Why Do We Tell Ghost Stories? Ghost History in American Culture

Ghost stories aren't just cheap thrills. Spirits take many forms and can give us everything from comfort to terror, anthropologists say.

How Victorian Mansions Became the Default Haunted House - JSTOR Daily

Ghost stories: why the Victorians were so spookily good at them, Horror books

American Ghost Stories: True Tales by Kozlowski, Michael A.

Indigenous storytellers share scary stories and the wisdom they hold

Visiting the Boo-tique: A History in Ghosts, Sheets, and Halloween - The Digital Literature Review

La Llorona: Storytelling for Halloween and Día de Muertos

Why Do People Tell Ghost Stories on Christmas?, Smart News

Are Ghosts Real? What to Know on Hauntings and Paranormal Activity

The Ghost: A Cultural History by Susan Owens – review, Books