THE FASCINATION OF THE GHOSTSTORYARTHUR B. REEVEWhat is the fascination we feel for the mystery of the ghost story?Is it of the same nature as the fascination which we feel for the mystery of thedetective story?Of the latter fascination, the late Paul Armstrong used to say that it wasbecause we are all as full of crime as Sing Sing—only we don't dare.Thus, may I ask, are we not fascinated by the ghost story because, no matterwhat may be the scientific or skeptical bent of our minds, in our inmost souls,secretly perhaps, we are as. . .
