20th Century Ghosts is the first publication made by American author Joe Hill in October 2005 by PS Publishing which is based in the United Kingdom.

In December 2021, the collection was re-published under the title The Black Phone, as a lead-in for the motion picture based on that story in June 2022.

The three formats available before publication were: Eddie Carroll is the editor of an annual anthology entitled America's Best New Horror.

The girl died during a screening of The Wizard of Oz, appears infrequently throughout the twentieth century, and occasionally starts conversations with a select few moviegoers.

The story is told by Alec Sheldon, the theatre owner, who worries about his approaching mortality and what will happen to the Rosebud after he retires.

The story concerns Dr. Allinger, an old man who runs a "Museum of Silence" which contains the last breaths of various people, some being famous figures such as Edgar Allan Poe.

During the Great Depression, a drifter encounters a widow whose offer of food and fresh clothing may be too good to be true.