Ghost first look: Sudeep calls Shivarajkumar 'king of all masses' as he goes pan-India with his next film". The New Indian Express. Engel, Joel (November 17, 1991). "Radio: The Prager Prism: Dennis Prager has eight hours a week to talk on the radio about 'the great issues of life'; so, what makes him so important?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. The 1979 film, based on the book that claimed to depict the sufferings of the Lutz family, is still probably the best thing to ever come out of this wretched story. Even then, the movie is kind of a mess, but it gets a lot of strength from committed performances by Margot Kidder and James Brolin, as well as haunted house stylings that lend the movie an odd credibility. Cieply, Michael; Easton, Nina J. (September 11, 1990). "Paramount Reels in Power Struggle After Hits, Misses". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 8, 2010. There are quite a few ghost movies in which a spirit falls in love with someone still among the living. Few have the inherent sweetness, humor, and chemistry of its leads that you get with The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

The Uninvited is a good example of Milland taking the material seriously, no matter what. The Uninvited is one of the greatest haunted house movies of all time, but the cast is as important to that as the pacing and atmosphere. Both of those are excellent, yet Milland, Ruth Hussey, and Donald Crisp give us very human, very reasonable responses to the increasingly-strange events going on around them. The human element is often vital in ghost stories. Fox somehow finds the right kind of frenzy for this intense, exaggerated story, while still creating a stark human contrast for the movie’s more extraordinary elements. His performance drives a movie that is full of surprises.Avoid if: You do want to see that movie, but you’re afraid the family will get off too lightly for your liking. a b Hood, Bryan (February 28, 2014). "Kutcher parodies Demi's iconic 'Ghost' pottery scene". New York Post. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015 . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

Fischer, Russ (June 9, 2010). "Paramount to Remake Ghost in Japan". /Film . Retrieved March 19, 2011. The Fog is a pretty simple story about ghosts, inheriting the sins of our ancestors, and revenge. Yet other movies dealing in such things often fail to approach one of John Carpenter’s best movies, in which a dense fog brings about the ghosts whose murders helped build a town. Easton, Nina J. (September 5, 1990). "Hollywood's Summer of Love: Romantic 'Ghost' Outguns Macho Movies to Become Season's Biggest Hit". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 8, 2010.If you don’t believe in ghosts, there’s a chance ghost stories still appeal to you. It stands to reason that any list of the best ghost movies would appeal to you, as well. Because whether or not you actually believe in ghosts is not a requirement to appreciate one of the oldest subgenres in film. All you have to do is connect the film to the part of your mind that likes to imagine such stories are plausible. Because there will always be a part of most minds that wants desperately to believe in the unknown. Avoid if: You’re mad that this movie made the list, but we ran out of room for stuff like The Shining (which may or may not even be a ghost movie to begin with—don’t get started).