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Revision as of 10:33, 17 April 2008 by Ghosttagger (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation).A ghost is said to be the apparition of a dead person, frequently similar in appearance to that person, and usually encountered in places he or she frequented, or in association with the person's former belongings. The word "ghost" may also refer to the spirit or soul of a deceased person, or any spirit or demon.<bqalcnm yegi v r u gayFilms including or centering on ghosts are common, and span a variety of genres. Ghosts can also be found in various television programs.
The ghost hunting theme has also become prevalent in reality television series particularly Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International, but also Most Haunted, and A Haunting. It is also represented in children's television by such programmes as The Ghost Hunter.
The Grateful Dead adopted their name and iconography from a series of traditional ghost stories known as Grateful Dead (folktale).
See also
- Books on haunted locations
- Electronic voice phenomenon
- Ghost hunting
- Ghost Hunters
- Ghostbusters
- Haunted house
- Hoax
- Holy Spirit
- List of haunted locations
- List of paranormal travel books
- Most Haunted
- Parapsychology
- Raynham Hall
- Stambovsky v. Ackley
- Stigmatized property
- The Atlantic Paranormal Society
- The Bell Witch
- The Canterville Ghost
- Yūrei
- Related terms
- Apparition
- Doppelgaenger
- Gjenganger
- Haunter
- Phantasm (Fantasm)
- Phantom (Fantom)
- Poltergeist
- Soul
- Spiritus
- Spook
- Wraith
References
- http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/ghost Merriam Webster dictionary, retrieved December 24, 2007 "a disembodied soul"
