Showing posts with label wilhelm hauff ghost stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wilhelm hauff ghost stories. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

6th Best Ghost Story from 1800-1849 is "The Spectral Ship" by Wilhelm Hauff

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I am counting down the Top 10 ghost stories for the first half of the 19th century after starting with the Top 40. The scary story that floats in at the 6th spot is "The Spectral Ship" by German author Wilhelm Hauff (1802-1827). The tale was published in 1828 and I give background on it in he best ghost stories anthology that I edited. If you are looking for ghostly terror at sea, this is the story for you.

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