#Ghost Stories
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jkl-fff · 18 hours ago
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"No one was there to help me survive. I would not see the same happen to you, little one. But I can do nothing more than this for you. Take my gift--take my help--and survive the cold of winter, living one."
"But what is your name, kind one? How shall I remember you?"
"I have no name to give anymore, for I am dead. Only my stockings and my shawl. Remember me by them, loved one. Or not at all, it matters not to me anymore if I am remembered, so long as you survive the winter."
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halloween-sweets · 1 day ago
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headedfawn · 9 months ago
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what’s done is done
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torpublishinggroup · 5 months ago
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Though it might be tempting, don’t venture into hedge mazes…no matter what
Be mindful of triggering the wrath of revenge ghosts lest you become a ghost yourself
Beware the dangers of underestimating “docile girls”—it could be a killer mistake
Summoning an ancient evil demon is NEVER a good idea. Seriously. 
Trying to steal someone’s home might cost you your soul. It’s never worth it. 
Understand that haunted houses have feelings too—the problem is sometimes they’re evil.
Tips provided by Terry J. Benton-Walker, editor and contributor of The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT
Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don’t stay dead....
A museum curator who despises “diasporic inaccuracies.” A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old house that just wants friends forever....
These stories are filled with ancient terrors and modern villains, but go ahead, go into the basement, step onto the old plantation, and open the magician’s mystery box because this time, the white guy dies first.
Edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker, including stories from bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming contributors: Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H. E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J. Benton-Walker.
A collection you’ll be dying to talk about…if you survive it.
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weirdlookindog · 16 days ago
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The Haunted Looking Glass
ghost stories chosen and illustrated by Edward Gorey
Random House, 1959
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longreads · 2 months ago
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In today's new Longreads essay, Elizabeth Friend examines the vanishing hitchhiker tale, and one spooky North Carolina story in particular: the tale of a young woman named Lydia. 
There are countless variations on Lydia’s story. Sometimes her dress is a specific color. Sometimes a different family member opens the door. Sometimes the young man drapes his jacket over the girl’s shoulders, only to find it later on her grave.
Elizabeth explores how folklore passed down over generations reveals our anxieties during times of change. The ghost story of Lydia reflects the shifting expectations of American women in the first half of the 20th century. 
Read “The Lessons of Lore” on Longreads.
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sictransitgloriamvndi · 1 year ago
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bet-on-me-13 · 2 years ago
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After moving to Gotham and having to deal with a stressful job, Danny has started taking walks around the city as a way to destress.
Since he knows that he could get mugged, he just becomes intangible and invisible while listening to some loud music on his phone.
Unfortunately for him, his control on his Invisibility keeps slipping when he gets lost in his music, and the people of Gotham keep seeing a semi-translucent ghost man walking around at night aimlessly.
Some thugs think it’s just a meta with invisibility and try to mug him, but pass right through and he disappears completely. This convinces them that he is a ghost, since having both invisibility, and intangibility would be too big a coincidence. Not to mention he never reacts to them whatsoever.
The Bat’s get word that a Ghost has been stalking the streets of Gotham, and he looks scarily like Bruce Wayne from the little they have been able to see from him. Now Batman thinks his dad may have come back as a ghost.
Danny is oblivious to all of this. He just likes his nightly strolls.
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a3kim3a · 2 months ago
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jstor · 3 months ago
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It's October 1st, and that means it's officially ghost story season! 👻 ✨
There's nothing better than curling up with a spine-tingling tale while the autumn winds howl outside. If you're like us and love a good eerie read, you're in for a treat—we've found some of the best ghostly legends and creepy folklore just in time for Halloween.
Check out JSTOR Daily’s Halloween Editor's Picks and prepare to get spooked.
Image: R.W. Buss, The Ghost Story! n.d. Chromolithograph. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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countesschocula · 29 days ago
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lackadaisycats · 2 months ago
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Lackadaisy HalloStream! - Saturday
With the help of Lackadaisy voice cast - including Jason Marnocha (Viktor) and Ashe Wagner (Mitzi) - we'll be celebrating the season and featuring haunted art and stories produced by the Lackadaisy Community this year! Join us, won't you?
Saturday, November 2nd
Starts 4pm PT / 7pm ET
Catch it here on YouTube!
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life-imitates-art-far-more · 2 months ago
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Horace Vernet (1789-1863) "The Ballad of Lenore, or The Dead Travel Fast" Oil on canvas The painting is inspired by the ballad Lenore (1774) written by German author Gottfried August Bürger. In the poem, it is the end of the Seven Years' War, and Lenore is waiting for her fiancé; he appears in the night on a black horse, promising to marry her before dawn. But upon arriving at the cemetery, the horse rider is revealed to be a skeleton wearing armor.
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theworldofetgoma-blog · 29 days ago
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torpublishinggroup · 5 months ago
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“Changing the horror game one short story at a time.” —Cosmopolitan on The White Guy Dies First
WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The White Guy Dies First includes thirteen scary stories by all-star contributors and this time, the white guy dies first.
Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don’t stay dead....
A museum curator who despises “diasporic inaccuracies.” A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old house that just wants friends forever....
These stories are filled with ancient terrors and modern villains, but go ahead, go into the basement, step onto the old plantation, and open the magician’s mystery box because this time, the white guy dies first.
Edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker, including stories from bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming contributors: Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H. E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J. Benton-Walker.
A collection you’ll be dying to talk about…if you survive it.
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