A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or the belief of some character(s) in them. In that sense The Tale of Genji contains ghost stories, and Shakespeare's Hamlet is a ghost story. Henry James used the ghost story premise. Stories involving ghosts are found in traditional cultures worldwide. Charles Dickens wrote one of the most famous ghost stories, A Christmas Carol, in which a miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, is visited by four spirits on Christmas Eve.

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  • A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or the belief of some character(s) in them. In that sense The Tale of Genji contains ghost stories, and Shakespeare's Hamlet is a ghost story. Henry James used the ghost story premise. Stories involving ghosts are found in traditional cultures worldwide. Charles Dickens wrote one of the most famous ghost stories, A Christmas Carol, in which a miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, is visited by four spirits on Christmas Eve. They show him how he has misused his life, and their influence changes him.In a narrower sense, the ghost story has been developed as a short story format, within genre fiction. As such, it may be a relatively restrained form of supernatural fiction, compared with the excess of the horror story. The ghost stories of M. R. James, Charles Dickens, H. Russell Wakefield, and Sheridan Le Fanu are classic expressions, as is Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is important to note that the ghost story is not explicitly designed to be scary, although this is frequently the case, but has been used for comedic and tragic effect also. Two of the most important twentieth-century authors of ghost stories were Walter de la Mare and Robert Aickman, each a supreme stylist who genuinely believed in the supernatural. De la Mare often brought a poetic vision to his work, whereas Aickman explored the dark, nightmarish and occasionally erotic byways of the subconscious. However, what unites both writers, in addition to their perfection of individual style, is their reliance upon ambiguity as a medium for heightening effect. Many ghost stories are passed down through the telling of them to family members and friends. However, there are often several versions due to personal changes to the story and forgetfulness. Japan has a long and complex tradition of ghost stories, perhaps best-known from Lafcadio Hearn's book, '. Colloquially, the term also can refer to any kind of scary story. (en)
  • Les Ghost stories, comme leur nom l'indique, sont des histoires de fantômes, et donc un sous-genre du fantastique. Dans les Ghost stories, le fantôme est souvent le héros et a une personnalité et une identité bien à lui. Cela peut aussi être des histoires centrés uniquement sur les fantômes et/ou les morts. Comme son nom l'indique, ce genre (analogue au roman gothique en plus policé) est d'origine anglaise, ce qui détermine toutes les caractéristiques thématiques du genre (tonalité : accent mis sur la psychologie; décor : manoir victorien). (fr)
  • Spökhistoria är en berättelse om möten med avlidna människor, någon gång även avlidna djur, som i filmen Jurtjyrkogården. Minst ett spöke måste vara med i berättelsen för att kallas spökhistoria. Spökhistorien byggs i regel upp med en mystisk grundstämning som ökar alltmer till själva mötet med spöket eller spökena. En spökhistoria kan vara mer eller mindre skrämmande, det finns också komiska spökhistorier som berättelsen om Spöket på Canterville. Människor torde ha berättat spökhistorier sedan urminnes tider, och de gamla historierna har i regel någon sedelärande funktion: att inte utmana de dödas andar. (sv)
  • El cuento de terror (también conocido como cuento de horror o cuento de miedo, y en ciertos países de Sudamérica, cuento de suspenso), considerado en sentido estricto, es toda aquella composición literaria breve, generalmente de corte fantástico, cuyo principal objetivo parece ser provocar el escalofrío, la inquietud o el desasosiego en el lector, definición que no excluye en el autor otras pretensiones artísticas y literarias. (es)
  • Kummitusjuttu on perinteinen tai urbaani tarina yliluonnollisesta tapahtumasta, jossa esiintyy epätodellisia ja pelottavia hahmoja (aaveita, haamuja, kummituksia). Kummituksen ilmestyminen saattaa liittyä selvittämättä jääneeseen tapahtumaan, vääryyden tunnustamiseen tai kostamiseen. Kummitusjuttujen kertominen on perinteinen kauhuviihteen muoto. Perinteinen kummitusjuttu on esimerkiksi tarina väärennetystä mitasta: Rikkaan talon isäntä kuolee. Jonkin ajan kuluttua isännän haamu ilmestyy talon pojalle sanoen: Kapassa on kaksi pohjaa. Talossa viljan mittaamiseen käytetty puuastia eli kappa tutkitaan ja siinä tosiaan on valepohja, jonka avulla isäntä on pettänyt viljakaupoissa. Kun valepohja poistetaan, kummitus ei enää ilmesty. Urbaanina kummitusjuttuna kerrotaan vaikkapa tarinaa katoavasta liftarista: Autoon otetaan esimerkiksi pimeältä tieltä peukalokyytiläinen, joka jonkin ajan kuluttua onkin kadonnut takapenkiltä. Tarinaan voi liittyä lähellä liftarin kyytiinnousupaikkaa tapahtunut murha. (fi)
  • Spøkelsesfortellinger er historier om usynlige vesener. Fortellingene gikk ofte ut på å beskrive hva et slikt vesen kunne avstedkomme. Det kunne dreie seg om bare å vise seg, eller bruk av krefter og virkemidler til hjelp eller skade. (no)
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  • A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or the belief of some character(s) in them. In that sense The Tale of Genji contains ghost stories, and Shakespeare's Hamlet is a ghost story. Henry James used the ghost story premise. Stories involving ghosts are found in traditional cultures worldwide. Charles Dickens wrote one of the most famous ghost stories, A Christmas Carol, in which a miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, is visited by four spirits on Christmas Eve. (en)
  • Les Ghost stories, comme leur nom l'indique, sont des histoires de fantômes, et donc un sous-genre du fantastique. Dans les Ghost stories, le fantôme est souvent le héros et a une personnalité et une identité bien � lui. (fr)
  • Spökhistoria är en berättelse om möten med avlidna människor, någon gång även avlidna djur, som i filmen Jurtjyrkogården. (sv)
  • El cuento de terror (también conocido como cuento de horror o cuento de miedo, y en ciertos países de Sudamérica, cuento de suspenso), considerado en sentido estricto, es toda aquella composición literaria breve, generalmente de corte fantástico, cuyo principal objetivo parece ser provocar el escalofrío, la inquietud o el desasosiego en el lector, definición que no excluye en el autor otras pretensiones artísticas y literarias. (es)
  • Kummitusjuttu on perinteinen tai urbaani tarina yliluonnollisesta tapahtumasta, jossa esiintyy epätodellisia ja pelottavia hahmoja (aaveita, haamuja, kummituksia). Kummituksen ilmestyminen saattaa liittyä selvittämättä jääneeseen tapahtumaan, vääryyden tunnustamiseen tai kostamiseen. (fi)
  • Spøkelsesfortellinger er historier om usynlige vesener. Fortellingene gikk ofte ut på å beskrive hva et slikt vesen kunne avstedkomme. Det kunne dreie seg om bare å vise seg, eller bruk av krefter og virkemidler til hjelp eller skade. (no)
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  • Spøkelsesfortelling (no)
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