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Ghost movies and shows can fall into a wide range of genres, including romance, comedy, horror, juvenile interest, and drama. Depictions of ghosts are as diverse as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Beetlejuice, Hamlet's father, Jacob Marley, Freddy Krueger, and Moaning Myrtle, as well as the traditional spectral spirits and other bumps in the night.

History

With the advent of motion pictures and television, screen depictions of ghosts became common and spanned a variety of genres; the works of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde have all been made into cinematic versions.[1]

Children's benevolent ghost stories became popular, such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, created in the 1930s and appearing in comics, animated cartoons, and eventually the 1995 feature film Casper. Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit, later made into a film, places a more humorous slant on the phenomenon of haunting of individuals and specific locations, and The Ghost Goes West, a comedy in which a Scottish castle and its ghost are moved to Florida, was voted the best British film of 1935.

Sentimental depictions were more popular in early cinema than horror, and include the 1947 film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, which was later adapted to television with a successful 1968–70 TV series.[1] Genuine psychological horror films from this period include 1944's The Uninvited and 1945's Dead of Night.

The 1970s saw screen depictions of ghosts diverge into distinct genres of the romantic and horror. A common theme in the romantic genre from this period is the ghost as a benign guide or messenger, often with unfinished business, such as 1989's Field of Dreams, the 1990 film Ghost, and the 1993 comedy Heart and Souls.[2] In the horror genre, 1980's The Fog, and the A Nightmare on Elm Street series of films from the 1980s and 1990s are notable examples of the trend for the merging of ghost stories with scenes of physical violence.[1]

Popularised in such films as the 1984 comedy Ghostbusters, ghost hunting became a hobby for many who formed ghost hunting societies to explore reportedly haunted places. The ghost hunting theme has been featured in reality television series such as Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Most Haunted, and A Haunting. It is also represented in children's television by such programs as The Ghost Hunter and Ghost Trackers. Ghost hunting also gave rise to multiple guidebooks to haunted locations, and ghost hunting “how-to” manuals.

The 1990s saw a return to classic “gothic” ghosts, whose dangers were more psychological than physical. Examples of films from this period include 1999's The Sixth Sense and 2001's The Others.

Asian cinema has been adept at producing horror films about ghosts, such as the 1998 Japanese film Ringu (remade in America as The Ring in 2002), and the Pang brothers' 2002 film The Eye.[3]

Films

(American productions, unless otherwise specified)

Name Year Country, notes
100 Feet 2008
13 B 2009 India
13 Beloved 2006 Thailand
13 Ghosts 1960
1408 2007
2001 Maniacs 2005
2001 Maniacs 3 TBA
3 A.M. 2012 Thailand
A Christmas Carol 1938
A Christmas Carol 1984
A Christmas Carol 1999
A Christmas Carol 2009
After Death 1915 Russia
Alias Nick Beal 1949
Aloha, Scooby-Doo! 2005 United States
Alone 2007 Thailand
Anandabhadram 2005 India - Malayalam
Ang Darling Kong Aswang 2009 Philippines
Ang Pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz 2017 Philippines
Annabelle 2014 United States
Annabelle: Creation 2017 United States
Apartment 1303 2007 Japan
Apartment 1303 3D 2012
Ape Yalu Punchi Boothaya 2010 Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Aranmanai 2015 India - Tamil film
Art of the Devil 2004 Thailand
Asso 1981 Italy
Baby 2015 India - Tamil film
Babang Luksa 2011 Philippines
Bahubuthayo 2001 Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Bandhanaya 2017 Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Beetlejuice 1988
Beyond Tomorrow 1940
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2007 India
Bhooter Bhobishyot 2012 India
Bhoothnath 2008 India
Blackbeard's Ghost 1968
Black Swan 2010 United States
Bloody Crayons 2017 Philippines
Blithe Spirit 1945 United Kingdom
Boarding School 2018 USA[4]
Book of Blood 2009
Bride of Chucky 1998 United States
Bulong 2011 Philippines
Bunshinsaba 2004 South Korea
Burnt Offerings 1976 USA
Buy Now, Die Later 2015 Philippines
Carnival of Souls 1962
Case 39 2009 United States
Casper 1995 U.S. For other Casper films, see the templates at the bottom of this page, the Casper the Friendly Ghost filmography and Casper the Friendly Ghost in film.
Castle of Blood 1964 Italian-French; released in France as Danse Macabre and on American TV as Castle of Terror
Chain Mail 2015 Philippines
Chamatkar 1992 India, uncredited remake of Blackbeard's Ghost
Chandramukhi 2005 India (Kannada, Tamil and Telugu)
The Changeling 1980 Canada
Chermin 2007 Malaysia
Child of Glass 1978 Disney made-for-television film
Child's Play 1988 United States
Child's Play 2 1990 United States
Child's Play 3 1991 United States
A Chinese Ghost Story 1987 Hong Kong
A Christmas Carol 1908 See 'A Christmas Carol' template below for many other adaptations, or this list.
Cinco 2010 Philippines - Star Cinema Film
City of the Living Dead 1980 United States, Italy
Coco 2017 United States
Congkak 2008 Malaysia
Conjurer 2008
Coraline 2009
Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang 2012 Philippines
Corpse Bride 2005
Count Dracula 1970
Crimson Peak 2015
Cult of Chucky 2017 United States
Curse, Death & Spirit 1992 Japan
Curse of Chucky 2013 United States
D' Anothers 2005 Philippines
Da One That Ghost Away 2018 Philippines
Da Possessed 2014 Philippines
Dalaw 2010 Philippines
The Dark 2005 UK, Germany[5]
Darkroom 2017 Philippines
Dark Water 2002 Japan
Dark Water 2005
Darkness 2002 United States, Spain
Darkness Falls 2003
Darling 2015 India - Tamil film
Dead Dudes in the House 1991 United States
Dead of Night 1945 United Kingdom
Dead Silence 2007
Death of a Ghost Hunter 2007
Death Ship 1980 Canada, United Kingdom
Der Kaiser von Kalifornien 1936 Germany
Dek hor 2006 Thailand
Dementia 2014 Philippines
Demonic Beauty 2002 Thailand
Demonte Colony 2015 India - Tamil film
Dilim 2014 Philippines
Don't Look Up 1996 Japan
Eeram 2009 India
Epitaph 2007 South Korean
Esprit d'amour 1983 Hong Kong
Ezra 2017 India - Malayalam
FeardotCom 2002 United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg
Feng Shui 2004 Philippines
Feng Shui 2 2014 Philippines
Field of Dreams 1989
Flesheater 1988
Fragile 2005 Spain
Ghost 1990
Ghost 2012 India
Ghost Banana Tree 2005 Cambodia
Ghost Child 2013 Singapore
Ghost Dad 1990
Ghost Fever 1986
Ghost in the Machine 1993
The Ghost of St. Michael's 1941 United Kingdom
Ghost Rider 2007
Ghost Ship 2002
Ghost Story 1981
A Ghost Story 2017
Ghost Town 2008
Ghost Train 1927 UK/German (Der Geisterzug)
Ghostbusters 1984
Ghostbusters 2016 A reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise from the 1980s
Ghostbusters II 1989 A sequel to the Ghostbusters movie from 1984
Ghosts Can't Do It 1989
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009
Ghosts of Mars 2001
Ghostwatch 1992 United Kingdom
Gildersleeve's Ghost 1944
Gindari 2015 Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Golpo Holeo Shotti 2014 Bengali remake of Tamil film Pizza
Gothika 2003
Grave Encounters 2011 Canada, United States
Grave Of The Fireflies 1988 Japan
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive 1992
Grave Tales 2011 United Kingdom
Guni-Guni 2012 Philippines
Halik sa Hangin 2015 Philippines
Hamlet 1948 British. For many other film versions see the 'Hamlet' template at the bottom of the page.
Happy Land 1943
Harry Potter films 2001-2011 United Kingdom, United States, an eight-film series
Hasta el viento tiene miedo 1968 Mexico
Haunted 1995 United Kingdom
Haunted Forest 2017 Philippines
Haunted Lighthouse 2003
Haunted Mansion 2015 Philippines
A Haunting in Georgia 2002
A-Haunting We Will Go 1942
Heart and Souls 1993
Hide and Seek 2007 Philippines
High Spirits 1988 United States, United Kingdom
Hold That Ghost 1941
House 1986
House II: The Second Story 1987
The House of Ghosts 1908 France (La maison ensorcelée)
House on Haunted Hill 1959
House on Haunted Hill 1999
Housebound 2014 New Zealand
Hum Kaun Hai? 2004 India
I Love You to Death 2016 Philippines
Ilawod 2017 Philippines
Insidious 2011
Insidious: Chapter 2 2013
Insidious: Chapter 3 2015
Insidious: The Last Key 2018 United States
Into the Mirror 2003 South Korea
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer 2007 Canada
Jangan Pandang Belakang 2007 Malaysia
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy 2012 India
Jessabelle 2014 United States
Jug Face 2013 United States
Ju-on: The Grudge 2003 Japan
Jwanita 2015 Malaysia, abbreviation for "Jiwa Wanita"; English: Women Heart
Kairo 2001 Japan
Khurafat: Perjanjian Syaitan 2011 Malaysia
Kilometer 31 2006 Mexico
Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme 2012 Philippines
Krasue Valentine 2006 Thailand
Kutob 2005 Philippines
Kwaidan 1964 Japan
La Llorona 1960 Mexico
Lady in White 1988
Lake Mungo 2008 Australia
Lani Loa - The Passage 1998
Little Murder 2011 United States
Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood 2016 United States
Lonesome Ghosts 1937
Mag-ingat Ka Sa... Kulam 2008 Philippines
Mama 2013
Madhumati 1958 Indian film - Hindi
Mang Kepweng Returns 2017 Philippines
Maria Leonora Teresa 2014 Philippines - Star Cinema Film
Maxie 1985
Maya 2016 Sri Lanka - Sinhala
May 2002 United States
Mirrors 2008
Mirrors 2 2010
Mostly Ghostly 2008
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? 2014
Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House 2016
Mulberry Street 2006 United States
Munafik 2016 Malaysia
Muni 2: Kanchana 2011 India (Tamil and Telugu languages)
Nang Nak 1999 Thailand
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 U.S. For the entire nine-film series featuring Freddy Krueger, see A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
Nomads 1986
Oculus 2013
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts 1941 United Kingdom
Ouija 2007 Philippines
Ouija 2014
Over Her Dead Body 2008
Paranormal Activity 2007
Paranormal Activity 2 2010
Paranormal Activity 3 2011
Paranormal Activity 4 2012
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension 2015
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones 2014
ParaNorman 2012
Patient X 2009 Philippines
Pee Mak 2013 Thailand
Photographing a Ghost 1898 United Kingdom
Pisaj 2004 Thailand
Pizza 2012 India - Tamil film
Poltergeist 1982
Poltergeist 2015
Poltergeist II 1986
Poltergeist III 1988
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2004 Malaysia
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 2005 Malaysia
Practical Magic 1998
Presence of Mind 1999 Spain, United States
Pridyider 2012 Philippines
Pulse 2001 Japan
Pulse 2006
Pwera Usog 2017 Philippines
R.I.P.D. 2013
Ran Kevita 2007 Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Ran Kevita 2 2013 Sri Lanka - Sinhala
Retribution 2006 Japan
Return to House on Haunted Hill 2007 United States
Riding the Bullet 2004 United States, Germany, Canada
Ringu 1998 Japan
Ringu 2 1999 Japan
Rinne 2006 Japan
Rouge 1988 Hong Kong
Route 666 2001 Canada, United States
Safe Haven 2013
Saint Ange 2004 France
Scared Stiff 1953
Scary Movie 2000
Scary Movie 2 2001
Scary Movie 3 2003
Scary Movie 4 2006
Scary Movie 5 2013
Schalcken the Painter 1979 United Kingdom
School Spirit 1985
Scooby-Doo 2002 United States
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King 2008 United States
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire 2003 United States
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster 2004 United States
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost 1999 United States
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare 2010 United States
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster 2010 United States
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy 2014 United States
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004 United States, Canada
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire 2012 United States
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins 2009 United States
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright 2013 United States
Scrooge 1935 United Kingdom
Scrooge 1951 United Kingdom
Scrooge 1970 United Kingdom
Scrooged 1988
Seed of Chucky 2004 United States
Segunda Mano 2011 Philippines
Seklusyon 2016 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll 1984 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll II 1990 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll III 1991 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll IV 1992 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll V 1994 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll VI 1997 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k5 2005 Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 8 2006 Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 9 2007 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll X 2008 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 2009 Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 12 2010 Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll 13 2011 Philippines
Shake, Rattle and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion 2012 Philippines
Shake, Rattle & Roll XV 2014 Philippines
Shock 2004 India - Tamil film
Shutter 2004 Thailand
Shutter 2008
Sigaw 2005 Philippines
Silent Tongue 1993 United States, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands
Sleepy Hollow 1999
Son of Paleface 1952
Spirit Warriors 2000 Philippines
Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut 2002 Philippines
Someone Behind You 2007 South Korea
Somewhere, Tomorrow 1983
Stay Alive 2006
Stir of Echoes 1999
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming 2007
Sukob 2006 Philippines
Sundo 2009 Philippines
Susie Q 1996
Susuk 2008 Malaysia
Tales of Terror 1962
The Amityville Horror 1979 U.S. For the entire 18 movie series see the template below.
The Babadook 2014 Australia
The Blair Witch Project 1999
The Book of Life 2014
The Call 2013 United States
The Canterville Ghost 1944
The Canterville Ghost 1985
The Canterville Ghost 1986
The Canterville Ghost 1996
The Changeling 1980 Canada
The Conjuring 2013
The Conjuring 2 2016
The Curse of the Cat People 1944
The Curse of the Crying Woman 1961 Mexico
The Devil's Backbone 2001 Spain
The Devil and Daniel Webster 1941 United States
The Echo 2008
The Entity 1981
The Evil 1978 USA[6]
The Eye 2002 Hong Kong
The Eye 2 2004 Hong Kong
The Eye 10 2005 Hong Kong
The Final Destination 2009
The Fog 1980
The Fog 2005
The Frighteners 1996 United States, New Zealand
The Gallows 2015
The Ghost Breakers 1940
The Ghost Bride 2017 Philippines
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947
The Ghost Goes West 1935 United Kingdom
The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942
The Ghost Talks 1949
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square 1947 United Kingdom
The Ghosts of Edendale 2004
The Gift 2000
The Gravedancers 2006
The Grudge 2004 United States, Japan, Germany
The Grudge 2 2006 United States, Japan, Germany
The Grudge 3 2009 United States, Japan
The Halloween Tree 1993
The Haunted Castle 1896 France
The Haunted Castle 1897 France
The Haunted Curiosity Shop 1901 United Kingdom
The Haunted Mansion 2003
The Haunted Palace 1963 United Kingdom
The Haunting 1963 United States, United Kingdom
The Haunting 1999
The Haunting in Connecticut 2009
The Healing 2012 Philippines
The Headless Horseman 1922
The House Where Evil Dwells 1982
The Innkeepers 2011
The Innocents 1961 United Kingdom
Kamara Kattu 2015 India - Tamil film
Kanchana 2 2015 India - Tamil film
The Legend of Hell House 1973 United Kingdom
The Live Ghost 1934
The Lovely Bones 2009
The Maid 2005 Singapore
Mangaa 2015 India - Tamil film
Masss 2015 India - Tamil film
Maya 2015 India - Tamil film
The Messengers 2007
The Miser's Doom 1899 United Kingdom
The Mommy Returns 2012 Philippines
The Moth Diaries 2011 Canada, Ireland
The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992 United States
The New Daughter 2009 United States
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993
Om Shanti Om 2007 India - Hindi
The Orphanage 2007 Spain
The Other 1972
The Other Side of the Tracks 2008
The Others 2001 United States, Spain, France, Italy
The Phantom Carriage 1921 Sweden
The Red Shoes 2005 South Korea
The Remarkable Andrew 1942
The Ring 2002
The Ring Two 2005
Rings 2017
The Rite 2011 United States
The Screaming Skull 1958
The Scream Team 2002
The Second Sight 2013 Thailand
The Shining 1980 United Kingdom, United States
The Sixth Man 1997
The Sixth Sense 1999
The Skin I Live In 2011 Spain
Strawberry 2015 India - Tamil film
T2 2009 Philippines
Tales of Terror 1962 United Kingdom
The Terror 1963
Third Eye 2014 Philippines
Thirteen Ghosts 2001
Three 2002 Hong Kong
The Time of Their Lives 1946
Tiyanaks 2007 Philippines
The Tomb of Ligeia 1964 United Kingdom
Topper 1937
Topper Returns 1941
Topper Takes a Trip 1938
Tormented 1960
Tormented 2009 United Kingdom
Tower of Terror 1997
Tragic Theater 2015 Philippines
Trick or Treat 1986
Truly, Madly, Deeply 1990 United Kingdom
Tumbok 2011 Philippines
Two Thousand Maniacs! 1964
Ugetsu 1953 Japan
The Unearthing 2015
Undead 2003
Unfriended 2014
The Uninvited 1944
Villa Estrella 2009 Philippines
Wag Kang Lilingon 2006 Philippines
We Are Still Here 2015
Web of the Spider 1970 Italian; remake of Castle of Blood
What Lies Beneath 2000
Where Got Ghost? 2009 Singapore
White House 2010 Philippines
White Lady 2006 Philippines
White Noise 2005 Canada, United Kingdom, United States
White Noise 2 2007 United States, Canada
Wind Chill 2007 United Kingdom, United States
Witchboard 1986
Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway 1993
Wonder Man 1945
The Woman in Black 1989 United Kingdom
The Woman in Black 2012 United Kingdom
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death 2014 United Kingdom
The Wraith 1986
Yaamirukka Bayamey 2014 India - Tamil film
Zombi Kampung Pisang 2008 Malaysia, horror comedy
Zoom 2016 Sri Lanka - Sinhala

Television series

Dramas and comedies

Animation

Puppets

Ghost reality shows

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Newman, pg. 135.
  2. ^ Chanko, Kenneth M. (August 8, 1993). "FILM; When It Comes to the Hereafter, Romance and Sentiment Rule". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  3. ^ Rafferty, Terence (June 8, 2003). "Why Asian Ghost Stories Are the Best". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  4. ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/boarding-school-v705350
  5. ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v294198
  6. ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-evil-v16247
  7. ^ Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu#Episodes

Cited text

  • Newman, Kim, ed, BFI Companion to Horror, Cassell: London, 1996.