This month OBS’ book club, is The Lovely Bones. A book about a young girl who was brutally murdered by her neighbor, and after her death, the cops can’t find her killer. That leaves Susie with a bit of ‘unfinished business’ so to speak, so her ghost guides the police and her family to finally solving her murder. So for this edition of Must-See List, OBS creator Dawn, complied a worthy list of TV shows and movies about Ghosts.

Must-See TV Shows:

Ghost Whisperer

Synopsis: Melinda Gordon inherited her “gift” — the ability to see and talk with the spirits of dead people — from, and was coached it its use by her grandmother. Running an antique store in a small town, newly married to a paramedic, Melinda helps the ghosts wandering around who are trapped between worlds by helping them to resolve unfulfilled aspects of their former life. (from imdb.com)

I don’t like Jennifer Love Hewitt much, but the storyline is great. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity to communicate with a recently deceased loved one?

Haunted Matthew Fox

Synopsis: Police officer Frank Taylor had the perfect job and perfect family. After his son’s unsolved abduction, his life, marriage and career disintegrate. He leaves the force to become a private investigator specializing in missing and abducted children cases. His ex-wife has come to terms with the loss of their child, but Frank is obsessed with one day finding their son. One day Frank’s life is forever changed while trying to apprehend Simon, a man linked to several child abductions who eludes the police. A fatal clash leaves Simon dead and Frank in critical condition. As the doctors try to save his life, Frank has a near-death experience in which he sees his missing son. When Frank regains consciousness, he finds that the dead can communicate with him, and that their confusing and frightening manifestations are usually intended to help him in his work. Some of the dead however—including Simon—abuse his new abilities to intentionally mislead or harm him. (from wikipedia.org)

Frank Taylor (Matthew Fox) can communicate with ghosts after a near death experience. Sadly, it was a short lived series.

Must See Movies:

Ghost - Patrick Swazye and Demi Moore

Synopsis: Sam and Molly are a very happy couple and deeply in love. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out at the theatre, they encounter a thief in a dark alley, and Sam is murdered. He finds himself trapped as a ghost and realises that his death was no accident. He must warn Molly about the danger that she is in. But as a ghost he can not be seen or heard by the living, and so he tries to communicate with Molly through Oda Mae Brown, a psychic who didn’t even realise that her powers were real. (from imdb.com)

Ghost is such a romantic movie. Patrick and Demi are perfect together in a movie about a loved one coming back to protect their spouse.

The Haunting Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta Jones

Synopsis: In “The Haunting,” a group of insomniac volunteer research subjects travel to a massive old mansion to undergo testing for what they believe to be insomnia studies. What they do not know is that the professor in charge is actually conducting experiments on human fear. As the days and nights pass, the group slowly begins to learn the terrifying secret behind the house’s former owner. They soon realize that the house is pure evil, and they must battle a terrifying spirit to escape the house of nightmares. (from imdb.com)

As a group participates in a sleep study, they realize the house they’re staying in is haunted…..I love this movie, it’s just fun.

Catherine Zeta Jones is hysterical as a self-obsessed fashion-aholic.

So what are some of your favorite ghost movies and TV shows? Why do you think them, what is so appealing about the concept of communicating with the dead?