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{{Stub}}<!--Detailed play style; will definitely add later, but leaving this here in case I forgot-->
 
 
{{Infobox archseries
 
{{Infobox archseries
 
| image  = Ushiro Summons three Zombie monsters to terrify Luke and his friends.png
 
| image  = Ushiro Summons three Zombie monsters to terrify Luke and his friends.png
| caption = From left to right: "[[Ghoulish Gal]]", "[[Doll of Dread]]" and "[[The Thing in the Purple Mirror]]".
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| caption = From left to right: "[[Ghoulish Gal]]", "[[Doll of Dread]]" and "[[The Thing In the Purple Mirror]]".
 
| ja_name =  
 
| ja_name =  
 
| romaji  =  
 
| romaji  =  
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* [[Deck Mod Pack: Shocking Lightning Attack!!]]
 
* [[Deck Mod Pack: Shocking Lightning Attack!!]]
 
* [[Megaroad Pack]]
 
* [[Megaroad Pack]]
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* [[Tournament Battle December 2023 prize card]]
 
| anime  =  
 
| anime  =  
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]
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The members of the series are based on creatures, superstitions and tropes found in [[wikipedia:Japanese urban legend|Japanese urban legend]]s.
 
The members of the series are based on creatures, superstitions and tropes found in [[wikipedia:Japanese urban legend|Japanese urban legend]]s.
  
"[[Wicked Shadow Dark Lurker]]" and "[[Dark Skeleton Dead Ruler]]" are not based on any particular urban legends, but act as the [[Main Deck|Deck]]'s boss monsters and are related through the former's appearance in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'' anime and the [[Trap Card]] "[[It's Right Behind You!]]".
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"[[Wicked Shadow Dark Lurker]]" and "[[Dark Doom Dread Ruler]]" are not based on any particular urban legends, but act as the [[Main Deck|Deck]]'s boss monsters and are related through the former's appearance in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'' anime and the [[Trap Card]] "[[It's Right Behind You!]]".
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
|-
 
|-
! Monster
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! Card
 
! Origin
 
! Origin
 
! Notes
 
! Notes
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|-
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| [[Crawling Torso]]
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| [[wikipedia: Teke Teke|Teke Teke]]
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Doll of Dread]]
 
| [[Doll of Dread]]
| [[wikipedia:Haunted doll#Okiku|Okiku doll]]<br />[[wikipedia:Ushi no toki mairi|Ushi no toki mairi]]
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| [[wikipedia: Haunted doll#Okiku|Okiku doll]]<br />[[wikipedia: Ushi no toki mairi|Ushi no toki mairi]]
 
| This card's Japanese name is {{Ruby|丑|うし}}{{Ruby|三|み}}つ{{Ruby|時|どき}}のお{{Ruby|菊|きく}}{{Ruby|人|にん}}{{Ruby|形|ぎょう}} ''Ushimitsudoki no Okikuningyō'', "The Okiku Doll of the Witching Hour"
 
| This card's Japanese name is {{Ruby|丑|うし}}{{Ruby|三|み}}つ{{Ruby|時|どき}}のお{{Ruby|菊|きく}}{{Ruby|人|にん}}{{Ruby|形|ぎょう}} ''Ushimitsudoki no Okikuningyō'', "The Okiku Doll of the Witching Hour"
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|-
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| [[Frightening Fan Mail]]
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| [[wikipedia: Chain letter|Chain letters]]
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Ghoulish Gal]]
 
| [[Ghoulish Gal]]
| [[wikipedia:Hanako-san|Hanako-san]]
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| [[wikipedia: Hanako-san|Hanako-san]]
 
| This card's Japanese name is {{Ruby|背|はい}}{{Ruby|後|ご}}の{{Ruby|花|はな}}{{Ruby|子|こ}}さん ''Haigo no Hanako-san'', "Ms. Hanako Behind You"
 
| This card's Japanese name is {{Ruby|背|はい}}{{Ruby|後|ご}}の{{Ruby|花|はな}}{{Ruby|子|こ}}さん ''Haigo no Hanako-san'', "Ms. Hanako Behind You"
|-
 
| [[The Half-Body Crawling Around]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Teke Teke|Teke Teke]]
 
|
 
|-
 
| [[The Thing in the Purple Mirror]]
 
| [https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/11/purple-mirror/ Purple mirror]
 
|
 
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
|-
 
! Spell/Trap
 
! Origin
 
! Notes
 
|-
 
| [[The Cursed Cat Counting Dishes]]
 
| Dish counting<br />[[wikipedia:Black_cat#Superstition,_prejudice,_bringer_of_good_or_bad_luck|Black cat of ill omen]]
 
|
 
|-
 
| [[Frightening Fan Mail]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Chain letter|Chain letters]]
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[I Hear Footsteps]]
 
| [[I Hear Footsteps]]
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| [[Terrorphone Number]]
 
| [[Terrorphone Number]]
 
| Cursed phone numbers
 
| Cursed phone numbers
| ''4322194'' is a [[wikipedia:Japanese wordplay#Goroawase|goroawase]] that can be read as either 自殺に行くよ (Kill yourself) or 黄泉路に行くよ (Go to Hell)
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| ''4322194'' is a [[wikipedia: Japanese wordplay#Goroawase|goroawase]] that can be read as either 自殺に行くよ (Kill yourself) or 黄泉路に行くよ (Go to Hell)
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|-
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| [[The Cursed Cat Counting Dishes]]
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| Dish counting<br />[[wikipedia: Black_cat#Superstition,_prejudice,_bringer_of_good_or_bad_luck|Black cat of ill omen]]
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|
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|-
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| [[The Thing In the Purple Mirror]]
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| [https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/11/purple-mirror/ Purple mirror]
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|
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
 
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
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* [[Doll of Dread]]
 
* [[Doll of Dread]]
 
* [[Ghoulish Gal]]
 
* [[Ghoulish Gal]]
* [[The Thing in the Purple Mirror]]
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* [[The Thing In the Purple Mirror]]
 
* [[Magical Ghost (Rush Duel)|Magical Ghost]]
 
* [[Magical Ghost (Rush Duel)|Magical Ghost]]
 
* [[Samba Zombie Rio]]
 
* [[Samba Zombie Rio]]
 
* [[Scarechair Bone]]
 
* [[Scarechair Bone]]
 
|effect monsters =  
 
|effect monsters =  
* [[Dark Skeleton Dead Ruler]]
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* [[Crawling Torso]]
* [[The Half-Body Crawling Around]]
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* [[Dark Doom Dread Ruler]]
 
* [[Wicked Shadow Dark Lurker]]
 
* [[Wicked Shadow Dark Lurker]]
 
* [[Cursed Skeletal Dragon Diarga]]
 
* [[Cursed Skeletal Dragon Diarga]]
 
* [[Cyber-Stein Frankenshrine]]
 
* [[Cyber-Stein Frankenshrine]]
 
* [[Necromaid Nana]]
 
* [[Necromaid Nana]]
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* [[Pitch-Black Warwolf (Rush Duel)|Pitch-Black Warwolf]] [[File:Legend Icon.png|x12px|link=Legend Card]]
 
* [[Shadow Ghoul (Rush Duel)|Shadow Ghoul]]
 
* [[Shadow Ghoul (Rush Duel)|Shadow Ghoul]]
 
* [[Sportsdragon Pitcher]]
 
* [[Sportsdragon Pitcher]]
 
* [[Sportsdragon Slugger]]
 
* [[Sportsdragon Slugger]]
* [[The Strange Specter of Celestial Severance]]
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* [[Specter of Heaven's End]]
 
| normal spells  =  
 
| normal spells  =  
 
* [[Frightening Fan Mail]]
 
* [[Frightening Fan Mail]]
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* [[The Cursed Cat Counting Dishes]]
 
* [[The Cursed Cat Counting Dishes]]
 
* [[Emergency Return]]
 
* [[Emergency Return]]
* [[Maid's Present]]
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* [[Maid's Baneful Gift]]
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* [[Mirror Force (Rush Duel)|Mirror Force]] [[File:Legend Icon.png|x12px|link=Legend Card]]
 
* [[Spiral Geyser]]
 
* [[Spiral Geyser]]
 
}}
 
}}

Latest revision as of 20:46, 3 May 2024

Ghost Story
From left to right: "Ghoulish Gal", "Doll of Dread" and "The Thing In the Purple Mirror".
Sets
Anime appearances
Lists

Ghost Story is a series of DARK Attribute Zombie Type monsters, used by Toombs in the Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS anime.

Members[edit]

The members of the series are based on creatures, superstitions and tropes found in Japanese urban legends.

"Wicked Shadow Dark Lurker" and "Dark Doom Dread Ruler" are not based on any particular urban legends, but act as the Deck's boss monsters and are related through the former's appearance in the Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS anime and the Trap Card "It's Right Behind You!".

Card Origin Notes
Crawling Torso Teke Teke
Doll of Dread Okiku doll
Ushi no toki mairi
This card's Japanese name is うしどきのおきくにんぎょう Ushimitsudoki no Okikuningyō, "The Okiku Doll of the Witching Hour"
Frightening Fan Mail Chain letters
Ghoulish Gal Hanako-san This card's Japanese name is はいはなさん Haigo no Hanako-san, "Ms. Hanako Behind You"
I Hear Footsteps Disembodied footsteps
It's Right Behind You! Alerting others of something (usually a sinister presence) looming behind them
Nightmare Knock Mysterious knocking sounds
Terrorphone Number Cursed phone numbers 4322194 is a goroawase that can be read as either 自殺に行くよ (Kill yourself) or 黄泉路に行くよ (Go to Hell)
The Cursed Cat Counting Dishes Dish counting
Black cat of ill omen
The Thing In the Purple Mirror Purple mirror

Playing style[edit]