Spook Central: The Ghostbusters Companion

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Shot On Site - Someone Left Vinz Clortho Out In The Rain

It's very rare that Spook Central's Shot On Site series has covered a location that only appears in a deleted scene. Even a place like Truffles Cafe, where the Ectomobile rejected a parking ticket in a deleted scene, technically appeared in the film in…

In Ghostbusters 1, Filming Locations

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Shot On Site - A Look Into The Future

This isn't a regular Shot On Site article, so I'm not going to tag it as such. This is really a look into the future of the Shot On Site feature here at Spook Central, as well as a few odds and ends that wouldn't fit as regular SOS articles. Let's talk…

In Spook Central, Ghostbusters 1, Ghostbusters 2, Filming Locations

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Spirit Halloween Deluxe Replica Quality Proton Pack (2021 Version) Review

Spirit Halloween just released a newly-revised-for-2021 version of their popular Deluxe Replica Quality Proton Pack. With just three weeks left until Halloween, now is the time to pick one up. Read on to find out more about it...

In Ghostbusters 1, Toys

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Spook Central VIP Holiday Gift 2022

I have just mailed out a holiday gift to all eligible Spook Central VIPs, which is everyone who has been a VIP from this past January (or earlier) through December. If that includes you, and you want to be surprised when you receive the package, DON'T…

In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, VIP Exclusives

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New Spook Central Shop Officially Opens

I've been selling online for over 25 years, since around 1999/2000. First it was person-to-person through e-mail (with physically-sent money orders as payment). Later, it was through Yahoo Auctions and eBay, and afterward, I wrote up a very plain shop…

In Spook Central

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Spook Central VIP Holiday Gift 2021

I have just mailed out a holiday gift to all eligible Spook Central VIPs, which is everyone who has been a VIP from June 1st (or before) to December 31st. If that includes you, and you want to be surprised when you receive the package, DON'T READ ANY…

In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, VIP Exclusives

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Spook Central Mentioned On Cross The Streams Podcast

Excerpt from Episode 16 (June 22, 2011) Your browser does not support the audio tag. Matt Prov and Brendan Mertens over at the Ghostheads podcast released their 16th episode this past Wednesday, and they briefly mentioned Spook Central with the creative…

In Ghostbusters 1, Fans

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GB Legion Hardcover Details

(larger versions: front & back) This information is two weeks old, but I've been away on a mini-vacation so I haven't been able to post it sooner. Here are the details straight from 88MPH's e-mail newsletter. Now is your chance to own a very…

In Reviews & Merch, Books

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Titanic 100th Anniversary

The RMS Titanic, the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner, left on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912 from Southampton, England to New York City, carrying everyone from plutocrats to penniless emigrants. Titanic had an estimated 2,224 people…

In Miscellaneous

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Topps Fright Flicks Trading Cards

In 1988, Topps released a 90 card, 11 sticker set entitled Fright Flicks. Each card featured a photograph from one of 14 horror movies of the previous 10 years, with a humorous caption beneath it. The card backs featured frightening "Did It Ever…

In Ghostbusters 1, Reviews & Merch

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GB Legion Comic Books

The final issue of the GB Legion comic book mini-series is finally in stores. If you haven't bought/ordered a copy, go to Graham Crackers Comics right away. It should come as no surprise that 88MPH has decided to milk more money from us fans by…

In Reviews & Merch, Books

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Spook Central 14th Anniversary Prize Giveaway

It was fourteen years ago this month, in August 1996, that I created Spook Central in my rinky-dink Geocities account. It was nothing big - just a picture of the library ghost, on a banana yellow background, with some links below it - but it was a…

In Spook Central, Reviews & Merch

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Paul's Online Store Reopens at www.BuyItHere.tk

Aside from some Amazon Affiliates links (which generate a measly 1% for each item sold), I don't run any advertising here on Spook Central. This is by design, as I don't want to bombard my visitors with lots of flashy ads cluttering up the place. I also…

In Personal, Miscellaneous

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RGB DVD Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Who ya gonna call? "The Real Ghostbusters!" The Real Ghostbusters: Creatures of the Night, Spooky Spirits and Slimefighters from the long-running children's series based on the "Ghostbusters" movies arrive on DVD February 28, 2006…

In Real Ghostbusters, Reviews & Merch, Home Video

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Shot On Site - Ecto-1 Rejects A Parking Ticket

Welcome to Spook Central's special Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration. Today is the fourth "Shot On Site" article for the month. Today I'll be covering a Ghostbusters deleted scene location, which also happens to be the place many promotional…

In Ghostbusters 1, Filming Locations

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Spook Central's 14th Anniversary Prize Giveaway Winner's List

To help celebrate the 14th anniversary of Spook Central: The Ghostbusters Companion, one of the longest-running Ghostbusters fan sites currently online, I held a prize giveaway from August 1st to August 7th 2010 to honor the momentous occasion. I…

In Spook Central

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Shot On Site - Ray Runs Some Red Lights

Welcome to Spook Central's special Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration. This is the third "Shot On Site" article for the month, and today we'll be examining a quick Ecto-1A shot from the "We're Back" montage in Ghostbusters II. It was found and…

In Ghostbusters 2, Filming Locations

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Alessi Brothers Savin' The Day CDs Review

If you listened to the new Ghostbusters fan commentary on the Ghostbusters 1&2 4K UHD & Blu-Ray 5-disc set that was released back in June, you may have heard one of the participants mention that Alessi released an album called Every Version…

In Ghostbusters 1, Music

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13 Days of Tales From The Crypt: Clancy Brown & Cheech Marin in "Half-Way Horrible"

Welcome boils and ghouls to Spook Central's 13 Days of Tales from the Crypt: Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight. For the next two weeks, I will look at Tales from the Crypt episodes featuring cast members from the entire spectrum of the Ghostbusters franchise.…

In Cast & Crew

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13 Days of Tales From The Crypt: Lewis Arquette in "Lower Berth" (Double Feature)

Welcome boils and ghouls to Spook Central's 13 Days of Tales from the Crypt: Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight. For the next two weeks, I will look at Tales from the Crypt episodes featuring cast members from the entire spectrum of the Ghostbusters franchise.…

In Cast & Crew

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13 Days of Tales From The Crypt: Ben Stein in "Doctor of Horror" (Double Feature)

Welcome boils and ghouls to Spook Central's 13 Days of Tales from the Crypt: Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight. For the next two weeks, I will look at Tales from the Crypt episodes featuring cast members from the entire spectrum of the Ghostbusters franchise.…

In Cast & Crew

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Ghostbuster Song Roots Found? - Part 2

No, this isn't an article about how Winston is a descendant of Kunta Kinte, though The Real Ghostbusters episode "Moaning Stones" might suggest that to be true. This is actually a follow-up to a piece Chris over at Proton Charging wrote back in July…

In Miscellaneous

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Horror Block April 2015 Unboxing / Titan Ecto-1 Vinyl

Nerd Block, makers of specially-themed mystery boxes, has teamed with Titan Merchandise to produce an exclusive officially-licensed Ghostbusters vinyl figure for the April 2015 Horror Block. "What's a Horror Block?" you may ask. Well, it's a box of…

In Reviews & Merch

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Shot On Site - Zoolander Gas Station Steps From Firehouse

It's been a while since we've done a Shot on Site article here, mainly because most of the Ghostbusters filming locations have already been identified, and what remains may be near impossible to find. Today's location is a Ghostbusters location in…

In Filming Locations

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Zooey Deschanel Takes Possession Tips From Dana Barrett

Most Ghostbusters references are short bits that can best be encapsulated with a small video clip, as evidenced by Spook Central's collection of Ghostbusters reference videos on Critical Commons. However, sometimes there's a reference for which a small…

In References

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13 Days of Tales From The Crypt: William Atherton in "Easel Kill Ya"

Welcome boils and ghouls to Spook Central's 13 Days of Tales from the Crypt: Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight. For the next two weeks, I will look at Tales from the Crypt episodes featuring cast members from the entire spectrum of the Ghostbusters franchise.…

In Cast & Crew

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New York City 2013 Field Report

Yesterday my family and I went into the City to celebrate my parent's 38th wedding anniversary. We visited Times Square and Rockefeller Center, and I figured it would be a good opportunity to take some photos of the Ghostbusters spots at those locations…

In Personal, Ghostbusters 1, Ghostbusters 2, Filming Locations

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Shot On Site - I Think These People Are Completely Nuts

Welcome to Spook Central's special Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration. Today is the second event of the celebration and we have the first "Shot On Site" article since September of 2012 (and also the first written by someone other than Paul). This…

In Ghostbusters 2, Filming Locations

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13 Days of Tales From The Crypt: Steven Weber in "Mournin' Mess"

Welcome boils and ghouls to Spook Central's 13 Days of Tales from the Crypt: Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight. For the next two weeks, I will look at Tales from the Crypt episodes featuring cast members from the entire spectrum of the Ghostbusters franchise.…

In Cast & Crew

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13 Days of Tales From The Crypt: Reginald VelJohnson in "Werewolf Concerto"

Welcome boils and ghouls to Spook Central's 13 Days of Tales from the Crypt: Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight. For the next two weeks, I will look at Tales from the Crypt episodes featuring cast members from the entire spectrum of the Ghostbusters franchise.…

In Cast & Crew

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