ghostlore

Definitions

A genre of folklore concerning ghosts.

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Examples

“Three other sections of the state are important in this connection: the Adirondack Mountains and parts of the Catskills, which while sparsely settled and only slightly represented in this collection, have⟳ much good ghostlore yet to be collected.”

“When one person tells another of a frightening experience⟳, he is passing on ghostlore.”

“From ruthless gangsters to restless mail order⟳ kings, from the Fort Dearborn Massacre to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the phantom remains of the passionate people and volatile events of Chicago history have⟳ made the Second City second to none in the annals of American ghostlore.”

“Ghost stories and tales of railroad heroics and tragedy may have⟳ mixed to create⟳ this unique type⟳ of ghostlore.”

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