68. Lights, Camera, Ghosts: How Movies Shape the Paranormal
Not My Ghost, Not My Problem by Jen & Kelly
Episode notes
From flickering phantoms in the silent era to cursed VHS tapes and TikTok hauntings, horror movies have shaped the way we imagine—and even experience—the paranormal. But are ghosts on screen reflecting folklore… or creating it?
🎬 Highlights from this episode: 👻 Early ghost films inspired by séances and spiritualism 📽️ Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, and how movies redefined hauntings 😱 Insidious and The Conjuring’s influence on modern paranormal culture 💀 Found footage, TikTok horror, and global ghost traditions 🔦 How sound, lighting, and camera tricks manipulate fear 🕯️ The “paranormal investigator’s dilemma”—are we chasing ghosts or Hollywood scripts?
So grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and step into the haunted theater of our collective imagination… where ghosts don’t just haunt the screen—they haunt us.
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