Sony recently released both Ghostbusters films on Blu-ray in honor of the franchise's 30th anniversary. This new Blu-ray release marks the third for Ghostbusters and the first for Ghostbusters II. Both films were also released twice on DVD. Most of Spook Central's visitors, undoubtedly, own one of those previous home video releases, so you'll want to know how these new Blu-rays stack up to the old digital home video releases. So, let's break this down, shall we...

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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 shots and two of the montage magazine cover images were taken. It was found and ID'ed by myself. Before starting, I want it known that this article is in memory of Charles Anderson, whose unfortunate death made this ID much easier to do. I'll talk more about him at the end of the article.

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Hey, everyone! Today's my birthday. I won't say how old I am, but if you do the math, you'll figure it out soon enough. As I been salvaging the home movie videotapes that Hurricane Sandy ruined, I've been finding long-forgotten family memories. One of the tapes contained my 20th birthday celebration. It was for this birthday that I received the Making Ghostbusters book from my aunt and uncle in California. Now you, too, can watch my elation as I opened up one of the best presents I ever received in my life. This video was recorded on June 26, 1997, the day after my birthday, when the package was received. That's my mother in the background, and my sister is seen briefly in the lower left corner. My father was operating the camera, so you only hear his voice.


Okay, so I didn't freak out like Brandon and Rachel Kuzma did when they received a Nintendo 64 for Christmas, but I'd say I was still rather "orgasmic" at receiving the holy book of Ghostbusters for my birthday.

Welcome to Spook Central's special Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration. Today we have a big PDF eBook update for the site.

On the Ghostbusters Books page, the following PDFs were added:
• Film Yearbook 1986 review
• Cinefantastique Jan. 1985 review
• Enterprise Incidents Aug. 1984 article
• Enterprise Incidents Sep. 1984 article
• Enterprise Incidents Oct. 1984 article
• Enterprise Incidents Nov. 1984 article
• Prevue Aug. 1984 article
• Starlog #85 article
• Starlog #86 article
• Starlog #87 article
• Starlog #88 article
• Starlog #98 article

On the Ghostbusters II Books page, the following PDFs were added:
• GB2 Poster Book
• Cinefantastique Jan. 1990 review
• Fangoria #150 article
• Starlog #140 article
• Starlog #145 article
• Starlog #148 article
• Starlog #164 article
• Starlog Platinum Vol. 2 article

On the The Real Ghostbusters Books page, the Starlog #111 article PDF was added.

There were lots of bits and bobs from various magazines that were not worthy of being made into one of the full-blown book and magazine PDFs, so I put those into the Magazine Scraps image gallery. There are a few things in here that aren't Ghostbusters related, but I thought they'd be fun to include.

Finally, because I didn't have any other place to put this on the site, here's a Bill Murray article that appeared in the December 24, 2004 edition of Life magazine - which was distributed in various newspapers across the United States. Click on the cover thumbnail to download the PDF. Thanks to Matthew Jordan for help with fixing up the page images.

GHOSTBUSTERS. 1984 "I guess I'm proudest of what we did for the world of fashion....Danny [Aykroyd] was going to write Ghostbusters for himself and John [Belushi], I'm sure. But after John died, he sent me a script that was 47 pages, and it was really funny. I was living in New York, and I remember finishing it at eleven at night. I called him the next day. The deal was put together so fast -- in about 90 minutes they had a director and a caterer."

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 identified by myself.

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Welcome to Spook Central's special Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration. Today was a big multimedia update for the site. I added 65 still photos to the bottom of the Ghostbusters II Electronic Press Kit page. This should be more than enough to show what's on the EPK.

Pics of Dana in the courtroom before the trial were added to the Ghostbusters II Deleted Scenes page. I really thought I had these on the site already. I also updated/added some images on these Ghostbusters II deleted scenes pages: Ghost Jogger's Lap Time, Television Commercial, Possessed Ray Driving, Louis Is Proton Gun Crazy For Slimer, Louis' Cousin, Sherman Tully, and Sizing Up The Museum Situation.

On the Ghostbusters Deleted Scenes page I added a photo of Janine talking with Egon while he's working on some equipment, and I updated the second and seventh photos on the Pulling Up To Fort Detmerring deleted scene page.

Finally, I present to you the deleted ending to issue #3 of the Now Comics "Ghostbusters II" comic book adaptation, which represents the film's original ending. These four files are courtesy of the late, great Doreen Mulman who once had them on her now-defunct website, the Ghostbusters Fan Forum. According to the GBFF, these were sent to Doreen's RGB Fan Club in 1989. Doreen's friend Alex Newborn uploaded scans of his own copies to GBFans, along with a scan of the letter he received from comic writer James Van Hise. According to Mr. Van Hise, "Although my adaptation of GBII (part 3 enclosed) included the end sequence, Columbia made Now Comics cut it out at the last minute because it wasn't in the movie! Wonder where they were when we did part 2 with the Ectomobile crash scene? So although part 3 in the comic ends on page 26, the art was completely finished for the rest, which is included here in the form it was intended to be published in, although it never will be published, sad to say, so those last 4 pages will never see print." (Copies of Alex's files are also hosted at EctoContainment.)

Welcome to Spook Central's special Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration. Today is the second "Shot On Site" article for the month. This Ghostbusters II location, which was found by Carl Ross, is unique in that the identification was done not through anything seen in the film, but rather through personal recollection and visual reference to the building across the street.

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DISCLAIMER: The following article is about the official Ghostbusters Fan Club that was in operation back in the 1980s. I didn't think it needed to be said, but since I actually get e-mails about this... THE OFFICIAL GHOSTBUSTERS FAN CLUB IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION!!!!!

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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 article was written by Matthew Jordan, so let's turn it over to him...

Today it is a Ghostbusters II location I had found, however Paul provided the key screen cap to get the ball rolling. This one really came down to having the right information and screen caps to know you are in the right place. Another thing, using more than one online map provider helps.

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As part of Spook Central's Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration, I am please to announce that the new Ghostbusters 1 & 2 30th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray box set is scheduled to be released on September 16, 2014, a few weeks after the first film returns to over 700 theaters in the United States and Canada for a limited engagement starting August 29th.

The "Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Edition" Blu-ray and the "Ghostbusters II 25th Anniversary Edition" Blu-ray will be available in three configurations (click on each to pre-order at Amazon):

• Individually: Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.
• Anniversary Edition Set: two-disc Digibook.
• Limited Edition Gift Set: two-disc Digibook & Slimer figurine.

The Limited Edition Gift Set will only be available for a very limited time, with the collectible Slimer figurine being a true must-have for fans. Both films have been fully restored and remastered in 4K and will be presented in high definition on Blu-ray from those 4K sources. Both the Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II Blu-rays come loaded with exclusive bonus materials, including revealing conversations with director Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd, as well as never-before-seen deleted scenes from Ghostbusters II and more. The Ghostbusters anniversary edition features the original music video of the Oscar nominated song "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr., while Ghostbusters II includes the original music video for "On Our Own" by Bobby Brown. In addition, Ghostbusters will contain all previously released legacy content, commentary and an interactive Slimer Mode, offering fans a picture-in-picture graphical viewing experience.

GHOSTBUSTERS Blu-ray Special Features:
• NEW! Who You Gonna Call: A Ghostbusters Retrospective - Roundtable Discussion with Director Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd (Part 1)
• NEW! Poster Art Gallery - Gallery 1988 artwork
• NEW! "Ghostbusters" Music Video - Ray Parker, Jr.
• Legacy Content:
    • Slimer Mode - Picture in Picture and Trivia Track
    • Commentary w/ Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis & Joe Medjuck
    • 10 Deleted Scenes
    • 1984 Featurette
    • Cast and Crew Featurette
    • SFX Team Featurette
    • Multi-Angles
    • Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car
    • Ghostbusters Garage: Ecto-1 Gallery Storyboard Comparisons

GHOSTBUSTERS II Blu-ray Special Features:
• NEW! Time Is But A Window: Ghostbusters II and Beyond - Roundtable Discussion with Director Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd (Part 2)
• NEW! Deleted Scenes
• NEW! "On Our Own" Music Video - Bobby Brown

[##### UPDATE - 6/6/2014 #####]
Thanks to the Sony-Approved GhostbustersStore.com (operated by MyPlay Direct), we now have better looks at the two-film Digibook by itself, as well as the covers for the two single-film individual releases. We also now have the MSRP's for the two-film Digibook ($26.99) and the two single-film individual releases ($19.99 each). Even cooler than that, if their information is correct, GB1 will include one more new bonus feature: Alternate Takes from TV Edited Version. Well, ain't that a knockabout of pure fun! As more information slowly comes in, stay tuned to the following Spook Central pages for updates: the page your reading now, Ghostbusters 2014 Blu-ray page, Ghostbusters II 2014 Blu-ray page.

Today also marks the premiere of the new Ghostbusters.com website, where fans can access new franchise offerings, including collectible merchandise, music, and more. Fans can register for updates, unique video content, as well as Ghostbusters news. There will also be a slew of new merchandise from Sony Pictures Consumer Products to be released. Collaborations include Lego, Mattel, Funko, Mad Engine and other select items to help celebrate the occasion. In addition, SPCP partnered with Gallery 1988 to create a once-in a lifetime experience, displaying original paintings, limited edition prints, and sculptures inspired by the film. Finally, Legacy Recordings / Sony Music Entertainment, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic Ghostbusters soundtrack with multiple collectible vinyl LP releases this year.

Fans can follow the action on social media with the hashtag #GB30 or visiting the following official sites: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Spook Central will be giving away several copies of the new Blu-ray directly from Sony Entertainment, so be sure to stay tuned for details at a later date.

Thanks to Kerry and Kelli from Sony's PR firm for sending along the images and press release (which can be read in full here).