The Frighteners (1996): The Ghosts We Refuse to Let Go
Beth and Michelle talk about Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners, a supernatural comedy about murderous spirits, unfinished business, questionable ghost-hunting ethics, and Michael J. Fox carrying far more grief than the movie’s playful effects initially suggest. They discuss the film’s strange balance of Disney-like ghosts and serial-killer horror, Jeffrey Combs’s wonderfully unhinged performance, and why its mixture of dread, comedy, and emotional pain still works despite some very dated CGI.
At its heart, the episode becomes a conversation about guilt and the ghosts people keep alive because…
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