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Each building tells a story of the small mining town, with spooky ghost stories and historic architecture throughout.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Hamnet, adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name, imagines how loss inspired William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a ghost story written just a few years after the death of his 11-year-old son.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
The Depp version, a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
There, more than two dozen optical and radio telescopes now share the peak with ancient desert winds and perhaps, in the spirit of Halloween, a few ghost stories yet untold.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Hamnet, adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name, imagines how loss inspired William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a ghost story written just a few years after the death of his 11-year-old son.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
The Depp version, a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
There, more than two dozen optical and radio telescopes now share the peak with ancient desert winds and perhaps, in the spirit of Halloween, a few ghost stories yet untold.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Ghost story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20story. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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