Podcast:The HorrorBabble Podcast Published On: Sun May 08 2022 Description: "A Ghost Story" is a short story by the American writer Mark Twain. The tale is based upon the Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous hoaxes in United States history. It was a 10-foot-tall purported "petrified man" uncovered in 1869, by workers digging a well behind the barn of William C. "Stub" Newell in Cardiff, New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices