“The REAL Ghostbusters you’ve never heard of!” – Gamelogica #0007
2 min readThe Ghostbusters franchise, including video games, has delighted audiences for decades but where does the idea of capturing ghosts come from? Opposite of exorcists, the ghost trappers have arrived to share their lore, from spirit photographing capturing spirits on film to Taoist talismans and the King of Ghosts trapping apparitions for a living. Gamelogica is a new YouTube channel exploring mythology & theology in video games! Subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming documentaries.
❤️SUPPORT
Collect Gamelogica character sprites and holo-stickers on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/gamelogica
🔖CHAPTERS
Intro – 00:00
the Ghostbusters of gaming – 01:04
the Ghostbusters of photography – 02:47
the Ghostbusters of Taoism- 05:49
Outro – 09:08
🎭CREDITS
Research, Writing, Narration – Moses Norton
https://twitter.com/theWellRedMage
Creative Producer – Wade Langer
https://youtube.com/@profnoctis
https://twitter.com/profnoctis
Research Collaborator – Jordan Headrick
https://twitter.com/DragonKetea
A/V Advisor – Dan Caporello
https://twitter.com/RetroLogicGames
Pixel Artist – Adam Reich
https://twitter.com/Captain_Supreme
🗨️VOICES
Joypad Lad – https://twitter.com/JoypadLadShop
James Chin – https://twitter.com/FitsRetro
Ductape Plays – https://youtube.com/@ductapeplays
🎶MUSIC
Ghostbusters 8-bit by tsunami334
“Zombie Panic – Zombies Ate My Neighbors [Acoustic]” by https://youtube.com/@DABR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iArNdT9xFr8
“The Riverlands (from Octopath Traveler) [Acoustic Version]” by https://open.spotify.com/album/7oBaMykggDIiUQjGFxvXsr
Ian Martyn – Producer, Arranger, Mixing Engineer, Bendir, Abacus
Andrew Stern – Cello
Bethany Overbey – Violin
Damian Nguyen – Bawu
Joe Chen – Viola
Julie Sakalys – Vocal
Yishan Mai – Guzheng
📜SOURCES
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150629-the-intriguing-history-of-ghost-photography
https://skepticalinquirer.org/2011/07/photos-of-ghosts-the-burden-of-believing-the-unbelievable/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ibYzbJu2c&t
https://taoistinstitute.com/
https://taoist-sorcery.blogspot.com/2012/05/taoist-ghost-busting-talismans-for.html#google_vignette
https://oldworldgods.com/chinese/zhong-kui-god/
📷FOOTAGE
Landscape footage attribution – https://www.pexels.com/
Ink animation attribution – https://www.vecteezy.com/
Red formerly ran The Well-Red Mage and now serves The Pixels as founder, writer, editor, and podcaster. He has undertaken a seemingly endless crusade to talk about the games themselves in the midst of a culture obsessed with the latest controversy, scandal, and news cycle about harassment, toxicity, and negativity. Pick out his feathered cap on Twitter @thewellredmage or Mage Cast.
