Examples of ghost story in a Sentence
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Four women's murders and the meticulous way their bodies were staged has the feel of a ghost story, not an actual criminal case.
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Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
The author seamlessly blends a body-hopping ghost story about revenge with a narrative about the importance of memory.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Now he’s made the very first first-person ghost story.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024
The core narrative revolves around a group of guests at a country cottage telling ghost stories, each of which is helmed by a different director.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
With her mesmerizing 2019 debut feature, the lyrical Senegalese ghost story Atlantics, as well as the nonfiction project that preceded it, A Thousand Suns, Mati Diop jumped to the forefront of diasporic Black European directors reclaiming their ancestral African roots.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
As with any ghost story, urban legend and speculation do the most heavy lifting.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
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A Christmas Carol
The OG ghost story that started it all scared the dickens out of people when Charles Dickens released it in 1843.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Further Reading Review: The Haunting of Bly Manor is a perfectly splendid ghost story
Flanagan has collected a gifted stable of regular cast members over his career, many of whom appear here along with a few new faces, and all give exceptional performances.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
The author seamlessly blends a body-hopping ghost story about revenge with a narrative about the importance of memory.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Now he’s made the very first first-person ghost story.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024
The core narrative revolves around a group of guests at a country cottage telling ghost stories, each of which is helmed by a different director.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
With her mesmerizing 2019 debut feature, the lyrical Senegalese ghost story Atlantics, as well as the nonfiction project that preceded it, A Thousand Suns, Mati Diop jumped to the forefront of diasporic Black European directors reclaiming their ancestral African roots.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
As with any ghost story, urban legend and speculation do the most heavy lifting.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
Where to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas: Disney+ 15 of 15
A Christmas Carol
The OG ghost story that started it all scared the dickens out of people when Charles Dickens released it in 1843.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Further Reading Review: The Haunting of Bly Manor is a perfectly splendid ghost story
Flanagan has collected a gifted stable of regular cast members over his career, many of whom appear here along with a few new faces, and all give exceptional performances.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
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“Ghost story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20story. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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