A review by ericgaryanderson
Ghosts: A Haunted History by Lisa Morton

4.0

A solid but extremely compact overview of ghosts in cultures, literatures, films, etc. Even though the space constraints usually limit Morton to very quick (and often unsurprising) comments on her examples, she nevertheless stretches the meaning of "ghost" to include various other kinds of supernatural entities. I was glad that she saw more than one kind of ghost in Native and Indigenous spooky stories. But, in the end, I wanted at least a little deeper diving into some of the more complicated stories she touches on. This book is kind of like ghost wikipedia only better written. 3.5 stars.