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Housebound
Why this pick
Its haunted-house setup mixes rowdy supernatural comedy, grisly scares, and a surprisingly warm oddball ensemble—the same tonal dexterity that makes The Frighteners such buoyant horror.
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MOVIE1996 1h 50m NZL
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Why this pick
A dry, off-kilter small-town undead comedy with deadpan humor and a knowingly artificial atmosphere; it shares The Frighteners’ affection for genre silliness without losing its eerie mood.
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Death Becomes Her
Why this pick
For Peter Jackson’s taste for elaborate practical-looking effects and gleefully macabre humor, this brisk supernatural satire delivers escalating grotesque set pieces with polished Hollywood craft.
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Beetlejuice
Why this pick
Its afterlife bureaucracy, mischievous spirits, and cartoon-gothic production design closely align with The Frighteners’ funhouse approach to ghosts and affectionate monster-movie energy.
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Why this pick
Though not ghost-focused, it has the same amiable, splattery collision of horror mechanics and broad comedy, driven by likable outsiders caught in increasingly absurd danger.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1990, architect Frank Bannister's wife, Debra, dies in a car accident. He abandons his profession and his unfinished "dream house" sits incomplete. Following the accident, Frank gained the power to see ghosts and befriends three: 1970s street gangster Cyrus, 1950s nerd Stuart, and The Judge, a Gunfighter from American frontier. The ghosts haunt houses so Frank can then "exorcism" them for a fee. Most locals consider him a Confidence trick.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Dr. Lucy Lynskey
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Ann Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Charles Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
R. Lee Ermey
Sgt. Hiles
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey