Haunt Weekly - Episode 403 - How to Write a Ghost Story

Haunt Weekly

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're taking a look at ghost stories, in particular the elements that you need to create a good one.
Fortunately, making a compelling ghost story isn't that difficult, as long as you have five key elements. So we're going to go through those five elements and then compare a ghost story we've been studying to them.
This Week's Episode Includes.
1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Our Visit to Spirit
4. Our Visit to Slidell
5. The 5 Elements Needed for a Good Ghost Story
6. How They Apply to Onionhead
7. Conclusions
All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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Chapters

1. Haunt Weekly - Episode 403 - How to Write a Ghost Story (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to Haunt Weekly and upcoming topic on ghost stories (00:00:22)

3. Discussion on a haunt celebrating 49 years and its location (00:03:01)

4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Ghost Story (00:05:40)

5. Disappointing Animatronics at Spirit Halloween Store (00:06:10)

6. No Flyers Allowed at Spirit Halloween Store (00:09:12)

7. The Legend of Onion Head Travels the World (00:15:13)

8. Bringing the Onion Head Legend Full Circle (00:17:39)

9. Ghost Stories vs Backstories: Creating Context and Retelling (00:19:32)

10. Local Legends as a Source of Haunting Stories (00:20:50)

11. Tragedy as a Key Element in Ghost Stories (00:23:07)

12. Tragedy: Human-caused or Natural Disasters (00:25:45)

13. Exploring Tragic Deaths and Ghostly Disappearances (00:26:14)

14. Religion and storytelling: Finding a universal approach (00:28:43)

15. Setting the Stage for Listener Connection and Importance (00:29:08)

16. The Importance of Creating a Haunting Experience (00:30:07)

17. The Fear of Being Betrayed by Friends (00:31:52)

18. Exploring the Elements of a Good Ghost Story (00:35:50)

19. Analyzing the Five Elements of the Onionhead Story (00:40:03)