Ghost town (disambiguation)
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A ghost town
is a town that has been abandoned.
Ghost Town may also refer to:
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
is a town that has been abandoned.
Ghost Town may also refer to:
Films
- Ghost Town (film)Ghost Town (film)Ghost Town is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by David Koepp, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Kamps. It stars English comedian Ricky Gervais in his first leading feature-film role, as a dentist who can see and talk with ghosts, along with Téa Leoni as a young widow and Greg...
, a 2008 comedy by David Koepp - Ghost Town, a 1988 horror movie starring Franc LuzFranc LuzFranc Luz is an American actor of stage, film and television, seen in popular leading dramatic film roles in the 1980s and 1990s. These credits were supplemented with TV guest appearances and several regular roles in TV series...
- Ghost Town, a 1956 western starring Kent TaylorKent TaylorKent Taylor was an American actor.Born Louis William Weiss in Nashua, Iowa, Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases, including I'm No Angel , Death Takes a Holiday , Payment on Demand ,...
- Ghost Town, a 1936 western by Harry L. FraserHarry L. FraserHarry L. Fraser was an American film director. He directed over 80 films between 1925 and 1951, including the 1934 John Wayne film Randy Rides Alone and the Frank Buck cliffhanger serial Jungle Menace . He had a small acting role in the John Wayne film Neath the Arizona Skies...
Music
- Ghost Town (Poco album)Ghost Town (Poco album)-Track listing:#"Ghost Town" – 5:42#"How Will You Feel Tonight" – 3:38#"Shoot For The Moon" – 2:48#"The Midnight Rodeo " – 2:39#"Cry No More" – 3:33...
, 1982 - Ghost Town (Bill Frisell album)Ghost Town (Bill Frisell album)Ghost Town is the twelfth album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 1999 and is the first album featuring solo performances, overdubs and loops, by Frisell.-Reception:...
, 1999 - Ghost Town (Duane Steele album)Ghost Town (Duane Steele album)Ghost Town is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Icon Records on July 4, 2006. Singles released from the album include "Comin' Back Around," the title track, "What D'Ya Say," "Blue Collar Man," "Real Close," "Two People in a Room" and "Bustin'...
, 2006 - Ghostown (Radiators from Space album)Ghostown (Radiators from Space album)Ghostown is a critically acclaimed 1978 album by Irish punk/new wave band The Radiators From Space.The Radiators from Space recorded two albums in the group's original incarnation, of which Ghostown is the second and final. Their first album was TV Tube Heart...
, 1979 - "Ghost TownGhost Town"Ghost Town" is the title of a 1981 song by the British ska band, The Specials. The song spent three weeks at number one and ten weeks in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Addressing themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities, the song is remembered for...
", a 1981 song by The Specials - "Ghost Town" (Cary Brothers song)Ghost Town (Cary Brothers song)"Ghost Town" is a song from Cary Brothers' album Under Control released in 2010.The video for Ghost Town was directed by first timer Kyle Eaton, that combines Hitchcock and Japanese monster movies.- External links :*...
, 2010 - "Ghost Town" (Shiny Toy Guns song)Ghost Town (Shiny Toy Guns song)"Ghost Town" is the 5th single by Shiny Toy Guns, and the second single from their second album Season of Poison. The single peaked at #26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart.-Music video:...
, 2009 - "Ghost Town", a 1988 song by Cheap Trick from Lap of LuxuryLap of Luxury-Singles :* "The Flame/Through the Night" - #1 US, #77 UK. #2 Aus, #3 BB Mainstream Rock* "Don't Be Cruel/I Know What I Want" - #4 US, #77 UK, #8 BB Mainstream Rock, #13 Aus* "Ghost Town/Wrong Side of Love" - #33 US...
- "Ghost Town", a 2007 song by Katie Melua from PicturesPictures (Katie Melua album)-Variants:The iTunes release includes a bonus track, "Under the Cherry Moon".The Japanese release also contains extra tracks, "When You Taught Me How to Dance" and "Closest Thing to Crazy "....
- "Ghost Town", a 1956 song by Don CherryDon Cherry (singer/golfer)Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
- "Ghost Town", a 1987 song by Gemini
- "Ghost Town", a 1998 song by Strung OutStrung OutStrung Out is a Californian punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1992. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of punk rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They have released seven albums on Fat Wreck Chords and appeared on numerous...
Books and comics
- Ghost Town (novel)Ghost Town (novel)Ghost Town is the eleventh book in the Beacon Street Girls series by Annie Bryant, published by B*tween Productions, Inc.....
, the eleventh book in the Beacon Street Girls series by Annie Bryant - Ghosttown, a novel by Douglas Anne MunsonDouglas Anne MunsonDouglas Anne Munson was an attorney, teacher, and author of four critically acclaimed novels. She published three of those novels under the pseudonym of Mercedes Lambert....
- La Ville fantômeLa Ville fantômeLa Ville fantôme is a Lucky Luke comic written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. The original French language version was printed in 1965 by Dupuis. English editions of this comic have been published by Dargaud under the title Ghost Town....
(English title Ghost Town), the 25th Lucky Luke comic
Other
- Calico Ghost Town, a ghost town turned into a county park by Walter Knott.
- Ghost Town, Oakland, CaliforniaGhost Town, Oakland, CaliforniaGhost Town is the informal name of the Foster Hoover Historic District neighborhood in West Oakland, Oakland, California. The community is known for its violence and blight. The name probably originated from the two casket companies operating side by side on Filbert Street between 30th and 32nd...
, a district neighborhood - Ghost Town (video game)Ghost Town (video game)Ghost Town is a computer game developed by Adventure International and released in 1981.-Plot:The player searches a Western ghost town for treasure...
, a 1981 computer game developed by Adventure International - "Ghost Town" (CSI), an episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Derek Acorah's Ghost TownsDerek Acorah's Ghost TownsDerek Acorah's Ghost Towns is a paranormal reality television series which featured noted Medium Derek Acorah as he visited towns in the UK to investigate hauntings. The team would travel in the "Ghost Town Van" and would allow townsfolk to tell the team about their encounters with hauntings in...
, a 2005/2006 paranormal television series - Ghosttown, an area in the The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom theme park
- Ghost Town in the SkyGhost Town in the SkyGhost Town in the Sky was a Wild West-themed amusement park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, USA. An unusual aspect of this park is that it is located atop a mountain which can only be accessed by visitors via a chair lift or an inclined funicular railway...
, a Wild West theme park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina - Ghost Town TrailGhost Town TrailThe Ghost Town Trail is a rail trail in Western Pennsylvania that stretches from Black Lick, Indiana County, to Ebensburg, Cambria County. Established in 1991 on the right-of-way of the former Ebensburg and Black Lick Railroad, the trail follows the Blacklick Creek and passes through many ghost...
, a rail trail in Pennsylvania