Halloween Horror Flick Week 4: Ghosts

by Teresa

Ghosts, spirits of the dead, or poltergeists are different than zombies. They have no real physical manifestation and exist in a sort of netherworld dimension that bleeds over to our reality. At least that’s how the movies explains it to me!

There are tons of movies featuring ghosts like the animated Casper version, or the super sexy Swayze Ghost, or the truly frightening specters of Poltergeist or The Watcher in the Woods.

The coolest and most original ghost effects I’ve seen in recent time were from Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners. Bless encore cable channel for playing this movie non-stop. =) Michael J. Fox was perfect as Frank Bannister, a ghostbuster of sorts who could see the undead after a traumatic experience. Chi McBride (”Pushing Daisies” and “Boston Public”) brings the comic relief as a ghost from the 1970s.

Other ghost films to watch to inspire your Halloween costume choices (please get more creative than a white sheet):
1408 - Model your costume after John Cusack’s horror writer slacker wardrobe
Beetlejuice - Tim Burton and Michael Keaton at their best!
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
High Spirits - Beverly D’angelo’s character is hilariously mean
The Wraith - ghosts, cars, and Charlie Sheen