One of our "!" episodes (after "Thriller!" and "Monsters!," check the archive for those) which, we think, means a wide-ranging and rollicking ride through a popular genre of books. In this case, spectral encounters and paranormal activity... from dusty old classic haunted house tales to meta/modern freakouts that play with cliches and conventions, we do our best to cover it all. Do your hosts believe ghosts actually exist? Debatable... but we can certainly prove the existence of great writing featuring ghosts, and we do it here on Episode 58. As always, thanks for joining in on the conversation...!
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