[PW] Shortest ghost story in the world?

[Bill Davis]

This is shorter:

         "The King died, returned as a ghost, and the Queen died of fright."

Bill Davis


At 07:00 AM 10/23/2007, you wrote:

>Hello, all.  I'm looking for the shortest ghost story in the world, which 
>is one sentence long and goes roughly:  "Utterly alone in a pitch-black 
>room, the man wished for a light...and one was handed him." While I have 
>the gist of it, I'm looking for the actual version.  I'm not talking about 
>the one where someone is alone after a nuclear attack wiped out 
>civilization and hears a knock at the door.  I think the first one is much 
>creepier!  Thanks for your help.  Carole