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How to Tell a Ghost Story

Presented by Matt Cail

Learn how to tell a ghost story in this free series of spine-chilling videos from an expert spooky storyteller.

Series Summary

For those of the living who take time to read this, know that you are too late. The church bells have already pronounced my passing, the newspapers already enumerated the nonsense of another nowhere life. There was only one who mattered to me, the single reason for my small existence, the cause of my last, irrevocable act. But alas, I meant nothing to her. Yet I had to exit my final resting place a final time in the desperate hope that maybe I was wrong. With decomposing body crumbling all the while, maggots and fingers my breadcrumbs back to my grave, I have sought out a computer to check my e-mail in hopes that I may have been mistaken. Perhaps her passion had somehow been delayed by a collapsed mainframe or a cyberspace mixup, perhaps our love would grace our afterlives after all. But alas, nothing.

Perhaps your L key sticks just like the one on the keyboard I was using, and you’ve got coffee stains on the space bar as well. Indeed you are very much like me as you read this very sentence. That chill you feel I cannot help, for the grave travels with me wherever I go. That rock band on the back of your t-shirt, I saw them in concert as well, with my beloved. Oh, the pain lives on for eternity! Now turn around from your computer screen and stare death in the face…

In this series of spooky how-to videos, our Halloween expert presents his guide to telling spine chilling ghost stories just in time to scare the daylights out of your party guests. Learn how to create maximum tension when telling your story with our expert’s techniques for pacing, voice control and eye movement. Should you use creepy voices and props? How long should your story be? The impact of your story depends on complete mastery of all aspects of the storytelling process. Watch each of the videos very carefully or you may discover your reputation just as dead as I am…

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When to Tell Ghost Stories

Learn what time of day to tell a scary ghost story in this free spine-chilling video from an expert spooky storyteller.

Audience Attention for Ghost Stories

Learn how to make sure that you have your audience's attention when telling a scary ghost story in this free spine-chilling video from an expert spooky storyteller.

How to Use an Accomplice for Ghost Stories

Learn why you should consider bringing in an accomplice to scare your audience when telling a scary ghost story in this free spine-chilling video from an expert spooky storyteller.

Creating Tension During Ghost Stories

Learn to look behind you to imitate an approaching danger while telling a scary ghost story in this free spine-chilling video from an expert spooky storyteller.

Tips for Practicing Ghost Stories

Learn the importance of practicing a scary ghost story before telling it out loud in this free spine-chilling video from an expert spooky storyteller.

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