From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishghost storyˈghost ˌstory noun [countable] a story about ghosts that is intended to frighten people
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ghost story• Huck asks for a ghost story, so Jim tells a story about a scary evening he spent with medical school cadavers.• The change sheds a bit of light on an old ghost story.• The ghost story may be in for revision too. 