43 Good Supernatural Fiction (Non-alt.folklore.ghost-stories Resources)
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This article is from the Ghost Stories FAQ, by obiwan obiwan@best.com with numerous contributions by others.
43 Good Supernatural Fiction (Non-alt.folklore.ghost-stories Resources)
*BOOKS
Anson, Jay -The Amityville Horror- Flies in the attic!
Walls that drip blood! Pigs that fly! (And you thought your
faulty plumbing was a problem.)
Dickens, Charles -A Christmas Carol- A good ghost story any time
of the year.
King, Stephen -The Shining- Lots of ghosties.
*TELEVISION
-The Twilight Zone- Umm, do I really need to explain this?
-The X-Files- Two FBI agents investigate paranormal stuff.
A great show! (FOX, Sundays 9PM E/P)
-Scooby Doo- Teen sleuths and their dog investigate eerie
mysteries.
*MOVIES
-Candyman- Clive Barker movie inspired by Mary Worth-type
urban legends. Tres scary! (1992)
-The Changeling- George C. Scott stars in a chilling yarn about
a house haunted by the spirit of a murdered
child. (1980)
-The Entity- Barbara Hershey plays a single mom who is being
tormented by a rowdy spirit. (1983)
-The Exorcist- A modern story of demonic possession. Linda
Blair vomits pea soup. (1973)
-Ghostbusters- Comedy about ghost-catchers in New York City.
(1984)
-The Haunting- A classic tale of a haunted house. Based on
-The Haunting of Hill House- by Shirley Jack-
son. (1963)
-Poltergeist- A family experiences otherwordly activity cen-
tered around their young daughter (Heather
O'Rourke). (1982)
-The Shining- Based on the Stephen King novel about an old
hotel haunted by lots of mean ghosts. (1980)
-The Uninvited- A classic haunted house story set in pre-war
Cornwall, UK. (1944)
-Witchboard- Tawny Kitaen is tormented by an evil spirit
conjured up with a ouija board. Actually a
fairly good movie despite a somewhat low
budget. (1985)
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