Under the painful realisation that it's nearly June, I've been ploughing my attention into my creative works, at least when I haven't been cooking myself in a field in the British pre-summer. My resolution was to get one of the big texts publisher-ready by the end of the year, so time's a-wasting.
The project blessed with the working title Jamie Grace Has The Wrong Ghost has felt in need of refreshing for some time, specifically around the question of why someone or something might haunt someone or something else. I threw it open to some outside input too and was impressed with the range of responses we came up with, and feel like sharing them.
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| A ghost, yesterday. |
22 reasons why someone might be haunting someone.
Bound by a curse, the ghost can not leave the person... unless...
It's the ghost of a chance (ha!) not taken or a life unlived.
The ghost is hanging around "just to fuck with people's heads"
Our central character has a haunted liver from a deceased organ donor.
It's not dead at all, but a confused living person everybody else ignores. (Ooh, Shyamalan'd)
The haunted person owed the ghost money. About tree fiddy.It's not dead at all, but a confused living person everybody else ignores. (Ooh, Shyamalan'd)
To stop themselves passing into hell, the ghost has to feed on fear.
The haunted somebody "was a dick to the dead person."
The haunted somebody "was a dick to the dead person."
The ghost is protecting a loved one.
It's the ghost of the child they raped and brutally murdered. (Real cheerful, that one, not sure it fits with the quirky overtones of Jamie Grace...)
The hero has a pre-natally deceased twin, living in his mind.
It's the ghost of the child they raped and brutally murdered. (Real cheerful, that one, not sure it fits with the quirky overtones of Jamie Grace...)
The hero has a pre-natally deceased twin, living in his mind.
It's the adult ghost of an abortion or infant fatality (Cheerful cheerful!)
The ghost is just wandering, and latches on to the person because it thinks they're just too fucking awesome.
It's not a ghost at all, the person who thinks they're being haunted is just mental.
The ghost is just trapped in the ether and isn't necessarily "haunting" anyone.
The ghost is just trapped in the ether and isn't necessarily "haunting" anyone.
The ghost is a dirty pervert, a peeping tom.
It's an old pet, toy, imaginary friend, or deer they killed while hunting.
The ghost doesn't understand how to cross over, or "Bitch can't figure out how to open the door"
It's the ghost of his/her pre-surgery gender.
The ghost lives in a relic that the haunted only person happens to have.
Sex!
Did we miss anything?
Nick
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I about spit my drink out on the "tree fiddy!" lol
ReplyDeleteA ghost will be along to clean that up for you shortly.
DeleteNick
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