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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Peter_Straub
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
gptkb:British_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Fred_Astaire
gptkb:Melvyn_Douglas
gptkb:Bobby
gptkb:Peter
gptkb:Louise
gptkb:John
gptkb:Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr.
gptkb:F._Paul_Wilson
gptkb:John_Houseman
gptkb:Don_Wanderley
gptkb:John_Jaffrey
gptkb:G._W._Bailey
the ghost
the Ghost
Lewis Benedikt
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gptkbp:character_voice
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gptkb:Robertson_Dean
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gptkbp:cover_artist
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gptkb:Michael_Whelan
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
cult classic
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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cult following
adapted into stage plays
inspired horror films
influenced horror literature
inspired other horror writers
inspired ghost stories in literature
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:John_Irvin
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:Fred_Astaire
gptkb:Melvyn_Douglas
gptkb:Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr.
gptkb:John_Houseman
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gptkbp:first_edition
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hardcover
paperback
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Talisman
gptkb:Shadowland
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:horror
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gptkbp:graphics
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gptkb:IDW_Publishing
gptkb:Michael_Wm._Kaluta
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ghost Story
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:Clive_Barker
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:folklore
gptkb:M._R._James
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:Shirley_Jackson
psychological horror
classic ghost stories
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:Clive_Barker
gptkb:Shirley_Jackson
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life ghost stories
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-345-33973-0
978-0-385-12180-0
978-0525951974
0-525-47780-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Ruth
gptkb:Jake_Hargrove
gptkb:Maggie
Floyd
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gptkbp:main_theme
|
fear of the past
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
multiple perspectives
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gptkbp:page_count
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400
320
384
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gptkbp:pages
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384
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gptkbp:plot
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involves supernatural elements
a group of friends share ghost stories
explores themes of memory and trauma
intertwines reality and the supernatural
uncover dark secrets from their past
set in a small town
explores themes of guilt and revenge
four friends share ghost stories
reveals dark secrets of the characters
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1979
gptkb:2010
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Doubleday
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1979
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Doubleday
Dutton
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:The_Talisman
gptkb:Shadowland
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gptkbp:related_works
|
gptkb:Ghost_Story:_The_Movie
gptkb:Shadowland:_A_Novel
gptkb:The_Talisman
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1981
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gptkbp:released
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gptkb:2007
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gptkbp:sequel
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gptkb:none
gptkb:Shadowland
|
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
the 1970s
a small town
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gptkbp:stage_play_genre
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gptkb:horror
|
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gptkbp:stage_play_premiere_year
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gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:stage_play_setting
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gptkb:New_York_City
|
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gptkbp:stage_play_writer
|
gptkb:Peter_Straub
|
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:loss
gptkb:friendship
fear of the unknown
|
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:revenge
gptkb:friendship
the supernatural
guilt
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gptkbp:written_by
|
gptkb:Peter_Straub
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gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Jim_Butcher
gptkb:Peter_Straub
gptkb:Carrie_Marie_Underwood
gptkb:Changes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
4
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