ghost story; supernatural tale
Refers to traditional or modern stories about ghosts, spirits, and eerie phenomena, often told for entertainment or as folklore.
夏になると、怪談を聞きたくなる。
When summer comes, I feel like listening to ghost stories.
彼は怪談を語るのが上手だ。
He is good at telling ghost stories.
In summer, my grandmother often told us ghost stories.
I listened to a scary ghost story at my friend's house.
The author collected ghost stories from all over the country and turned them into a book.