A g-g-g-ghost!

That — spluttering and all — was the usual reaction to Casper, the Friendly Ghost. Ghosts scare people. Even if, like Casper in the old cartoons, they just want to be your friend.

Ghosts, as a matter of fact, often have more on their minds than just saying “boo!”

Sometimes, as in “Macbeth,” “Julius Caesar,” and “Hamlet,” they come back to scold, warn, prod. Sometimes, as in “A Christmas Carol,” they do interventions.

And sometimes — as in “Ghostbusters” — ghosts just wanna have fun.

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