Ghost Story
Encyclopedia
Literature
- Ghost storyGhost storyA ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, or an account of an experience, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. Colloquially, the term can refer to any kind of scary story. In a narrower sense, the ghost story has...
, a story or tale involving ghosts - Ghost Story (Straub novel)Ghost Story (Straub novel)Ghost Story is a horror novel by Peter Straub that was published in 1979 by Coward, McCann and Geoghegan. It was adapted into a film in 1981.The novel was a watershed in Straub's career...
, a 1979 horror novel by Peter Straub - Ghost Story (Butcher novel)Ghost Story (Butcher novel)Ghost Story is the 13th book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher's continuing urban fantasy series about Chicago wizard Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden...
, a novel in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher - Ghost Stories, a Macfadden PublicationsMacfadden PublicationsMacfadden Communications Group is a publisher of business magazines. It has a historical link with a company started in 1898 by Bernarr Macfadden that was one of the largest magazine publishers of the twentieth century.-Macfadden Publications:...
magazine from 1926-32
Film, television and theatre
- Alternative title for Spellbound (1941 film)Spellbound (1941 film)Spellbound is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Harlow. The film is based on the novel The Necromancer by Robert Hugh Benson. It was also released under the titles of Ghost Story and The Spell of Army Nugent.-Plot:...
directed by John HarlowJohn Harlow (director)John Harlow was an English film director, active from the 1930s to the 1950s. Harlow worked for smaller studios, mainly in crime/thriller genre potboilers, with his better known films including Candles at Nine , the Sexton Blake thrillers Meet Sexton Blake and The Echo Murders , and the 1947... - Ghost Story (1974 film)Ghost Story (1974 film)Ghost Story is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Marianne Faithfull, Leigh Lawson and Anthony Bate. Several old University friends gather in an old country house.-Cast:* Anthony Bate - Dr...
, a film featuring Marianne FaithfullMarianne FaithfullMarianne Evelyn Faithfull is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades.... - Ghost Story (film)Ghost Story (film)Ghost Story is a 1981 American horror film directed by John Irvin and based on the book of the same name by Peter Straub. It stars Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman and Craig Wasson . It was the last film to feature Astaire, Fairbanks, and Douglas, and the first...
, a 1981 adaptation of the Peter Straub novel - Ghost Stories (anime)Ghost Stories (anime), also known as Ghosts at School, is a 19-episode anime series created in 2000 by animation studio Pierrot and Aniplex for Fuji Television, based on a book series by Toru Tsunemitsu....
or Gakkou no Kaidan, a 2000 anime series - Ghost Story (TV series), also known as Circle of Fear, a 1972 supernatural anathology series hosted by Sebastian CabotSebastian CabotSebastian Cabot may refer to:*Sebastian Cabot , Italian explorer*Sebastian Cabot , British actor...
- Patrick Macnee's Ghost StoriesPatrick Macnee's Ghost StoriesPatrick Macnee's Ghost Stories, also known as Ghost Stories, Ghost Stories: A Paranormal Insight, and Real Ghost Stories, was a series of six sepecials that were originally released on October 10, 1997...
, a 1997 series of direct-to-video programs - Ghost Stories (TV series)Ghost Stories (TV series)Ghost Stories is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1997 to 1998 on the cable channel FOX Family.The show was narrated by Rip Torn and originally two episodes were presented back to back in an hour-long segment...
, a 1997–98 American horror anthology series - Ghost Story (TV series), a 2006 UK horror anthology series presented by John SparkesJohn SparkesJohn Sparkes is a Welsh comedian born in Swansea and is more commonly known on Welsh television as Barry Welsh, in the award-winning series Barry Welsh is Coming....
- Ghost Stories (2009 TV series)Ghost Stories (2009 TV series)Ghost Stories is an American paranormal documentary television series that premiered on October 16, 2009 on the Travel Channel. The program is produced by MY Tupelo Entertainment for the Travel Channel. As its title implies, the series features ghost stories...
, a 2009 American documentary series on the Travel Channel, produced by My Tupelo, narrated by Jay Thomas - "Ghost Story" (Rugrats), an episode of the TV series RugratsRugratsRugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004....
- Ghost Stories (play)Ghost Stories (play)Ghost Stories is a play written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman . It premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse in February 2010 before being transferred for a longer run at the Lyric Hammersmith in London...
, a 2010 stage play by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman
Music
- Ghost Story (Brocas Helm album)
- Ghost Story (Phideaux Xavier album)Ghost Story (Phideaux Xavier album)Ghost Story is the second album released by composer Phideaux Xavier.After completing Fiendish, Xavier was convinced he now had the machinery in place to satisfactorily record his songs from the aborted album Ghost Story. He and drummer Rich Hutchins quickly reconvened to redo that album with...
- Ghost Stories (Chantal Kreviazuk album)Ghost Stories (Chantal Kreviazuk album)Ghost Stories is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released on August 29, 2006. The first single released from the album was "All I Can Do". The second was "Wonderful" and the third was "Ghosts of You"....
- Ghost Stories (The Lawrence Arms album)
- Ghost Stories (Silent Civilian album)Ghost Stories (Silent Civilian album)Ghost Stories is the second album by the metalcore music group Silent Civilian, the follow-up to Rebirth of the Temple. It was released on May 18, 2010....
See also
- My Ghost StoryMy Ghost StoryMy Ghost Story is an American television series on the paranormal, which premiered on July 17, 2010 on the Biography Channel. The series features ghost stories told from a person's own experience with the supernatural. Each episode features first hand eyewitness accounts of stories of encounters at...
, 2010 documentary television series on The Biography ChannelThe Biography ChannelThe Biography Channel is an American digital cable television channel owned by A&E and based on the television series of the same name. A version of the channel also airs on ONO and Telefónica in Spain and on Sky Digital and cable television in the United Kingdom, a version of the channel also...
, produced by Mark PhillipsMark Phillips (producer)Mark Phillips is the owner of Mark Phillips Philms & Telephision, located in Los Angeles, California. He is currently the executive producer of My Ghost Story on bio and The Protectors on A&E...