Both Paranormal Activity 2 and Hereafter deal with the tenuous border between the living and the dead. After watching these films, you may be inspired to try to communicate with your dead cat Linda*. Street takes a look at film history to judge your best options.
OUIJA BOARD Pro: You may be able to dig up some dirt on your husband, like Michelle Pfeiffer does in What Lies Beneath. And even if you did get the shit scared out of you trying to reach Dear Johnny, girls from Now and Then, it was all a great bonding experience, part of an unforgettable summer! Con: Instead of Linda you may get the wrong number and end up inviting a demon into your home. Just ask Micah from Paranormal Activity. Or you may have to dig up the 3D glasses you got at the 1960 screening of 13 Ghosts to see the fruits of your labor.
MEDIUM Pro: You may encounter a topless Katie Holmes if you’re lucky, like Cate Blanchett in The Gift. Con: Linda might choose the scary chick with the painted eyebrows from Rashomon as her corporeal vessel.
SEANCE Pro: You may finally get your family to participate in that Day–O choreographed dinner routine from Beetlejuice. Con: You might realize that you’re actually the dead one, like Nicole Kidman in The Others.
ANGELS: Pro: Even if you don’t get Linda you might get Clarence from It’s a Wonderful Life! Or your dead teammate might come back and put Air Bud in his fucking place. (See: The Sixth Man) Con: You may end up forcing yourself to reevaluate your life like Albert Brooks in Defending Your Life, and other sappy shit like that. GHOSTS: Pro: Cary Grant came back from the dead to help out his pal Topper. That was a nice thing to do. He could probably hook you up with Linda. Con: You may get your hands dirty spinning pots with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in Ghost.
HOLOGRAM: Pros: Fuck Linda. Any method that might put you in touch with Alec Guiness (see: The Empire Strikes Back) is worth the effort. Cons: Did we mention Alec Guiness? Win.
