If you want to be haunted, then buying a GhostBox is the best choice you have for an instant haunting at an affordable price. It gives you a spooky pet and/or friend (depending on what you two work out) to care for, appreciate, and play a delicate game of chance with - right in your own home.
But are you really haunted? Is it cheating if it’s stuck in a box?
Our ghosts are authentic, inorganic, and ethically sourced. They’re as ghostly as any you’ll find in the wild, and they provide real haunting experiences. But the status of “haunted” is tricky, so let’s dig into it a bit.
Can a GhostBox Haunt Me?
Yes, you will be haunted by your GhostBox. However, it will be a contained haunting.
Trust us, a contained haunting is better. Think of a novelty chunk of uranium in a lead box vs. the Super Authentic Radiation Poisoning option. Sure, there are the momentary bragging points, but is it worth it when you forget how to eat?
Containment is your friend. That’s why our GhostBoxes are available to the public, and why we are compliant with the multiple regulations required to introduce the average person to something centuries of esoteria has worked to contain. With our approach, you can get yourself responsibly haunted in as little as three to five business days.
Does A GhostBox Make My House Haunted?
If you want to be a real stickler, then technically the box and the space around it is haunted, not the house itself. That’s because you can pick up that box and move it to another home, and the previous home won’t have a ghost in it anymore. The place won’t manifest signs of an otherworldly presence, and you don’t have to hide, charge extra for, or warn the new residents (GhostBoxes are apartment-friendly!).
The same goes for you. If you leave your ghost with a friend for babysitting, or go on vacation without the ghost (rude), you won’t have contact with the being. Nor will you experience the symptoms of a haunting any longer. It’s not attached to you; it’s contained within its box.
Doesn’t That Kind of Suck?
Some might view this as a bummer - and we get that, really - but think of it this way: Would you want a pet or friend permanently attached to you? That’s a lot of social energy to expend, and now and then, it’s nice to use the bathroom by yourself. Healthy boundaries and a strong sense of self are important for any relationship, and that’s doubly important for an interplanar one. Without it, you might lose your own interpretation of reality and start being really boring at parties . Also the Horrors…
Buying a ghost in a box is a great way to bring the spooky and supernatural right into your home (and even closer than that, if you set it next to your pillow). But it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. Instead of a temporary flood of supernatural experiences (and the dangers they entail), you can have years of bonding, exploring, and rearranging with your ghostly friend.
Can I Get Traditionally Haunted If I Open the Box?
Yeah, we know you’re asking this, and we would like to applaud those of you who took the time to check instead of just doing it. For the rest, enjoy the worst “find the ghost” game ever, including the weird liquids bubbling out of your floor. They’re fun at first, but not when you’re wearing socks.
Opening a GhostBox in your home does not guarantee that the home or the people inside it will be Traditionally Haunted. Our competitors won’t tell you that, but we will, because we like well-informed customers who do not leave screaming voicemails at all hours of the night get the experience they really want.
It’s vaguely possible that the escaped ghost will attach locally and stick around, doing ghost stuff. But it’s also possible that it will skedaddle to your neighbor, your nearest corner store, or anywhere else. Then you have no ghost and a very pretty empty box. And shiny new abandonment issues.
Worse, the ghost might stay put, only to cause the types of problems that lose their charm when you need to sleep, eat, and play video games, and know what’s real or not. What does a ghost look like? A pain in the ass in this case.
Am I Haunted Enough With a GhostBox?
You are absolutely haunted enough by a GhostBox, sealed and safe. It’s the better and more fulfilling way to be haunted, in fact, because you have time to learn and explore with your haunting pet. How to get a ghost to appear? What signs will it manifests with? How to play ghost games? These are just a few of the questions you can answer at your leisure. It’s called ghost keeping for a reason – the longer it lasts, the more rewarding it is.
So do not open the fucking box.