#Ghost Stories

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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.

[longreads]

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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[headedfawn]

what’s done is done

[bet-on-me-13]

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.

[jstor]

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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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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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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Steve Crisp (b. 1955) - Ghost Stories

[gothyween]

𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰🕯️⚰️

𝒍𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔.

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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.

[sabrebash]

A short poem-type-thing I wrote last year and then took wayyyy too long to finally complete as a comic. Not entirely autobiographical, but close. I put many hours in on this one, so I hope you like it.

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