A Friendly Ghostbusting

by Charles Payseur

Caspar the Friendly Ghostbuster is an internet-famous paranormal vlogger aiming for his biggest project yet -- exploring the Box, a former psychiatric prison and soon-to-be amusement park location. He’s hoping to expand his profile and do a little brand rehabilitation following an embarrassing candid conversation publicly shared by his former friend (now biggest rival), Yasahiro.When he arrives at the imposing structure, though, he finds that he’s not the only ghost hunter investigating, and his exclusive quickly becomes a race to find ghosts between Cas and Yasa. Can Cas keep it together in the face of Yasa’s betrayal and his own stubborn attraction? And what might happen when the ghost hunters become the ghost hunted?

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 28, 2015

About the author

Charles Payseur is an avid reader, writer, and reviewer of speculative fiction. His works have appeared in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Lightspeed Magazine, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, among others, and many are included in his debut collection, The Burning Day and Other Strange Stories (Lethe Press 2021). He is the series editor of We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction (Neon Hemlock Press) and a multiple-time Hugo and Ignyte Award finalist for his work at Quick Sip Reviews. When not drunkenly discussing Goosebumps, X-Men comic books, and his cats on his Patreon (/quicksipreviews) and Twitter (@ClowderofTwo), he can probably found raising a beer with his husband, Matt, in their home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.