ghost story
Americannoun
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ghost stories
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ghost story
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Strikingly, “Ghost-Eye” has none of the eerie mood of a Gothic novel or ghost story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Presence” was a ghost story about teenage loneliness, filmed from the perspective of a spirit haunting the house a grieving family has just moved into.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
And then suddenly he does: This is a ghost story, a possession tale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
In a time of twisty, “prestige” supernatural horror, the good, old-fashioned ghost story has fallen by the wayside.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
The whole thing still seemed like some mythology or ghost story, but the more she thought about it, the realer it became.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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