Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted by the apparition of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley.
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Sometimes the unknown is more appealing than the truth – and it has kept ghost hunters in business for generations.
Throughout history, spirits - like this one from the film A Ghost Story - have had a knack for reflecting our greatest fears.
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Wherever and whenever ghost stories materialise, they tend to tap into the things we fear most.
The female ghost in Indonesia’s most recent horror movie is scary. But the data on maternal mortality rates and sexual violence against women are scary too.
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A new movie about a female ghost has scared millions in Indonesia. Female ghosts have been center stage in Indonesian folklore and their stories can serve as a warning to the state of women today.