ghost story; spooky story
A story about ghosts or supernatural happenings, similar to 怪談 but often lighter or for children.
See also: 怪談
Children love listening to ghost stories.
We told spooky stories around the campfire.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Common variant with おばけ in kana.
Compound of お化け (ghost, monster) and 話 (story). The prefix お is a politeness marker.