This short story was originally published in Joe Hill's collection 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS.It was first published in the final issue of The High Plains Literary Review in 2002, and later included in Hill's own 2005 collection 20th Century Ghosts. The spirit of a young girl talks to various moviegoers at the Rosebud Theatre. She has been posthumously frequenting the cinema after she died during a screening of The Wizard of Oz. The story also focuses on Alec Sheldon, the theatre owner, and how he comes to terms with his nearing mortality and how the Rosebud will fare after his retirement.

20th Century Ghost: A Story from the Collection 20th Century Ghosts

This short story was originally published in Joe Hill's collection 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS.  It was first published in the final issue of The High Plains Literary Review in 2002, and later included in Hill's own 2005 collection 20th Century Ghosts.   The spirit of a young girl talks to various moviegoers at the Rosebud Theatre. She has been posthumously frequenting the cinema after she died during a screening of The Wizard of Oz. The story also focuses on Alec Sheldon, the theatre owner, and how he comes to terms with his nearing mortality and how the Rosebud will fare after his retirement.

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