Tropes Ghosts

Ghosts

The restless dead who can't or won't move on. And the living who must decide whether to free them or be haunted forever.

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    Bodies of Work

    Clay McLeod Chapman · Horror

    “Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today.” — Jordan Peele A murderous artist is haunted by the spirits of those…

    psychological thriller · revenge plot · ghosts · grimdark

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    Beloved

    Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

    Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their…

    historical fiction · magical realism · trauma recovery · haunted setting · ghosts

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Wretch

    Eric LaRocca · Horror

    From rising horror star and award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes a nightmarish, haunting, tech-Gothic thrill…

    dark romance · obsessive love · trauma recovery · gothic atmosphere · ghosts

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Dark Matter

    Michelle Paver · Horror

    A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far north.

    gothic atmosphere · ghosts · survival · psychological thriller · historical fiction

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    Ninth House

    Leigh Bardugo · Fantasy

    Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class.

    dark academia · urban fantasy · trauma recovery · ghosts · demons

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus