Sparber's 1945 short "The Friendly Ghost," released by Famous Studios. The gimmick of the short was that a boy-like apparition named Casper, feeling lonely and wanting friends, would causally ...

The 1995 adaptation of the Harvey Comics fan favorite character Casper the Friendly Ghost is chock-full of pop culture ...

Elsewhere in the story, another death has shaped a different set of characters: Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman, in a career ...

Final Destination star and horror icon Devon Sawa looks back at one of his most beloved roles thirty years after he first ...

Despite being dubbed a children’s movie, the storyline was a mix of heart, humor and darker emotional themes. Christina Ricci ...

Casper was originally created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo, who intended the character as the protagonist of a children's book. Before the book could ever come out, the rights to Casper, the ...

“Growing up, I was like Casper the Friendly Ghost, as far as friend situations, school situations and family situations,” Irino said. “Casper, he always wants to go out and makes friend ...

"You just want a friend..." What if someone made Casper the Friendly Ghost into an actually scary horror film? That's what Canadian filmmaker Jared Pelletier is pitching as a proof-of-concept ...

the Friendly Ghost. Ghosts scare people. Even if, like Casper in the old cartoons, they just want to be your friend. Ghosts, as a matter of fact, often have more on their minds than just saying "boo!" ...