Ghosts

News about Ghosts, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 11, 2015

Bangkok Journal; most Thais, including business executives, students and even political elites, believe in supernatural; Kapol Thongplub, host of popular nightly radio show The Shock, considers himself a ghost expert. MORE

Oct. 30, 2014

Oct. 30, 2014

T M Luhrmann Op-Ed article contends skepticism in society has made the supernatural safe, even fun; points out while many Americans may think that there are ghosts, they often do not believe that ghosts can harm them; posits there may be even more supernaturalism in years to come. MORE

Oct. 28, 2014

Some employees at Sweetwater Restaurant and Bar in Williamsburg Brooklyn believe their workplace is haunted by Anna Smith, a former owner of the property for decades and onetime neighborhood fixture who died in 2003; current owner Nina Brondmo, who lives in Smith's former apartment upstairs, does not believe bistro is haunted and thinks her staff is merely superstitious. MORE

Apr. 20, 2014

Oklahoma City Thunder’s visiting NBA opponents usually stay in the Skirvin Hilton Hotel, where a housekeeper’s ghost may or may not leave them shaken and bleary-eyed. MORE

Oct. 13, 2013

John Searles Personal Journeys travel article describes visiting Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, former mental hospital rumored to be a hotbed of paranormal activity. MORE

Sep. 25, 2013

Beijing Journal; abandoned mansion known as Chaonei No 81 has sat dilapidated and ignored in center of Beijing for years; long term abandonment of building is mysterious in light of construction surge occurring around it; some speculate that home's derelict state has to more to do with its reputation for being haunted, than with costs of renovation. MORE

Oct. 21, 2012

Amy Thomas travel article on her travels in Estes Park, Colo, on a ghost-hunting tour, including a stop at the Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for Stephen King novel The Shining. MORE

Dec. 11, 2011

Pat Jordan You are Here column describes going on a ghost-hunting expedition with Twisted Dixie, a team of paranormal investigators based in Abbeville, SC, which is made up of Grady Carter and his two sons Chris and Andy. MORE