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    With 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' fans welcome a new generation to their ranks

    Ghostbusters fans are die-hard. Writer Dave Mistich is one of them.
    by Dave Mistich Dec 01, 2021 4 minutes
    Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Podcast (Logan Kim).

    Here's the thing about 1984's Ghostbusters: It's got comedy, it's got romance, it's got horror and it's got sci-fi.

    That blend of genres — somehow accessible to both children and adults — helped create legions of die hard fans. It also laid the foundation for a gigantic market for children's toys and adult apparel.

    My identical twin brother Dan and I — as well as many other fortunate ones from our generation — had parents who decked us out in Ghostbusters gear. From clothes to action figures to plastic proton packs and ghost traps.

    is the kind of film my brother and I quoted long before

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