The Wrong Turning: Encounters with Ghosts

Introduced and edited by broadcaster Stephen Johnson, a curated selection of chilling ghost stories from world literature.

Why do people love ghost stories, even if they don’t believe (or say they don’t believe) in ghosts? Is it simply the adrenaline rush that comes from being mesmerized and terrified by a great storyteller, or do these tales yield deeper meanings—telling us things about our own inner shadows?

Stephen Johnson brings together some of the most memorable encounters with ghosts ...