ghost story

noun

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

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The most surprising ghost story of the season isn’t horror at all, but rather the story of one of America’s great artists wrestling spirits and trying to contain them on a cassette, which serves as its own kind of sacred vessel. Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025 Pulse is a ghost story, featuring two interwoven storylines about young Tokyoites who begin to see and hear strange apparitions flitting across their computer screens. Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 If none of those speaks to you, the Victorian era has some fantastic mysteries and ghost stories to get lost in. Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025 The most prevalent ghost story in the Grand Canyon, according to Arizona Public Radio, is that of a young woman who traveled there with her husband and son shortly after the Grand Canyon Lodge was built in 1928. Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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