Ghost Story
Ghost stories aren't just for reading on Halloween. Read about the spooky tales from around the world, including "The Monkey Paw" and other ghoulish tales.
Ghost Stories - Collections
A ghost story is a story with frightening or supernatural elements. A ghostly tale may feature hauntings of ghosts or spirits. Some of the most famous classic ghost stories are: Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," and Oscar Wilde's "Canterville Ghost." Discover the scare in these collections of ghost stories.
A ghost story is a story with frightening or supernatural elements. A ghostly tale may feature hauntings of ghosts or spirits. Some of the most famous classic ghost stories are: Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," and Oscar Wilde's "Canterville Ghost." Discover the scare in these collections of ghost stories.
Yeats's Ghosts: The Secret Life of W.B. Yeats
Ghosts are usually thought of as scary apparitions to be avoided. For William Butler Yeats, ghosts took on many forms. They were more than just myths or legends. Despite the many frauds he'd met, he still believed in ghosts and he wanted answers!
Ghosts are usually thought of as scary apparitions to be avoided. For William Butler Yeats, ghosts took on many forms. They were more than just myths or legends. Despite the many frauds he'd met, he still believed in ghosts and he wanted answers!
A Christmas Carol, Stave 1 - Marley's Ghost
Read "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens. "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail."
Read "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens. "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail."