TheGhost Busters is a live-action children's sitcom that ran in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Fifteen episodes were produced. The show reunited Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in roles similar to their characters in F Troop.
This single-disc Blu Ray set contains the entire 15-episode run of "The Ghost Busters". The video quality is the same as the out of print DVD set. It includes commentary and interviews, a photo slide show, and interactive menus / color artwork. Disc is region-free and will play on any Blu Ray player and Playstation 4. It will not play on X-Box.
Ghost Busters was officially released on DVD in 2007 and is now out of print, being sold for upwards of $200 on Amazon. This set comes from the American release, which has special features, whereas the Australian release was bare bones.
An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humour and heart, A Ghost Waits is a DIY labour of love years in the making from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews.
Tasked with renovating a neglected rental home, handyman Jack (MacLeod Andrews, They Look Like People, Doctor Sleep) quickly finds out why the tenants keep leaving in droves - this house is haunted. The ghost in question is Muriel (Natalie Walker), herself employed from beyond the veil to keep the home vacant. Against the odds, Jack and Muriel find they have a lot in common... pulse notwithstanding. Having found a kindred spirit in an otherwise lonely existence, they must fight for their newfound affection as pressure mounts for them each to fulfil their ""cross-purposes"".
From its opening spectral assault to its achingly poignant conclusion - as well as a witty depiction of afterlife bureaucracy in the vein of Beetlejuice and A Matter of Life and Death - A Ghost Waits has shocked and surprised audiences around the world, and now makes its home video debut stacked with insightful bonus features that take you inside the process of creating this phantasmagorical monochrome marvel.
Blue Ray is a ghost located in the Ghostly Islands biome of Ghost World. This ghost has 400,000 HP, which is awarded to the player in Ectoplasm upon defeating it. This ghost has a chance of dropping Spirit Particles or Gems.
The longest night of the year, the Winter Solstice, opens a new window, has long been known as a night for storytelling, spooky and otherwise. The solstice is the day when the least sunlight reaches the northern hemisphere. Many indigenous people from North America, opens a new window waited to tell stories until this time of year, for practical and entertainment purposes. The cold and the dark keep everyone stuck inside and make it a perfect time for storytelling. This is a time to honor traditions, respect hibernating animals, and hold ceremonies.
Did you know that it was a tradition in Victorian England to tell spooky stories on Christmas Eve? There was a long history of this practice even before Victorian times, but authors like Charles Dickens (you know, The Man Who Invented Christmas, opens a new window, author of A Christmas Carol, opens a new window) and M.R. James popularized and published ghost stories unrelated to the holidays during the coldest, darkest, and perhaps, spookiest, time of the year.
Many of M.R. James, opens a new window and Charles Dickens', opens a new window works, including A Christmas Carol, are available for unlimited check out through Overdrive. Some of the many movie adaptations of A Christmas Carol, including The Muppet Christmas Carol, opens a new window and Barbie in a Christmas Carol, opens a new window, are available for check out too.
Nikolaus and Krampus in Austria in the early 20th century, opens a new windowThere are stories about mythical creatures in many cultures told to children. These stories are usually meant to try to convince children to behave. Many are terrifying, opens a new window: Baba Yaga, La Llorona, El Cuco, to name a few.
My guess is that you know about Santa Claus. Santa is part of a relatively nice story, unless you've read this Neil Gaiman poem, opens a new window, he's just a jolly old man who brings kids presents. But he is always watching you! And if you don't behave he's going to put you on the naughty list!
He's become pretty popular in recent years, but maybe you don't know about Krampus, a creature from Germany and Austria often associated with Santa Claus or St. Nicholas. A creature that looks like a hooved demon, Krampus actually originated long before Christmas was an established holiday and was originally from pagan and Norse traditions. Men dress as Krampus and parade around town to ward off bad spirits. These days Krampus joins St. Nicholas on December 5th and punishes the wicked. Krampus will spank, torture, or even eat his victims, naughty children. If you like the idea of mythical creatures doling out punishment, learn more about Krampus by checking these out!
Want to hear HCPL staff tell some spooky stories and follow along in the holiday spooky storytelling traditions? Check out the Using Our Library Voices podcast episode for December, opens a new window!
Do you prefer to watch scary stories instead of reading them? Never fear! Pun intended! There are plenty of horror movies that take place around the holidays, some will be sure to make you laugh as well as give you the creeps.
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