better described as a ghost story gone badly awry . 
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RBR better)) (VP (VBN described) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN ghost) (NN story)) (VP (VBN gone) (ADVP (RB badly) (RB awry)))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RBR )) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )) (VP (VBN ) (ADVP (RB ) (RB )))))) (. )))