Since the ’90s, we’ve been obsessed with seeing supernatural dramas play out on television. Everybody loves watching a mortal teen fall in love with a centuries-old brooding vampire, but lately, another otherworldly presence has been dominating our favorite new shows. Ghosts are the new big thing, and they seem to be just getting started, as different series roll out their takes on these incorporeal creatures. While they were once seen as spooky specters onscreen, the trend of ghost comedy has been picking up recently. What makes this niche genre so primed for sitcoms?
Although vampires and witches have had their place in TV for decades with characters like the tall dark and handsome Angel (David Boreanez) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Halliwell sisters from Charmed, Ghosts aren’t exactly new to the scene either. The ghost craze started to take off in the 2000s with a paranormal sub-genre of reality TV that featured people exploring hauntings in shows like Fear or Ghost Hunters. These series relied on crafting reality television while using traditional horror film storytelling.
