Casper the Friendly Ghost made his theatrical debut in I. Sparber's 1945 short "The Friendly Ghost," released by Famous Studios. The gimmick of the short was that a boy-like apparition named Casper, ...

Casper may be looked back on as simply a sweet, kid-friendly ghost story, but its sensibility is way more forward-thinking in its storytelling. The 1995 adaptation of the Harvey Comics fan favorite ...