Ghost Jam by Daniel Scott Tysdal: A Haunting Story About Music and Ghosts

A musician finally finds the quiet she needs to focus on her music—until something begins knocking in the middle of the night. What starts as an unsettling disturbance soon becomes impossible to ignore, leaving her exhausted, frustrated, and searching for a way to reclaim her creative space. But the deeper she looks into the haunting, the more complicated the mystery becomes.

Blending supernatural horror with humor and heart, Ghost Jam explores creativity, burnout, and the strange connections that can form when the living and the dead refuse to stay silent. This eerie and imaginative story is perfect for fans of modern ghost fiction and literary horror.

Daniel Scott Tysdal is a writer, filmmaker, and teacher. He is the author of four books of poetry, the poetry textbook The Writing Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating Poems, and the TEDx talk “Everything You Need to Write a Poem (and How It Can Save a Life).” His debut horror novel is forthcoming in fall 2027.

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