ghost story
鬼故事,鬼魂故事,幽灵故事,鬼怪故事
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- : a tale in which such elements as ghostly visitations and supernatural intervention are used to further the plot and a chilling, suspenseful atmosphere.
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It’s about the huge differences between urban and rural California, the rich and the poor, how a town overcame being dragged to hell and back, and what we have to learn from the fading ghost stories of the 20th century.
Tell ghost stories or don’t, drink or don’t, ditch your tent and sleep under the stars, doze off under the stars and crawl into your tent at two in the morning.
Feeling a bit like a Dickensian tale of a boy going to the big city, it soon morphs into a ghost story.
When, over the years, I’ve wanted to learn more about Jules Verne, fantasy and science fiction or the classic ghost story, I started by hanging out — either online or in person — with scholars and fans who generously shared their expert knowledge.
Housebound begins like a fairly straightforward ghost story, but then takes a few turns that keep it tonally interesting.
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
Whatever the FBI says, the truthers will create alternative hypotheses that try to challenge the ‘official story.’
In its attempt to discredit the story, the JPO inadvertently confirmed that fact.
Nothing but an extreme love of truth could have hindered me from concealing this part of my story.
A few moments afterward he was seen dragging his own trunk ashore, while Mr. Hitchcock finished his story on the boiler deck.