Desperate, they call for their deceased member's nephew, an author whose supernatural horror novel is believed to have been based on a frightening event that occurred in his past, to help they subconsciously hope that he will arrive and tell them that they are simply looking into the situation too much. Years later, the men of the Chowder Society slowly begin to fall prey first to horrifying nightmares, then to terrifying phenomena that rocks not only them, but the town as well. At their next meeting, the theme of the story is based on a question: "What is the worst thing you have ever done?" The reply: "I won't tell you that, but I will tell you the worst thing that's ever happened to me" (or something along those lines), and so begins the "supernatural tale" era of the Chowder Society's storytelling. However, they are struck by grief when one of their members dies - or is killed - at a party.
It follows a group of aging men known as the Chowder Society, kept together by a dark past, who meet every now and then to tell each other stories. If this is true, then Ghost Story, released in 1979, is American author Peter Straub's homage to the gothic horror that he most likely grew up reading (with him being in his late seventies), and his way of honouring the stories that are responsible, in one way or another, for what horror is today. This, Hill continues, is why authors write "parody" novels or stories, homages to what they want to honour. Joe Hill once said that musicians and filmmakers have the advantage of being able to remake films, TV shows and songs, while if an author tried to do that he/she would be sued.
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