What ghost stories are perfect for Halloween terror?
Holding the flashlight under your chin, eerily illuminating your face, you look around the semicircle of kids holding marshmallows and sticks over the campfire, some staring at you with wide eyes, others looking at their friends. for support. Telling ghost stories is one of the world’s oldest pastimes; a way to exorcise our deepest anxieties and fears through a cathartic story. If you’re looking for another ghost story to tell around a campfire, here are some suggestions for all ages and levels of fear.
If you have young children, then you want to get them in the mood for Halloween fun, but you don’t want to scare them foolishly with stories about ghosts. Theatrical narrator Mary Jo Maichack plays guitar and violin on her audio CD, as she blends folklore and Halloween “howling” jokes.
It will offer children a variety of voices, from a Hungarian ghost to a goofy vampire to understand a fun take on Halloween. Cornelia Funke’s “Ghostbusters series” combines humor, illustrations and gross material for children ages seven to nine to enjoy.
“Fungus the Bogeyman” by Raymond Briggs is a good picture book packed with puns and illustrations that will have your little ones laughing out loud as they follow a monster through its daily routine. “It’s Halloween!” by Jack Prelutsky includes thirteen separate poems about Halloween and isn’t really a ghost story, but it will certainly cheer up the kids. There is also a large collection of audiobooks and stories in “Surfnetkids Audiobooks Short Stories” that may be suitable for your children.
Teenagers of chapter book age especially love ghost stories. If you want an innocuous chapter book to get your child in the Halloween mood, try James Howe’s “Bunnicula,” which is a funny story about a bunny who sucks carrots with his fangs. “Truly Scary Stories For Fearless Kids” will introduce your child to the timeless classic stories of the ghosts depicted in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula’s Guest,” Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and E. Nesbit’s “Wedding,” to name a few. some. Esteemed author Roald Dah, who wrote “The Witches” and “James and the Giant Peach,” sifted through 749 spooky tales before selecting the best for his collection, “Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories,” which offers a collection of stories that “give you chills and disturb your thoughts”. RL Stine’s “Halloween Night” is a good choice for kids who are well into chapter books. The “Fear Street” series is a little scarier than the popular “Goosebumps” books, but they all offer good writing and carefully unraveled spooky plots that will keep your kids turning the pages.
For some people, ghost stories aren’t enough. There is now a whole cultural phenomenon surrounding the idea of ghost hunters, as seen on the television show of the same name. Some avid paranormal enthusiasts use books of ghost stories as starting points for their own ghost hunting expeditions. They will visit Alcatraz, Amityville, The Winchester House, Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, Lemp Mansion, Viscilla Ax Murder House, Old Slave House on Hickory Hill, Bobby Mackey’s Music World, Myrtles Plantation and Gettysburg.