

Ghost Stories (stage version)
Jeremy Dyson
Why we like it
"'Ghost Stories' by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman masterfully intertwines suspense and the supernatural, leaving audiences questioning reality."
From: Horror & Supernatural ScriptsWhat readers are saying
Many readers appreciate the clever structure and unsettling nature of the play, noting its ability to engage and thrill both on stage and in script form. While some found the final story less effective and felt the horror didn't translate well to reading, overall impressions are positive, highlighting the play's successful impact in live performance.
Professor of Parapsychology, Philip Goodman, is an arch-sceptic with a mission to debunk the paranormal, wherever it occurs.
But when he embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations.
Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's play Ghost Stories first started terrifying audiences at Liverpool Playhouse and the Lyric Hammersmith, London, in 2010, directed by its authors along with Sean Holmes – and has since become a worldwide cult phenomenon, with two West End transfers, productions in China, Australia, Canada and Europe, and an award-winning film adaptation.
It was revived at the Lyric in 2019.
This official tie-in edition features the complete script for the show, and an exclusive introduction by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, about the origins and development of the play.
'Brilliant and deeply unsettling' - Telegraph
'Genuine scary fun' - Sunday Times
'Brilliantly scary' - Daily Express
'I had to sleep with the lights on' - Metro
'An immaculately crafted evening of entertainment' - Time Out
Ghost Stories is a British mystery play written by Jeremy Dyson and published by Nick Hern Books (2019).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books (eISBN 9781788501712).
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