I love Sixth Sense. I wish I could go back in time to experience the twist like it was the first time. For the same reasons, The Others is another ghost story I really enjoy.
I just started the novel Mexican Gothic, so I expect ghostly events to happen soon.
I argue that you can't go wrong with the OG Legend of Sleepy Hollow. When I first read it in undergrad, I was immediately enchanted by the Northeastern autumn vibes (especially since we have none of that in Miami) and the Headless Horseman. Now it's a nice "traditional" read every time fall rolls around.
The novel The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo comes to my mind! It's like one of the spookier Studio Ghibli films - but also, by the end, one of the more romantic ones. Full of Chinese folklore and spirit beliefs and funeral practices (e.g., burning paper replicas of things the dead might need in the spirit realm as a way to send it to them).
When I was a kid, the novel Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn freaked me right out, even though it's middle-grade. :D And (again as a kid) I loved The Ghost Next Door by Wylly Folk St. John, which I remember as being spooky but in a cool and intriguing way.
Also, although it's much different in mood and very intense, "Death's Head Revisited," a Twilight Zone episode. Probably one of the most profound ones they did, at least for me.
I love Sixth Sense. I wish I could go back in time to experience the twist like it was the first time. For the same reasons, The Others is another ghost story I really enjoy.
The Others is so good!
I just started the novel Mexican Gothic, so I expect ghostly events to happen soon.
I argue that you can't go wrong with the OG Legend of Sleepy Hollow. When I first read it in undergrad, I was immediately enchanted by the Northeastern autumn vibes (especially since we have none of that in Miami) and the Headless Horseman. Now it's a nice "traditional" read every time fall rolls around.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of my favorites. I also love the movie with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
(Realizing that this is not exactly what is intended...) when I think of ghost stories, I think of Jesus walking on the water. 🤷🏼♂️
I've always loved Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island!
The novel The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo comes to my mind! It's like one of the spookier Studio Ghibli films - but also, by the end, one of the more romantic ones. Full of Chinese folklore and spirit beliefs and funeral practices (e.g., burning paper replicas of things the dead might need in the spirit realm as a way to send it to them).
When I was a kid, the novel Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn freaked me right out, even though it's middle-grade. :D And (again as a kid) I loved The Ghost Next Door by Wylly Folk St. John, which I remember as being spooky but in a cool and intriguing way.
Very cool to see the Macabre Monday shout! I'm so glad that's happening here.
Favorite ghost story: The Inexperienced Ghost, by H.G. Wells. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Story_of_the_Inexperienced_Ghost
Also, although it's much different in mood and very intense, "Death's Head Revisited," a Twilight Zone episode. Probably one of the most profound ones they did, at least for me.