ghost story

noun

1
: a story about ghosts
2
: a tale based on imagination rather than fact

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Greer has no doubt that there’s a ghost at the heart of this ghost story. Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024 In 1890, a short ghost story by Irish writer Bram Stoker—who would publish Dracula seven years later—ran in the Dublin Daily Express. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024 Of course, each category has its own unique characteristics: a slasher story must include a slasher; a ghost story must include a ghost. Jordan Kopy, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Hollywood actors, costume designers, makeup people, stunt performers, writers and producers around the area are part of the creative ferment that makes Halloween, horror, cosplay, ghost stories, sci-fi and the supernatural so popular. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ghost story 

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ghost story was in 1730

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“Ghost story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20story. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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