{
  "id": 10410813,
  "title": "Why Ghosts Are Haunting Us in 2026 (For Real)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/why-ghosts-are-haunting-us-in-2026-for-real",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:08:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/why-ghosts-are-haunting-us-in-2026-for-real/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghosts have become more prevalent in recent years, making their way into literature and cinema. This trend is reflected in a surge of recent films adapting popular novels featuring ghosts as main characters. Such as Wuthering Heights, The Thing With Feathers, and other titles that have recently been adapted for the big screen.",
  "summary": "Several years ago, when COVID was still a bruising force in our lives, scaring us spitless, I took a COVID test, got the requisite negative result, and trekked to upstate New York for a writer’s retreat. I had no more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}