Can Christians Write Ghost Stories?

[Winter_Rose]

Hi, I was wondering if it's ok for a Christian to write ghost stories? I've thought of a twist for my story. The main character gets a tattoo done at Sea of Ink Tattoo Studio (not a real place) and one of her friends tells her that the town is haunted by a headless motorbike rider and is looking for his long lost sweetheart.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Hi, I was wondering if it's ok for a Christian to write ghost stories? I've thought of a twist for my story. The main character gets a tattoo done at Sea of Ink Tattoo Studio (not a real place) and one of her friends tells her that the town is haunted by a headless motorbike rider and is looking for his long lost sweetheart.

Sounds interesting...

Here's a suggestion: the main character discovers that the supposed headless motorbike rider is actually her uncle who is alive and well (though rather miserable) and years ago his sweetheart died in a motorbike accident.

Then it all turns out to be a dream...

Then she wonders whether there's some reason why her uncle is a bit miserable about her tattoo.

 

[dysert]

I see no problem with writing ghost stories, but I would stay away from the demonic side of things.

 

[SepiaAndDust]

Of course ghost stories are fine.

Just avoid a Scoobie-Doo ending.

 

[Julie.S]

Ghost stories are awesome. I love to read them and I have a few true ones myself.

 

[Winter_Rose]

Ghost stories are awesome. I love to read them and I have a few true ones myself.

Which ghost stories do you enjoy reading? Do you have any favourites?

 

[Winter_Rose]

Of course ghost stories are fine.

Just avoid a Scoobie-Doo ending.

That's a good idea.

 

[Winter_Rose]

I see no problem with writing ghost stories, but I would stay away from the demonic side of things.

Good idea.

 

[Winter_Rose]

Sounds interesting...

Here's a suggestion: the main character discovers that the supposed headless motorbike rider is actually her uncle who is alive and well (though rather miserable) and years ago his sweetheart died in a motorbike accident.

Then it all turns out to be a dream...

Then she wonders whether there's some reason why her uncle is a bit miserable about her tattoo.

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Thanks for the suggestion.

YW; alternatively you could base a series of short stories around the parlor you mentioned. (Unless of course it was all supposed to be about ghosts...)

 

[Winter_Rose]

YW; alternatively you could base a series of short stories around the parlor you mentioned. (Unless of course it was all supposed to be about ghosts...)

Well, to start with I was thinking of basing it on The Legend of The Headless Horseman (without the gory stuff) and a bit of detective mystery type thing.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Well, to start with I was thinking of basing it on The Legend of The Headless Horseman (without the gory stuff) and a bit of detective mystery type thing.

I see; interesting...

 

[Winter_Rose]

I see; interesting...

This is going to be my very first ghost story that I've ever written.

 

[faroukfarouk]

This is going to be my very first ghost story that I've ever written.

Have you written about other themes quite a bit and are now branching out, so to speak? I guess ghosts might not be the easiest theme to write about. Or maybe they are, for some ppl.

 

[Julie.S]

Which ghost stories do you enjoy reading? Do you have any favourites?

I like Sleepy Hollow and some stuff based off of real life encounters.
I enjoy reading stories about haunted castles the most though. A sad woman who can not marry the love of her life and throws herself from the top of the tower in agony. She then wanders the castle looking and waiting for her long lost lover. There are stories of people being locked away in towers and bricked into walls. There is some kind of interest there in the forbidden love that ends up creating a good and sometimes sad ghost story but leaves you with a sense of adventure in the end along with a healthy amount of horror.

 

[Winter_Rose]

I like Sleepy Hollow and some stuff based off of real life encounters.
I enjoy reading stories about haunted castles the most though. A sad woman who can not marry the love of her life and throws herself from the top of the tower in agony. She then wanders the castle looking and waiting for her long lost lover. There are stories of people being locked away in towers and bricked into walls. There is some kind of interest there in the forbidden love that ends up creating a good and sometimes sad ghost story but leaves you with a sense of adventure in the end along with a healthy amount of horror.

I like Sleepy Hallow too. I also enjoy the ones of people encountering Roman Soldiers. For example in York, England in 1953 there was a plumber called Harry Martindale who was installing a heating system in the cellars of the Treasurer's House. Suddenly a whole Roman army appeared from one end of the room, walked to the other end and disappeared.

 

[Julie.S]

I like Sleepy Hallow too. I also enjoy the ones of people encountering Roman Soldiers. For example in York, England in 1953 there was a plumber called Harry Martindale who was installing a heating system in the cellars of the Treasurer's House. Suddenly a whole Roman army appeared from one end of the room, walked to the other end and disappeared.

I have read one of those before also. They say you can see some troops marching in one part of England I think or at least one or two soldiers.

 

[Winter_Rose]

I have read of one of those before also. They say you can see some troops marching in one part of England I think or at least one or two soldiers.

Cool. Are there any places near you that are said to be haunted?

 

[Julie.S]

Cool. Are there any places near you that are said to be haunted?

I am from Pennsylvania and about I would say 2 hours away from Gettysburg. About an hour or less from Philadelphia and around 5 or 6 miles away from Brandywine Battlefield. I have more haunted places then I need at the moment.

 

[Winter_Rose]

I am from Pennsylvania and about I would say 2 hours away from Gettysburg. About an hour or less from Philadelphia and around 5 or 6 miles away from Brandywine Battlefield. I have more haunted places then I need at the moment.

In the town I live in, there's two hotels and a hair salon that are said to be haunted:
http://www.hauntedharborough.co.uk/?page_id=125
http://www.hauntedharborough.co.uk/?page_id=168
http://www.hauntedharborough.co.uk/?page_id=249