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The Ghost on Saturday Night

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 10
Categories: Ghosts, Halloween, Scary

Author

Sid
Fleischman

Appeared in

Faces in the Dark: A Book of Scary Stories

Story Summary

When Professor Pepper advertises that he is going to raise the ghost of Crookneck John, it is convenient that the performance will be in the hall just above the bank. And the coffin containing Crookneck John's bones is surprisingly heavy for a bunch of old bones.