January 1981, a modern myth circulated, dealing with a " white woman " (" weisse Frau ") of the Bölchentunnel (" Bölchen " is local dialect for " Belchen ").

But within a short time, Joe Shuster and his ghost artists began depicting Clark Kent ripping open his shirt to reveal the " S " insignia on his chest — an image which became so iconic that other superheroes, during the Golden Age and later periods, would copy the same type of change during transformations.

Consequently Potsdamer Platz S-Bahn station became the most infamous of several Geisterbahnhofe ( ghost stations ), its previously-bustling platforms now decrepit and sealed off from the outside world, patrolled by armed guards and through which trains ran without stopping.

Sir Quackly became a legend among the McDucks, who claimed that his ghost protected the treasure and the castle.

In Québec, Val-Jalbert is a well-known tourist ghost town ; founded in 1901 around a mechanical pulp mill which became obsolete when paper mills began to break down wood fibre by chemical means, it was abandoned when the mill closed in 1927 and re-opened as a park in 1960.

Thousands of communities in the northern plains states ( such as Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota ) became railroad ghost towns when a rail line failed to materialize.

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, was abandoned in 1699 when Williamsburg became the new capital of the colony ; the Zwaanendael Colony became a ghost town in 1632, when every one of the colonists were massacred by Indians ; and in 1590, mapmaker John White arrived at the Roanoke Colony in North Carolina to find it deserted, its inhabitants having vanished without a trace.

A compromise was eventually reached – Bodie became the " official state gold rush ghost town ", while Calico was named the " official state silver rush ghost town ".

Still, as political and economic fortune had passed elsewhere, the city went into a rapid decline, especially after the founding of the Abbasid capital at Baghdad in the 8th century, and soon became a ghost town.

When residents learned about the discovery, it at first became a ghost town of abandoned ships and businesses, but then boomed as merchants and new people arrived.

When the mines closed, Jerome became a ghost town in the 1950s.

After DuPont abandoned the city after World War I, moving its manufacturing facilities elsewhere and specializing in other products, the area briefly became a ghost town.

Cummins became a ghost town.

Chitina became a virtual ghost town.

When the railroad was constructed from Needles, California to Kingman, Arizona, Hardyville was abandoned and became a ghost town.

When the railroad bypassed Hardyville, it quickly became a ghost town until the construction of the Davis Dam.

Columbia never became a ghost town.

After that date, Empire effectively became a ghost town.

Madison became a ghost town in 1888 when the Colorado and Southern Railroad was completed and Folsom was established nearby on the railroad line.

* Gill Hill – named for Englishman Mark Gill, whose abandoned homestead spurned ghost stories and legends of notoriety before burning and the land became a county reforestation area in the 1920s.

Building began immediately, and many businesses and homes were moved from Schafer, which eventually became a ghost town.

In 1926, Stinnett replaced Plemons, which later became a ghost town, as the Hutchinson County seat.

It then became a railroad station on the route between Monte Cristo ( now a ghost town ) and Everett.

There were two hotels in the town ; one was called the Lafayette ( known locally as the ' Lay-flat ') which was close to the railroad, and the aforementioned 100-room Dun Glen, which opened in 1901, became a nationally known resort, and burned down in 1930, marking the beginning of a decline that saw Thurmond a virtual ghost town by the 1950s.

Abandoned sites are also popular among historians, preservationists, architects, archaeologists, industrial archaeologists, and ghost hunters.

Visiting old ghost towns is popular, as is wilderness trekking and mountain climbing.

In this last connection, the name could suggest the derogatory inference of superstitious worship ; popular fancy held that Huguon, the gate of King Hugo, was haunted by the ghost of le roi Huguet ( regarded by Roman Catholics as an infamous scoundrel ) and other spirits, who instead of being in purgatory came back to harm the living at night.

Probably his most popular short narrative among today's readers, " The Turn of the Screw " ( 1898 ) is a ghost story that has lent itself well to operatic and film adaptation.

The nearby ghost town of Copper Creek is a popular local attraction.

Nearby Llano Grande State Park is popular with bird watchers and the supposed site of many ghost appearances, including the ghosts of historic figures in Texas history.

Roger's ghost asks him to take care of his daughter Dora, a devout and popular television evangelist, whom he wants to spare from embarrassment.

Sometimes the term " ghost " is used synonymously with any spirit or demon, however in popular usage the term typically refers to a deceased person's spirit.

One popular website for ghost hunting enthusiasts lists over 300 of these organizations throughout the United States and the United Kingdom.

The Umarok is a very popular chili in the area, also known by names such as naga jolokia or " ghost chili " ( in US media ).

There are many popular local myths and ghost stories about the demise of the house, mostly involving a fire destroying the house.

The story is a variation on the classic haunted house theme, as well as a popular Japanese horror trope, the " vengeful ghost " ( onryō ).

It is widely known that Goulart ghost wrote the popular TekWar series of books credited to the actor William Shatner ( Shatner is said to have written the outlines for the books ).

According to popular legend, the ghost of Gov.

Due to this, the ruins of the Reformatory, located outside the town, were bulldozed, although some locals still believe in the ghost stories popular in town.

Because the North Quad is relatively empty, it is a popular destination for ghost hunting by students and locals.

Russell Lee is a Singaporean author best known as the creator of True Singapore Ghost Stories, a series of books that has been among the most popular source of ghost stories in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong ever since the release of Book 1 in 1989.

The area is now popular with ghost hunters after Living channel's show Most Haunted visited the hill for a live investigation on Halloween 2004.

Mita en Aaron, meaning Mita in Aaron, is a very popular slogan by the Mita's who actually believe that the holy ghost ( Mita ) lives in Aaron.

Raja Hamzah, popular with his action comics and ghost stories, was Lat's " hero " in his childhood.

The area and house is said to be haunted by various ghosts and is a popular stop for ghost tourists.

In " Some Remarks on Ghost Stories " ( 1929 ), James identified five key features of the English ghost story, as summarized by Prof. Frank Coffman for a course in popular imaginative literature:

The economy of Lee Vining relies largely on tourism, since it is the closest town to the east entrance of Yosemite National Park, and is near other tourist destinations such as Mono Lake, the ghost town of Bodie, popular trout fishing destinations, and June Mountain and Mammoth Mountain ski areas and the June Lake recreational area.

The popular legend of Pan Twardowski has that Faust-like figure summoning Barbara's ghost for King Zygmunt August.