The phrase "about the specter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic related to a ghostly figure or metaphorically referring to an ominous presence or idea.
Example: "The novel delves into the themes of fear and uncertainty, particularly about the specter of war looming over the characters."
Alternatives: "regarding the specter" or "concerning the specter".
The school had voiced questions about the specter of infestation and concerns about honoring the university's food service contracts.
As Tunisians fretted about the specter of political violence, the party, Ennahda, did not seem to look inward.
In the West, especially, there's been more hysteria about the specter of extremism than actual radical activity.
Both Laird and Levin might also have been thinking about the specter of Woods chasing them on Sunday, had he made any kind of move.
Some economists worry about the specter of "jobless growth"— the prospect that India's development will be led by skill-intensive services while labor-intensive industry and manufacturing lag.
But Wednesday's announcement was likely to be a reminder of just how skittish New Jersey has always been about the specter of organized crime in the casinos.
Others fret about deflation, the specter of relentlessly declining prices.
Marketers developed advertisements warning about strokes or the specter of a penniless future.
"In the context of the assassination of the U.S. ambassador in Libya, the uncertainties about Tunisia and Egypt, and the specter of the 'Afghanization' of northern Mali," he wrote this week, "the kingdom appears to be an important, if not essential partner".
As a former football player myself, I felt kind of superstitious about bringing up the specter of injury, one that is ever-present at all levels of the game but most intensely in the pros.
Moreover, the special tax funds and federal grants that helped underwrite a huge expansion of the force during the 1990's have dried up, or are about to, raising the specter that the cost of maintaining the largest police force in city history will become an unwieldy burden if the economy slows.
