Who doesn’t love a good ghost story this time of year?
People have always had a fascination with death and dying, and with that fascination comes story telling. Some of my favourite books are ghost stories (or related). Here’s a short list of some of my favourites, and some great tattoos to go with them!
Hell House, by Richard Matheson.
The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson.
The Taxidermists Daughter, by Kate Mosse.
The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz.
The Amityville Horror, by Jay Anson.
As a tattoo, many people prefer blackwork or black and grey, to maximize the dark feelings that generally come with ghosts. American traditional and realism can also be popular choices for a spooky ghost. Of course not all ghosts are scary, and American traditional ghosts tend not to be. Many American trad ghosts are based on casper the friendly ghost.
Do you prefer scary or fun ghosts?
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