What Ghostbusters got right. (Clue: Nearly everything)

Since the late 1800s, people have been into Paranormal Investigation, but one thing brought it into the public eye and renewed everyones thoughts on the Paranormal. The 1984 comedy-horror-action film Ghostbusters.

Everyone knows something about Ghostbusters, it's part of New York's culture now and that ain't going away pretty soon. But what people don't usually realise is how much of an effect it had on the world of the Paranormal Investigators. Ghostbusters created the craze, but how much did it really get right?

Well, writer Dan Aykroyd, the guy who plays over-enthusiastic paraphysicist Dr. Ray Stantz, was descended from Paranormal Investigators and claims to have seen ghosts himself. (Although he never calls them that, he refers to them simply as "Unidentified Lights") This should give you a clue on where the idea came from.

Ghostbusters also got critical appraisal from psychologists, according to Harold Ramis in "The Making of The Real Ghostbusters (Awkwardly presented by Rolf Harris). The science of Ghostbusters, especially The Real Ghostbusters, which was a Kid's Show! Talk of theories about other Universes and particle destabilisation and other unproven scientific concepts had surprisingly large grounds in real scientific thought!

Ghostbusters however did not get everything right. There is no "miracle" way to detect the paranormal like the PKE meter. We have to look for effects, in a similar way to the detection of black holes. The existence of Ectoplasm is highly doubted, with ONE convincing piece of evidence, whereas there being a myriad of types in Ghostbusters. Finally, famous ghost sightings are compiled into a guide, known as Tobyn's Spirit Guide. No book exists that is comparable to Tobyn's (yet).

So there you have it. Sorry about the large gap, but the next post is ready and will be uploaded later today. Be sure to check back tomorrow as well for more! The exams are finally over and we at Ghostguard can get back to videos! See you then, and Happy Hunting!