatural stories written by
784:50 AD). Pliny describes the haunting of a house in
3213:. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp.
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1628:A noted modern British writer of ghost fiction is
1511:(whose ghost tales also contained elements of the
1345:wrote some stories which contain ghosts, such as "
961:has become one of the more recognizable ghosts in
3412:"The Liveness of Ghosts: Haunting and Reality TV"
3061:English Folk Songs From The Southern Appalachians
3058:Campbell, Olive Dame; Sharp, Cecil James (1917).
2317:. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009
1939:Popularized in part by the 1984 comedy franchise
1575:, led to the creation of a literary genre called
1519:) helped move the ghost story in new directions.
1086:The Russian equivalent of the ghost story is the
2643:Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory
2640:Jones, Ann Rosalind; Stallybrass, Peter (2000).
981:Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory
921:. Seneca's influence is particularly evident in
917:, and they became the models for the revival of
2819:J. L. Campbell Sr. (1985). "J. S. Le Fanu". In
2315:"Excerpts From "Some Remarks on Ghost Stories""
1058:One of the key early appearances by ghosts was
1036:that became the subject of many ghost stories.
889:(1780s drawing). The ghost is wearing stylised
3506:Phantom Perfumes and Other Shades: Memories of
2422:. Southern Illinois University. Archived from
2207:Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology
1588:Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
1451:In the United States, prior to and during the
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4051:The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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2900:David Langford, "James, Montague Rhodes", in
2616:. Eastbourne, UK: Canary Press. p. 182.
2613:Ghosts the complete guide to the supernatural
2584:"Hyper Japan hails digital-age 'Genji' opera"
2397:. University of Texas Press. pp. 50–51.
1835:about ghosts, such as the 1998 Japanese film
1551:. The ghost of Oiwa manifesting herself as a
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2164:. Westport, CT: Greenwood. pp. 338–340.
2947:Punter, David (2003). "The modern gothic".
2646:. Cambridge University Press. p. 248.
1847:in 2002), and the Pang brothers' 2002 film
1256:The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton
1054:Depiction of a woman telling a ghost story.
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3167:Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature, Vol 4
2561:. Edinburgh University Press. p. 59.
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3549:The Routledge Handbook to the Ghost Story
3418:. New York: Continuum. pp. 149–160.
3209:Ramsey Campbell and Modern Horror Fiction
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2185:. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2006.
36:Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad
3547:Brewster, Scott, and Luke Thurston, ed.
3283:. British film institute. Archived from
3014:. New York: Garland, 1996. (pp. 43-58).
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2994:. New York: Garland, 1996. (pp. 3-42).
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2183:Oxford Companion to English Literature
1906:, the television series adaptation of
1722:films from this period include 1944's
909:In the mid-16th century, the works of
847:Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
5677:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
3979:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
3306:Chanko, Kenneth M. (August 8, 1993).
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1232:Famous literary apparitions from the
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3240:"The True Origin of the Horror Film"
2880:. Bottletree Books LLC. p. 13.
2827:. New York: Scribner's. p. 88.
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893:in 17th-century style, including a
4940:LGBT themes in speculative fiction
4266:Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
3558:. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2010.
3519:. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2003.
3440:"Hello darkness, my old friend..."
3331:Rafferty, Terence (June 8, 2003).
3031:Cameron, George Frederick (1889).
2930:More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
2284:Carey, Joanna (17 February 2004).
743:, which features a journey to the
652:In 1929, five key features of the
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3246:. Emerson College. Archived from
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2759:Russian Literature and Its Demons
2074:Speculative fiction/Horror portal
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3950:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
3536:, Ohio University Press, 1978.
3526:. Off-Trail Publications, 2010.
3037:. [Kingston, Ont.? : s.n.
2951:. London: Longman. p. 86.
2933:". In Joshi, S.T., ed. (2005).
2446:A Companion to the Neronian Age
2258:Gordon, Lauren (16 July 2014).
1158:inaugurated this "Golden Age".
1141:"Golden Age of the Ghost Story"
953:plays a more complex role. The
2865:. The Bookman. pp. 55–56.
2861:James, M. R. (December 1929).
2740:. Bottletree Books LLC, 2011.
1915:Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1782:. In the horror genre, 1980's
850:, also contain ghost stories.
670:No gratuitous bloodshed or sex
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6321:Hammersmith Ghost murder case
3490:. University of Texas Press.
3064:. New York: G. Putnam's Sons.
2863:Some Remarks on Ghost Stories
2689:. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
2582:Smith, Tom (August 6, 2014).
2011:The Indian television series
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1315:19th-century American writers
1273:has described British author
1145:Historian of the ghost story
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3551:. New York: Routledge, 2018.
3192:Supernatural Fiction Writers
2981:. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
2849:Supernatural Fiction Writers
2825:Supernatural Fiction Writers
2418:Jaehnig, K.C. (1999-03-11).
621:The ghost of a pirate, from
605:, between 1292 and 1076 BC (
21:Ghost Story (disambiguation)
6219:Electronic voice phenomenon
6012:locations in United Kingdom
3968:The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
2554:Ian Richard Netton (1991).
1977:Ghost Hunters International
1347:The Masque of the Red Death
1329:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
885:and his father's ghost" by
873:English Renaissance theatre
867:English Renaissance theatre
813:One Thousand and One Nights
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1757:The Haunting of Hill House
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2928:James, M.R., "Preface to
2794:. Viking Press. pp.
2707:Newman, Kim, ed. (1996).
2556:From the introduction of
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2420:"Classical ghost stories"
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2294:. Guardian News and Media
2203:J. Gordon Melton (1996).
1998:based on the book series
1954:reality television series
1921:Casper the Friendly Ghost
1816:Casper the Friendly Ghost
1791:A Nightmare on Elm Street
1565:Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai
1364:all wrote ghost fiction.
828:(also spelled as djinn),
822:a number of ghost stories
598:Khonsuemheb and the Ghost
332:Occult detective fiction
6191:Ancient Egyptian culture
4271:World Fantasy Convention
3410:Williams, Karen (2010).
2761:. Berghahn Books, 2000.
2610:Graves, Zachary (2011).
2368:Finucane, R. C. (1984).
2120:Ghost Stories (magazine)
2057:A narrative ghost story.
1611:Beginning in the 1940s,
1599:Modern era (1920 onward)
1477:The Wife of Usher's Well
1016:The Wife of Usher's Well
6214:Apparitional experience
5426:Fire-breathing monsters
4339:Fire-breathing monsters
3512:. Ash-Tree Press, 2000.
3382:"Anjaane – The Unknown"
2876:Barger, Andrew (2015).
2709:BFI Companion to Horror
1909:The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1711:The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1358:Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
1258:". Dickens also wrote "
537:, or simply takes as a
5843:Procession of the dead
4090:Dungeons & Dragons
3592:The Best Ghost Stories
3578:The Best Ghost Stories
3565:. London: Faber, 1977.
2788:Jack Sullivan (1986).
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1795:period include 1984's
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1676:The Gray Ghost (1917).
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3205:Joshi, S. T. (2001).
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1446:The Canterville Ghost
1395:The Turn of the Screw
1380:The Turn of the Screw
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6438:Psychological horror
6283:Stories about ghosts
6107:District of Columbia
4960:Supernatural fiction
4037:Fantastic Adventures
3515:Joynes, Andrew, ed.
3034:Leo, the Royal cadet
2448:. pp. 425–443.
2426:on September 8, 2007
2286:"Ghouls for schools"
1720:psychological horror
1654:, later made into a
1509:William Hope Hodgson
1505:psychological horror
1483:Psychological horror
1431:Leo, the Royal Cadet
1401:The introduction of
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680:The introduction of
607:New Kingdom of Egypt
564:and specifically of
562:supernatural fiction
363:Supernatural fiction
19:For other uses, see
6448:Traditional stories
6443:Speculative fiction
6428:Halloween practices
6352:Kardecist spiritism
6196:Classical antiquity
5111:Television programs
5063:Speculative fiction
4261:Tolkien's influence
3974:Fantasy Masterworks
3927:Television programs
3735:Fairy tale parodies
3598:Ghost Story Society
3486:Felton, D. (1999).
2177:"Ghost Stories" in
1855:Indian ghost movies
1668:List of ghost films
1563:when a game called
1469:The Suffolk Miracle
1457:Olive Dame Campbell
1421:Comedies and operas
1254:Dickens published "
1106:The Queen of Spades
1006:” of the turbulent
928:The Spanish Tragedy
903:Elizabethan theatre
667:"A pleasing terror"
583:of things to come.
312:Lovecraftian horror
6266:Films about ghosts
6250:Spirit photography
5228:Zombie pornography
4483:Damsel in distress
4251:Mythopoeic Society
3852:Paranormal romance
3767:Historical fantasy
3752:Fantasy of manners
3706:Children's fantasy
3504:Ashley, Mike, ed.
3449:on 12 January 2014
3337:The New York Times
3312:The New York Times
2393:D. Felton (2010).
2158:Darrell Schweitzer
2115:Paranormal romance
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1872:Alejandro Amenábar
1831:has also produced
1694:In 1926 the novel
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1639:The Woman in Black
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1539:Katsushika Hokusai
1493:Algernon Blackwood
1362:F. Marion Crawford
1298:Ghosts and Marvels
1236:are the ghosts of
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5381:Zombie apocalypse
5339:Postmodern horror
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3696:Alternate history
3684:Sword and sorcery
3675:Action-adventure
3583:Project Gutenberg
3522:Locke, John, ed.
3497:978-0-292-72508-9
3238:Babbis, Maurice.
3224:978-0-85323-765-5
3176:978-0-89356-450-6
3111:"What are Kaidan"
3088:on 3 October 2014
2887:978-1-933747-53-8
2834:978-0-684-17808-0
2805:978-0-670-80902-8
2757:Pamela Davidson.
2568:978-0-7486-0251-3
2503:978-1-85043-768-0
2404:978-0-292-78924-1
2218:978-0-8103-5487-6
2088:Literature portal
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1408:Good Housekeeping
1349:" and "Morella".
1333:Headless Horseman
1321:Washington Irving
1252:A Christmas Carol
1239:A Christmas Carol
1207:A Christmas Carol
1175:Charlotte Riddell
1164:In a Glass Darkly
1118:Erckmann-Chatrian
1110:Christmas fiction
1081:E. T. A. Hoffmann
1012:The Unquiet Grave
915:Italian humanists
860:The Tale of Genji
853:The 11th century
842:Arabic literature
840:. Other medieval
778:Pliny the Younger
774:The Haunted House
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1547:from the series
1390:Benjamin Britten
1388:, and an opera,
1370:The Jolly Corner
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1234:Victorian period
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1956:, such as
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