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The Ghost Next Door: True Stories of Paranormal Encounters from Everyday People (Paperback)

Most people think of ghosts as rare, elusive creatures that are more or less inaccessible to the average Joe. Sure, we read about them, watch TV shows about them and tell stories about them, but we'll probably never run into one--right? Don't be so sure. Even if you've never personally encountered a ghost, chances are you know someone who has.

The Ghost Next Door takes a revealing look into the lives of average, everyday people from across the country who have had experiences in the realm of the unexplained. Whether you're a true believer in ghosts or a hard-nosed skeptic, you're sure to get a chill or two when you read about the woman who was visited by her grandfather...on the night of his funeral! Or the man who was forced to move by a troublesome spirit...only to find it had followed him!

As you make your way through these and other genuinely spooky stories, you'll probably find that ghostly encounters are a lot more common than you had imagined. Could there be a "haunted house" in your town? Perhaps on your very street? Maybe even right next door?

About the Author
Mark Alan Morris has studied paranormal phenomena for a number of years, and has documented many cases of ghostly activity. Mr. Morris works as a writing consultant and graphic artist for a major airline. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife and their dog. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review: STOP THE MADNESS!
I enjoyed this book. It was pretty much what I expected. No, it wasn't "WAR AND PEACE", but it certainly wasn't a waste of money, either. I guess I'm writing this because I just get sick of seeing these idiotic reviews that crucify perfectly good books for no good reason. Like this "L. Sharp" person (an ironic name, because this person seems pretty dull-witted to me).

L. Sharp says, "The author does not 'tell' the stories, he uses quotes from the people that he has interviewed to tell the tales."

Well, YEAH, that's what us ghost story lovers want to read. We don't want second-hand information, we want it straight from the source. Duh.

L. Sharp says, "...he could have...been more descriptive, and given MUCH more background..."

More descriptive? I think anyone who has read this book will agree that the writing is HIGHLY descriptive. As for the background info...what is it with you people and your precious background info? As other reviewers have stated, the subtitle of this book is "True Stories of Paranormal Encounters from Everyday People. The subtitle is NOT "A Complete and Exhaustive Investigation into the History and Background of the Hauntings of Everyday People." Jeez! There are too many ghost story books out there as it is that are crammed with so-called "relevant" background information. I'm sick of it. In fact, I'd like to say a "thank you" to Mr. Morris for sparing us from having to sift through all that crapola to find the good stuff.

So, to all you malcontents out there who get a kick out of dissing books for no good reason, I say, "GET A LIFE".

To all you true ghost-story lovers, I say "GET THIS BOOK".

Great Ghost Stories--No More, No Less!,
I've noticed a couple of reviews that suggest there's something missing from this book. For example, Dennis Phillips has written a wonderful and accurate review of the book, but expresses disappointment at the fact that there isn't more background information included, or that there were no investigations conducted.

Well, I certainly understand where Dennis is coming from, but I don't feel that this book is about getting to the bottom of these ghost stories. I think it's simply about the wonder of the occurrences, and the startling fact that these things happen to normal people on a seemingly frequent basis.

As another reviewer stated, the subtitle of this book is "True Stories of Paranormal Encounters from Everyday People" and that's exactly what it is. No, the author doesn't have a team of paranormal investigators and psychics that delve into the history of the haunted location and try to determine its origins. There are plenty of books out there that are packed to the gills with that stuff.

Personally, I'm more interested in reading about the good stuff--the actual events that took place, which put these stories into the "paranormal" category. If I want history and investigation, I'll read something by Hans Holzer. In fact, some of us actually prefer NOT knowing the origins or reasoning behind the occurrences...it sort of takes away some of the mystery and creepiness.

At any rate, no matter what your position is on the history/investigation issue, I think anyone who's read this book will agree that it is indeed very well-written and entertaining, with a pleasing variety of chillingly believable stories, which are featured nowhere else but in this book. I'm certain it will remain one of my favorite volumes of true ghost stories.

Review: A Little More Background Please
Mark Alan Morris has put together a nice little book of ghost stories that he has collected from family and friends. This is an interesting book, an intriguing book, and a well-written book, but most of all it is a book that could have been so much more. Morris' conversational writing style makes one feel as if he or she is sitting by a crackling fire while the author tells his ghost stories in person. The stories are very good and begin to draw the reader in but just as I would begin to edge up on the edge of my seat, the story would end.

The main problem is that Morris has done no research on any of these stories, which he tells so well. If he had put just a little effort into finding out the possible origins of these haunts this book would have been so much better. Some ghost story books spoil the mood with too much historical background but it helps the reader immensely to have some idea of the origin of the ghost in question. The few stories in this book that do have some background have it because the possible ghost is a relative of the person who related the story to the author and even then there is often very little information provided about this person's life.

A good example of this lack of background comes from the last story in the book, which deals with a photograph that the author took in Savannah. In this picture there appear a couple of shadowy figures, which he feels might have been ghostly Monks. He and his new bride had wondered if the building across the street from the B&B where they took the photo might have once been a church even before they even took the picture in question, let alone had it developed. All it would have taken would have been a phone call or two to find out but that apparently wasn't done and just that little bit of effort would have added a great deal of creditability to the story. On the other hand, the eyewitness accounts of the eerie events told of in this book do lend a strong air of creditability to the stories. Again, so close but yet so far.

Once again, this is a very enjoyable book but it could have easily been so much better. The fact that this book was so close to being so good is probably why the lack of research upset me so much. Maybe if Mr. Morris turns out another book on this subject he will rectify this problem. If he does I have no doubt that it will be a superb five star effort. As for this book, you will enjoy it I'm sure but you will almost certainly feel as if there is something missing.

Review: ENGAGING AND CHILLING!
It's always interesting to read real-life accounts of people who've had encounters with spirits. Real, everyday people, not some celebrity has-been on some half-baked mediums show, trying to shill a book or something. And although the various shows that pop up on the History Channel and Travel Channel, there's still something not quite as scary when actors are used to re-create an encounter. That's why this book is so satisfying and so downright chilling to read. The encounters are from just everyday people like you and me. Some are rather humorous and some downright unsettlingly scary.

Author Mark Alan Morris pens these stories like a master craftsmen. You'll not only find traditional haunted house hauntings but hauntings in Inns, battlefields, and in cemetary's as well. I'm not bother by some reviewers complaints that the author didn't try to authenticate these stories. I don't think that was what the book is about. These people seem to be speaking form their hearts and directly to the readers. Morris adds a postscript to the stories that wraps them up fairly neatly. This is a great one for reading on those dark and stormy nights or telling a few tales around Halloween. Great stuff!

Review: Fascinating Accounts
No longer limited to the realm of professional mediums and psychics, stories of paranormal encounters are starting to be told by more people from all walks of life, and The Ghost Next Door is a collection of these unearthly experiences compiled from friends, family, and sometimes total strangers. Some of the stories are amusing, and some downright disturbing, but all are fascinating accounts from everyday people who have come into contact with otherworldly forces.

For instance, one story describes how, during one family's visit to the gravesite of their grandfather, his spirit appeared to them in photographs, superimposed over the figure of his least favorite nephew. Other tales include the story of a jogger whose morning run past a cemetery stopped short when an invisible assailant inexplicably held her in place. Other stories include a haunted hotel and a house that explodes with ghostly phenomena only when its owners make their annual pilgrimage to Gettysburg. One of the most terrifying stories, however, involves a sinister force that not only drove a married couple from their vacation cabin but also terrorized them once they had returned home.

While many ghost stories seem contrived, one of the most refreshing things about Morris' book is how genuine the stories seem. These are tales told by real people who have nothing to profit by describing their encounters, and the similarities between many of them are compelling. Members of the same family describe precise details about their experiences without ever having mentioned it to each other while characteristic odors, such as the scent of perfume or a particular brand of cigarette might indicate a spirit's presence in an intensely personal way.

Whether one believes in ghosts and wants to know more, is looking for validation of one's own spiritual encounters, or is simply looking for a spine-chilling read, The Ghost Next Door is a fine book for those interested in the supernatural.

-Richard Mackenzie, Mysteries Magazine - issue #5

Review: Well Worth the Price
I'm a ghost story nut. My bookshelf is chock full of books about ghosts. Lately, I've been disappointed with some of the ghost story titles I've purchased. They seem to have been either written in a hurry, poorly written, poorly edited, poorly packaged, or all of the above. "The Ghost Next Door," however, is an outstanding example of overall quality. The writing is great, the editing is great, the packaging is great. And, of course, the stories are great. The only fault I can find with this book is that I wish it were thicker. But then I suppose we all feel that way about a good book, no matter what size it is. And that's the true mark of a good book--it leaves you wanting more. On that note, if you're out there, Mr. Morris, I hope you're working on "The Ghost Next Door: Part 2"!

Review: Good Stories, Great Writing
This book strikes me as a condensed version of what most books in this vein are. Not too much in the way of background information, but this makes for stories that keep your interest from beginning to end.

Mind you, the author presents all the information most readers would require to fully understand and enjoy the stories, but some of those diehard gotta-know-it-alls might be a tad disappointed. Personally, I was pleased to find that the amount of peripheral information was kept at a minimum. So many of these books are short on actual paranormal action and thus try to compensate with page after page of "history", much of which is more or less irrelevant to the story.

Overall, this book is well-presented with tales that span a spectrum of paranormal happenings, from the heartwarming to the hair-raising. Cheers to the author for an engaging and velvety-smooth writing style.

Review: Great Stories for Halloween
This book makes for quite an interesting read, even if you're not a huge ghost story fan. If you are, well then it's even better.

The author is a highly effective and efficient writer; the stories flow so well that you tend to forget you're reading. It's actually more like you're listening to a great storyteller.

Lots of variety in the stories make this book a real page-turner. I read the whole thing in one afternoon/evening. It was almost midnight by the time I finished, which took me quite by surprise, and serves as an example of how engrossing the stories are. The introduction is perfectly suited for the stories that follow, and leads you right into the 'meat' of the book with a clever transition.

My favorite chapters include "The Haunted Hotel", "The Thing in the Cabin" and "The Phantom of Breazeale House".

If you are even remotely interested in ghosts/paranormal phenomena, it would be a mistake to pass this one up.

Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places (Paperback)

Review: An Excellent Compendium of Ghosts and the Paranormal

I've read Steiger's writings since he first started publishing and have always been amazed at how he manages to capture important nuances that seem to escape the average writer. Brad has put into practice all that he has written about. He is definitely familiar with a wide variety of paranormal phenomena and has been able to bring many theories and thoughts on the subject together in this book.
"Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places" is one of the finest compendiums of ghost stories I have ever seen. In fact, I doubt that it would be possible to find a book that features more information on the best known reports of a haunting, along with lesser known reports published for the first time. Along with the stories, Steiger furnishes many of the techniques employed by modern paranormal investigators. This information is simply missing from most other collections of ghostly tales and helps the reader understand the current theories and approaches investigators have in this field.

Everything in this book including the Appendixes, with movie recommendations, and a listing of paranormal groups makes this book a solid addition to anyone's library, whether it is for the serious researcher or those who love a good ghost story and would perhaps like more in depth information on ghosts and haunting activity.

I've spent over 35 years researching and investigating in this field and cannot think of anything that Brad has failed to at least touch on with this work. It is certainly a Magnum Opus, and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the subject.

Review: Good stories, but.
I enjoy a good ghost story as much as the next person, and this book is full of great stories, but with the sweet comes the sour...

My biggest annoyance w/the book are the pictures. Here's why:

1. Some of the pictures are so obviously fake, it's laughable. What's worse is the author doesn't label them as such which is misleading to the reader.

2. Some of the pictures appear to be double exposures, a very reasonable explanation for some of the images.

3. The pictures of orbs, vortexes and mists could be explained by every day things such as water droplets on a lens, or a camera strap in front of the lens. Both of which are easily staged.

4. There are pictures interspersed randomly throughout the book that have no meaning to the stories in the section they're in. There is often a picture of a "ghost" on one page and you'd expect the corresponding story to be on the next page or at least somewhere in that section, but nothing. Maybe a section at the end of the book soley for pictures w/out stories would have been better?

Also, the author has seemed to capitalize on commom myths and urban legends (without trying to debunk them). For example, the "Amityville Horror" , wasn't that found to be a giant hoax? You wouldn't think so by this book. The author is either extremely gullible or very good at marketing (I will go with the latter). Keep in mind some of these stories are from a time when superstitions ran high and there wasn't much in the way of scientific explanation.

So, buy this book for the entertainment factor. Another plus is, it's a big book, lots of stories. The content is very interesting, but don't believe everything you read.

Review: Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits and Haunted Places
This is a great book to curl up to for a few spooky tales. Most of the pictures are obvious fakes and some of the stories are way out there! But, it is good entertainment if you like to be spooked, just don't take a face-value.

Review: Question
I notice that the Amittyville house is on the cover. Does the author make note of the fact that the Lutz's admitted that they perpetrated a hoax and made up all of the stories about being haunted?

That won't stop me from reading the book--it looks facsinating!

Review: A great read hands down
I am well versed in the paranormal, I must say this book is one of my prizes in my large collection of stories! A+ Brad puts things into everyday terms. The stories are great with much background as possible.
I agree with other readers of this book that there is nothing that brad has failed to touch on.
Its a must for anyone interested in ghost stories. I myself cant get enough of them and this book is JAMMED with over 500 pages! It will keep you busy for many nights to come! A must read!~

Review: Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Houses
If you enjoy reading true ghost stories, you will probably find this book by Brad Steiger an interesting collection. There are numerous stories, and many of them are quite creepy. On the other hand, the photos were less impressive. I am by no means an expert in photography, but I must say in all honesty that some of the photos included in this book appeared to be faked (and badly at that). This, in my opinion, somewhat compromised the credibility of the rest of the book. Apart from that, "Real Ghosts" still makes for a good read, especially on a dark and stormy night. In addition to this book, I highly recommend "A Witch's Guide to Ghosts and the Supernatural" by Gerina Dunwich. It also contains many true tales of ghost sightings and haunted places, and examines the paranormal from a neo-pagan perspective without forcing any particular belief system upon the reader.

Contents [hide]
1 Beliefs about ghosts
2 Skeptical analysis
3 Famous ghosts
4 Ghosts in fiction
4.1 Ghost messengers
4.2 Ghost stories
4.3 Other uses of ghosts in fiction
5 See also
6 External links and references

Beliefs about ghosts
Ghosts are often depicted of a human size and shape (although some accounts also mention animal ghosts), but typically described as "silvery", "shadowy", "semitransparent", or "fog-like." Ghosts do not have a gross physical body like human beings, only the subtle astral body. Sometimes they do not manifest themselves visually but in terms of other phenomena, such as the movements of an object, spontaneous throwing of a light switch, noises, etc., which supposedly have no natural explanation.

In the West, those who believe in ghosts sometimes hold them to be souls that could not find rest after death, and so linger on Earth. The inability to find rest is often explained by unfinished business, such as a victim seeking justice or revenge after death. Criminals sometimes supposedly linger to avoid Purgatory or Hell. It is sometimes held that ghosts reside in Limbo, a place, according to nonorthodox Catholic doctrine, between Heaven and Hell where the souls of unbaptized infants go. It is worth noting that while mainstream Protestants and Evangelical Christians believe in the existence of principalities, they do not believe in ghosts (as spiritual manifestations of the dead) and would generally attribute more violent ghosts, such as poltergeists, to the actions of demons.

In Asian cultures (such as China), many people believe in reincarnation. Ghosts are those souls that refused to be "recycled" because they have unfinished business, similar to those in the West. Exorcists can either help a ghost to be driven away or reincarnated. In Chinese tradition, apart from being reincarnated, a ghost can also become immortal and become a demigod, or it can go to hell and suffer for eternity, or it can die again and become "ghost of ghost". The Chinese also believe that some ghosts, especially those who died of drowning, kill people in order to rob them of their rights to reincarnation. The victims of such paranormal "murders" are called ti4si2gui3 (???), which in Chinese is a synonym for scapegoat. Also in China, particularly in Guang Zhou area the Chinese people usually hold a Chinese version of Day of the dead ritual for their ancestors in Autumn. The ritual consists of burning Hell Bank Notes and other luxury items made of paper mache as well as pouring wine three times on their grave and leaving food. An older ritual is for the living family to prepare a grand feast for their dead relatives "returning" home. During the time of feast, those relatives amongst the living are not allowed to leave their bedrooms regardless of how much noise the ghost makes.

Very detailed information about ghosts is given in Garuda Purana, a scripture from Vedic (Hindu) tradition.

Both the West and the East share some fundamental beliefs about ghosts. They may wander around places they frequented when alive or where they died. Such places are known as "haunted"; the rounds they go on are known as "hauntings". They often wear the sort of clothing in which they would have been seen when alive.

Buddhist Samsara includes the concept of the Hungry ghost realm. Sentient beings in that realm are referred to as Hungry Ghosts because of their attachment to this world. Asuras are also referred to as "fighting ghosts".

Skeptical analysis
While some accept ghosts as a reality, many others are skeptical of ghosts' actuality.

Skeptics may seek to explain ghost sightings by applying the principle of Occam's razor, which argues that the simplest adequate explanation for any event or phenomenon is the most likely explanation.

This usually means that first the sincerity and motive of the person reporting will be called into question. For example, lingering of ghosts is typically associated with seeking justice or revenge. Ascribing such motives and powers to dead people could be interpreted as a scare tactic directed at those who might consider murdering someone.

Second, the possibility of a hoax or con will be considered, with the reporting person assumed to be the victim. It seems possible that, sometimes, the telling of ghost stories might have been a way for secluded communities to scare off intruders. It is also conceivable that, when unsuccessful, this tactic could have been enhanced by more or less elaborate setups with members of that community playing ghosts.

Third, explanations grounded in knowledge about human physiology will be proffered. For instance, the appearance of ghosts is often associated with a chilling sensation and pale, semitransparent figures. But a natural animal response to fear is hair raising, which could be mistaken for chill.

The visual aspects of ghost reports could also be accounted for by human physiology: the peripheral vision is very sensitive in detecting motion, but does not contain much color or provide focused shapes; therefore, a moving curtain or other movement outside the focused view can create a strong illusion of an eerie figure.

The natural occurrence of infrasound, which are sounds below human auditory frequencies (below 20 hertz), could possibly explain the notions of feeling a "presence" in the room, or unexplained feelings of anxiety or dread, as certain infrasonic frequencies are known to have these effects on the body.

Psychological factors are also often cited as natural explanations for ghost sightings: susceptible people might be prone to exaggerated interpretations of perceptions when visiting a site of unpleasant historical events. Certain images such as paintings and movies might "program" a person to automatically associate a certain structure or area as haunted because of what he has seen in the movies.

Famous ghosts
-It seems likely that the building with the most distinguished ghosts as rumored tenants is the Tower of London, which is reported to be haunted by:

The headless ghost of Anne Boleyn;
The ghost of Thomas Becket, which allegedly appeared during the construction of the Traitor's Gate;
The ghosts of King Edward V of England and Richard, Duke of York, the "Princes in the Tower";
The ghost of Lady Jane Grey;
The ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh;
A troupe of ghosts who reenact the execution of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury;
Several other ghosts are said to make the Tower their home; phantom troops of soldiers reportedly appear there, as well as a lady in mourning with no face.

The cities of York and Derby in England are also reputed to be a center of ghostly manifestations; consequently, they both thrive on hugely successful ghost tour industries.

The White House in Washington, D.C., is said to be haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln and by several lesser specters.

The ghost of the Roman Emperor Caligula was said to haunt the Lamian Gardens of Rome, where his body had been hastily and unceremoniously buried after his assassination.

In the Biblical account of the Witch of Endor, King Saul of Israel has the witch conjure up the ghost of the prophet Samuel to consult him on his precarious situation. The prophet's spirit gives the king no assistance, and foretells his doom instead.

See also: Stigmatized property.

Ghost messengers
A popular genre of literature from the early Renaissance to the early twentieth century was the Dialogues of the Dead. These were based upon the Witch of Endor story and the visions of Hades found in both Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid.

In Odyssey, Odysseus travels to Hades and sees the shades of his former colleagues, including some he did not know were dead, and pours out fresh blood, which the dead hunger for, until he can find Tiresias and get guidance on his voyages. In the Dialogues of the Dead genre, authors would somehow contrive a device for summoning the dead to a character who would then speak with them and ask them questions about philosophy or current events. These "ghosts" were under control of a great sorcerer or otherwise compelled to speak. The genre was most popular in the 18th century, and examples were written by many. Jonathan Swift satirized the genre in the third book of Gulliver's Travels by having Gulliver summon the ghosts of former kings and great conquerors and finding, instead of nobility, petty, childish, and stupid people who possessed no wisdom and who accomplished their great deeds for mean and selfish reasons. Further, he finds that the ancestors of many great lords and ladies of his day were stable boys, servants, etc.

In each of these cases, the fictional ghost offers counsel to the living and thus acts as a messenger from the implicitly greater world beyond. However, the ghost messenger can also act as a way reminiscent of the guardian angel in fiction. In some fictions, a departed relative (usually) or friend guides the living to either a moral or material benefit. Such ghosts can either act as a deus ex machina by resolving plot points with supernatural power or as a mentor who offers sagacity to the characters with a limited point of view.

Finally, the ghost messenger features in fiction as a ghost in disguise. A character otherwise regarded as living turns out, in the fiction's denouement, to be a supernatural agent. In folk music, there are songs featuring lovers and objects of affection who must leave before dawn (a variant on the Cupid and Psyche story) because they are ghosts. Additionally, some urban legends, such as the "Hitchhiking ghost," turn upon an anonymous stranger (or Elvis Presley in a common variant) who is revealed to be a ghost in the clinch of the story. Such a ghost in disguise usually, in fiction, offers statements or visions that are relevant to the plot, but not in a way comprehensible to the characters. Such gnomic or oracular statements reward the reader with knowledge greater than the fiction's participants.

Ghost stories
The malign ghost whose intent is either to set right an injustice or to be avenged upon the living, either in general or on a specific person, features in many fictions. In the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage, the vengeful ghost is a commonplace who sets plots in motion. However, the haunting and mystery/adversarial acts of the ghost appears later in the "ghost story." Hauntings feature in Eyrbyggja Saga for a section of the work, but the "Gothic novel" and later "Gothic fiction" introduced the use of ghosts for fear to literature. Horace Walpole's 1764 The Castle of Otranto was among the first to set up the rational but malign actions of a ghost to create an atmosphere of foreboding, mystery, and fear. After Edgar Allan Poe, the "ghost story" began an independent generic history, and today the genre of Horror continues the use of ghosts as villains in fiction. (See Horror fiction for more on the haunted/ghost-driven fiction.)

Other uses of ghosts in fiction
In many stories, ghosts are often depicted as haunting the living until a certain desire is met or some grievance was settled by the haunted.

In the fiction Harry Potter, there are a number of ghosts including Nearly Headless Nick, Peeves, The Bloody Baron, The Fat Friar and the Grey Lady, who might be based on Lady Jane Grey. Ghosts in the novel are also keen on having a Deathday Party on the anniversaries of their deaths.

In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, a ghost taking the form of Hamlet's recently deceased father appears to Prince Hamlet one night. The ghost says that he was in fact murdered by his brother Claudius, who now (by virtue of having married Hamlet's mother Gertrude) occupies the throne. The ghost exhorts Hamlet to take revenge on Claudius. When Hamlet sees the ghost, he is not sure if it is in fact his father's spirit or a demon whose aim is to deceive him. Julius Caesar's ghost appears to Brutus in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to warn Brutus of his impending defeat. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the title character believes he sees the "blood-bolter'd" ghost of his former friend Banquo sitting in his chair during a feast.

There are ghost superheroes who fight for justice, such as DC Comics' The Spectre and Deadman.

In the film The Sixth Sense, actor Bruce Willis plays a child psychologist working with a young boy (Haley Joel Osment) who believes he can see the spirits of the dead among the living.

In the Ghostbusters film and television cartoon, the protagonists use special technology of their own design to hunt and capture/exile the ghosts they encounter.

In Ghost in the Shell, ghost is a word used to describe a person's inner being, similar to the concept of a soul.

Other famous ghosts in fiction include the Headless Horseman, who appears in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn visit a haunted house in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Algernon Blackwood was a British writer who is well known for writing ghost stories. Other authors in the field include Oscar Wilde (The Canterville Ghost, 1887), M. R. James, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, H. R. Wakefield, and E. F. Benson.

In the science fiction book The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, one of the main characters, Zaphod Beeblebrox, holds a seance to summon the ghost of his great-great-grandfather to save their ship from being blown up. Also, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, another book by Douglas Adams, included a subplot about possesion by the ghost of a recently deceased software tycoon.

Theatre productions sometimes feature ghosts. One way to make the phantom appear on stage is Pepper's ghost technique.

While not exactly a ghost, the Doom computer game series features a demon with the name Revenant. The statistics on this creature go here on Revenant (Doom).

In Asia horror cinema, their ghost story usually are old oriental folklore set in a present day city like the recent Japanese movie The Ring and Hong Kong movie The eye both movies are influenced on old wife tales about haunting spirits.

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sexy costumes
couple costumes
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