Category Archives: Ghoulies & Beasties

Spirits in Mooney Basin

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Mustang

In 1929, English author Montague James offered five key features of ghost stories:  They offer the pretense of truth, a “pleasing” sense of terror, they avoid bloodshed and sex, they avoid trying to explain the mechanism, and they offer a … Continue reading →

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