Ghost Fever

Ghost Fever

Year: 1987

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Directors: Alan Smithee, Lee Madden

ComedyHorror

Sherman Hemsley plays a hard‑headed city detective determined to capture a group of mischievous ghosts. When two officers are dispatched on a routine eviction‑notice delivery, they find themselves tangled in supernatural chaos, turning a simple job into a bizarre, ghost‑filled ordeal.

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1

Eviction notice served at the plantation

Buford and Benny are dispatched to serve an eviction notice at the historic plantation in Greendale County. They begin to explore the mansion to locate the proper paperwork. From the moment they set foot inside, the house feels unsettled, hinting at a long-buried conflict.

Daytime Greendale County plantation mansion
2

Hidden laboratory discovered

Buford discovers a hidden laboratory inside the mansion that was used to experiment on and torture enslaved people. The discovery uncovers a dark history that explains the house's supernatural activity. The air grows thick with eerie energy as the lab's presence seems to react to their intrusion.

Evening Hidden laboratory, plantation mansion
3

Ghosts decide to protect the plantation

Two ghosts, Andrew Lee and Jethro, decide to prevent the foreclosure and protect their old home. They are perplexed by the violent events and insist they are not responsible for what is happening. Their intervention begins to alter the balance of power in the mansion.

Evening Mansion halls
4

Séance summoned by Madame St. Esprit

Linda and Lisa reveal themselves as residents connected to the house and summon Madame St. Esprit to hold a séance. The ritual triggers a surge of lightning-like spirit energy that lashes through the room. The attack leaves the occupants shaken and the house on edge.

Evening Mansion drawing room
5

Lightning-like energy attack during séance

After the séance, disturbances intensify as restless energy bursts through the house. Objects move and doors slam while the living struggle to understand the source. Lee and Jethro remain puzzled about who or what is behind the violence.

Night Plantation mansion
6

Voodoo curse creates an immortal vampire

Jethro realizes that the slaves placed a voodoo curse on their master, turning him into an immortal vampire. The vampire materializes and zombies begin to stalk the plantation grounds. The line between history and haunting becomes frighteningly real.

Night Plantation grounds
7

Benny defeats the vampire

Benny confronts the vampire and stakes him through the heart, ending the bloodsucker's reign. The immediate danger shifts as the undead wander the grounds. The living must contend with lingering threats while trying to secure the property.

Night Plantation grounds
8

Linda and Lisa reveal their death and bond to the house

Linda and Lisa explain that they have been dead for years and are eternally tied to the house. They reveal their purpose is to help save the plantation and protect its legacy. This revelation deepens the connection between the living and the dead in the mansion.

Late night Mansion
9

Benny wins boxing match to save the plantation

Benny competes in a boxing match to win prize money that can keep the plantation from foreclosing. He is aided by Lee and Jethro, though they are spirits guiding his courage. The underdog victory provides the funds needed to secure the property's future.

Night Local arena near plantation
10

Foreclosure halted

With the prize money in hand, the foreclosure is halted and the plantation's future is secured. The victory feels communal, as the living and the dead share in the triumph. The mansion seems to glow with a fragile, hopeful calm.

Night Plantation grounds
11

Fatal car crash ends Buford and Benny

On a rural road at night, the spirits Lee and Jethro pull off a fatal car crash that claims Buford and Benny’s lives. The impact is abrupt and tragic, leaving the two men dead in a roadside tragedy. The ghosts of Buford and Benny then begin their afterlife journey back toward the plantation.

Night Rural road near the plantation
12

Ghosts return to the plantation for the afterlife

The ghosts of Buford and Benny happily return to the plantation to spend the afterlife with Linda and Lisa. The living residents celebrate the new companionship between the worlds. The plantation remains standing, and the spectral guardians ensure its legacy endures.

Afterlife Plantation grounds

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