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Ghost Stories Quotes

Spooky reflections from writers and readers alike.

These ghost stories quotes cover everything from childhood scares to the craft of writing a proper haunting. For more atmospheric reading, browse our Alone quotes collection.

I love ghost stories but kind of left them alone after my teens and came back to it after playing Heathcliff in 'Wuthering Heights' on the radio.

Quotes by Tom Goodman-Hill

I wrote ghost stories because I'd always enjoyed reading them, and they seemed to be fizzling out... I don't take them terribly seriously. It's like a cake, with ingredients.

Quotes by Susan Hill

Many people told me such convincing ghost stories that I felt that there really were ghosts, though I hadn't seen any. And though I still haven't seen a ghost, I feel that they are all around us; we are just...

Quotes by Ruskin Bond

One of the very first ghost stories I read - and that was in a forest rest house, where it is a bit scarier - was by M.R. James. He is one of the pioneers of ghost stories. And the...

Quotes by Ruskin Bond

Alone Quotes

Today's ghost stories tend to be much more physically or psychologically violent. The Victorians were much more leisurely about what might or could happen, building suspense layer by layer rather than punching you in the face.

Quotes by Otto Penzler

I was dreading all of the ghost stories of working on American television, not in the least, the length. In Britain, a series is six episodes of an hour drama, maybe sometimes eight, but never twenty-two, so I was petrified...

Quotes by Lennie James

I love ghost stories but I can't really watch them, especially not by myself because then I can't sleep.

Quotes by Laurie Holden

Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.

Quotes by Jonathan Stroud

I always loved ghost stories and haunted house stories, whether they were done in a fantasy way or done in a realistic way.

Quotes by Gillian Flynn

Always Quotes

Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.

Quotes by Brian Aldiss

I've been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I'm immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I'm a very hard-headed person.

Quotes by Barbara Mertz

Frequently Asked Questions

What draws these speakers to ghost stories?
Childhood reading habits, family return to the genre, and admiration for classic authors all come up as reasons for loving ghost stories.
Is a specific ghost story author mentioned?
Yes, one quote names M.R. James as a pioneer of the genre, remembered from an early, especially scary reading experience.
What role does Wuthering Heights play in this collection?
One speaker traces their love of ghost stories back to playing Heathcliff in a radio adaptation of the novel.
How are traditional ghost story protagonists described?
One quote notes that classic ghost stories often feature fairly hapless characters to whom unpleasant things happen.
Where can I find more atmospheric or spooky-themed quotes?
See our Alone quotes or Back quotes pages for related tones.

Whether read in a forest rest house or heard on the radio, ghost stories stick with us. Continue with American quotes or Back quotes.