IDW released the Ghostbusters: Crossing Over trade paperback this past January. It was yet another look at how the female Ghostbusters from the 2016 film would fare in the hands of a more capable writer (one who isn't Paul Feig), after the Ghostbusters 101 and Answer The Call trade paperbacks. Crossing Over, which collects material from Ghostbusters Annual 2018 (Chapter 1, Samhain-esque story) and Crossing Over issues #1-8 (the remaining chapters), actually includes a plethora of proficient paranormal professionals. Does that open up the prospect for an interesting story? Read on to find out...

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This past Summer, Lars Karlsen came forth to help identify some of the few remaining Ghostbusters II filming locations. He even visited the Big Apple to take his own photos of these new locations, as well as the whole array of known locations. All of his photos will be shared this Summer during Spook Central's Revenge of Shot on Site Summer event, which will run down the filming locations of both original Ghostbusters movies in honor of their 35th and 30th anniversaries. In preparation for that, I'll present a few Shot on Site articles over the next few weeks looking at the new places Lars has found.

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Ghostbusters didn't invent the idea of professional paranormal investigations and eliminations. When Dan Aykroyd came up with the concept for the film, he put a modern scientific spin on what others had done in the past. The "Ghostbusters' Roots Review" feature here at Spook Central - an off-shoot of the "Ghostbusters Reference Review" - will take a look at the foundation upon which Ghostbusters was built.

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This past Summer, Lars Karlsen came forth to help identify some of the few remaining Ghostbusters II filming locations. He even visited the Big Apple to take his own photos of these new locations, as well as the whole array of known locations. All of his photos will be shared this Summer during Spook Central's Revenge of Shot on Site Summer event, which will run down the filming locations of both original Ghostbusters movies in honor of their 35th and 30th anniversaries. In preparation for that, I'll present a few Shot on Site articles over the next few weeks looking at the new places Lars has found.

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In honor of Bobby Brown's 50th birthday today, here's a clip from VH-1's Before They Were Rock Stars in 1999 showcasing some of his movie roles, including Ghostbusters II.

This past Summer, Lars Karlsen came forth to help identify some of the few remaining Ghostbusters II filming locations. He even visited the Big Apple to take his own photos of these new locations, as well as the whole array of known locations. All of his photos will be shared this Summer during Spook Central's Revenge of Shot on Site Summer event, which will run down the filming locations of both original Ghostbusters movies in honor of their 35th and 30th anniversaries. In preparation for that, I'll present a few Shot on Site articles over the next few weeks looking at the new places Lars has found.

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What a way to start off the new year. Yesterday, it was announced that a new live-action Ghostbusters film was in the works, and today we got a teaser trailer for it. What's this all about? Read on to find out...

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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 clip won't do it justice. It is for these types of references that I have this reoccurring feature here at Spook Central, the Ghostbusters Reference Review.

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Those of you who know me, know that I'm a bit of a hoarder; especially digitally, where I have almost a Terabyte of stuff going back over 20 years. A lot of it is personal stuff, like AOL Instant Messenger chat transcripts with my friends, multimedia of all sorts, and saved message board posts. It's that latter category which is the reason for this post today.

I was digging through my files and came across this old Ghostbusters Central Message Board post that I wrote 18 years ago today. It recalls the time I bought a second copy of The Real Ghostbusters soundtrack album, and got more than I expected!

Topic: RGB Soundtrack, I'm So Happy
Author: spookcentral
Posted: 12-12-2000 04:11 PM (Ghostbusters Central Message Board)

Greetings All

I hope you don't mind if I share my little tale with all of you. I'm so happy that I just have to share this with someone.

A month or so ago I noticed that MediaPlay.com had an RGB soundtrack cassette tape for sale (you'll notice that it's no longer available - I bought the only one they had). I put the URL aside so that I could buy it at a later date. Since I already have one, my intention was to buy all they they have, presumably a dozen or so, and resell them on my site for a higher price (so I could make a profit).

Well, this past Friday I fired up the web browser, went to their site, and placed an order for 8 of them (the most I could afford at that time). I got a message back telling me that they didn't have 8 in stock, they only had 1. So, I ordered the 1 cassette for $6.63, plus $4.99 for Priority Mail shipping (they had a cheaper shipping rate, but I don't want to wait 4-6 weeks for my package).

I figured that I'd keep the cassette as a spare, in case the one I have gets worn out (even though I've already burned a copy to CD). Quicker then Santa Claus, the package arrived today (4 days later - including weekend!) I didn't think that it was my cassette because the package was a bit large (like letter size).

When I opened it up and saw what was inside, I was nearly in tears. Instead of receiving the standard cassette, like the one I bought almost 10 years ago (via special order from my local record store - which isn't in business anymore), I received the one designed for the kiddie market, which is the same one Doreen (from the GBFF) bought many years ago. The kicker is that it is STILL FACTORY SEALED!!! As you can see in the scans below, it not only includes the cassette and the cardboard cover art/liner notes, but also a little storybook with stickers inside.

This is clearly worth a lot more than the $6.63 that I paid for it. I'm pretty sure that this album is harder to find than most RGB toys, and you know how much they're worth factory-sealed. I'm guessing that this is probably worth 10 times the amount I paid for it. As much as I'd like to open it to fully view the liner notes and book & stickers, I'm gonna keep it sealed.

I am absolutely ecstatic over this. I just can't believe what I bought!
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Yours Truly,
Paul Rudoff

It's been almost a year since I reviewed the last IDW trade paperback, Ghostbusters 101. It was our first look as how the female Ghostbusters from the 2016 film would fare in the hands of a more capable writer. You know, someone who wasn't Paul Feig. The ladies returned in their own spin-off series of five issues, which IDW has collected in the Ghostbusters: Answer The Call trade paperback that was released this past June. Yes, it's taken me five months to finally write this review. That's quick compared to other things on my To Do list. So, how well are the ladies handled this time? Read on to find out...

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