The Real Ghostbusters: Ghostbuster of the Year

The Real Ghostbusters

by Maureen Spurgeon (Adapter)

Our heroes compete against each other to decide who is the Ghostbuster of the Year - with some surprises on the way.

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Reviews

[Adrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hearse Castle turned out to be the most extraordinary place the Ghostbusters had ever seen. Turrets and towers, enormous domes and battlements, great, arched windows The great Charles Foster Hearse had spared no expense. Hearse Castle had its own scenery, too. Instead of the palm trees and orange groves which blossomed all around, the Ghostbusters found themselves being driven to the top of a snow- covered hill!

We can't stop finding these since we first picked up The Real Ghostbusters: The Cabinet of Calimari. After some Googling, it seems not too much is known about the books or how many episodes of the TV series were adapted. It'll be fun to hunt them all down in charity and second-hand book stores.

In this 'episode' we join the intrepid foursome of Egon Spengler, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Winston Zeddemore, in the midst of a ghost hunt. On capturing their target, they are invited to Hearse Castle to compete to be named 'Ghost hunter' of the year by Spooks Illustrated. The competition, who can capture the ghost at the castle.

This is a particularly silly one, but I couldn't help but laugh at parts. 3 1/2 stars.

[Matthew Fleming · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was trying to find The Real Ghostbusters Bumper Storybook from 1989 on here, a beloved book from my childhood, but the only one of the five stories it contains on Goodreads is this, a fun adaptation by the ever-reliable Maureen Spurgeon of the RGB episode based on Citizen Kane. It's scary, it's redemptive, and it's very well done... and definitely gains an extra level once you've seen the classic film it merrily rips off!