The Frighteners

The Frighteners is a rather light-hearted horror comedy by Peter Jackson, the director and screenwriter who was also behind the somewhat darker "Heavenly Creatures" and the giant hit "The Lord of the Rings".

Frank Bannister is a con man who is in contact with the souls that have not yet made it to heaven or hell. Two of these ghosts help Frank earn a living: they haunt people's houses, and Frank gets rid of them and collects his fee.

It turns deadly serious, however, when an executed mass murderer, Johnny Bartlett, comes back from the dead and goes on a killing spree. Only Frank knows who the mysterious killer is and is able to stop him. He gets help from his ghosts and the sweet client Lucy Lynskey.

The Frighteners is a touch too silly for my taste, but it did entertain.