For the Twenty-Sixth Day of Spooky

Mariners tell many tales of ghost ships, derelicts which continue to sail with no hand at wheel. Most of the stories cannot be confirmed, but one at least is true beyond any doubt. In 1872, the Mary Celeste was found drifing in the mid-Atlantic. Crew and passengers--ten souls in all--were gone without a trace. The cargo of liquor and the cash box were untouched; the only items missing were the ship's papers and the chronometer. The ship's log ended ten days before she was found. The fate of her crew and passengers is the subject of speculation to this day.

For the Twenty-Seventh Day of Spooky

OK, people, sing along with me--

According to the Wikipedia article about Casper, there is an on-going controversy about his metaphysical nature. He acts and speaks and looks like a little boy (or at least like a 1960s cartoonist's idea of a little boy). Does that mean that he is the ghost of a child? And if so, how did he die? His handlers have tried to put a positive spin on his background by claiming that his parents were already ghosts when they married, so of course he is a ghost! :D

For the Twenty-Eighth Day of Spooky

Put down that Stephen King novel. You're reading The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition? You'll get carpal tunnel from holding that much weight. Instead, take up something spare and elegant, as sharp as a weathered bone--turn on every light in the house then curl up with "The Haunting of the Hill House" by the late Shirley Jackson. Most U.S. students have read her famous short story "The Lottery," but she wrote several novels and many short stories. Salon offers a fascinating retrospective about her life and works.