Never trust the living!
Rule: The dead and the living operate on different wavelengths.
In Burtons world, the living are often self-serving or downright untrustworthy.
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Handbook for the Recently Deceased.
Ive been reading through that.
It says: live people ignore the strange and unusual.
I, myself, am strange and unusual.
Rule: The living are oblivious to the supernatural.
This means haunting efforts may go unnoticed, forcing spirits to find creative ways to get attention.
Go ahead, make my millennium.
Rule: Time in the afterlife is vastly different.
For ghosts, time stretches endlessly, with centuries passing like moments.
Ive seen The Exorcist about 167 times, and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it!
Rule: The dead have a different perspective on horror.
What might send shivers down a living persons spine is funny for spirits like Beetlejuice.
This quote suggests that the spirits are desensitized to fear, finding humor in what the living find horrifying.
This is my art, and it is dangerous!
Do you think I want to die like this?
Rule: The dead retain their passions, but they come with risks.
However, in the afterlife, these passions can lead to unintended outcomes.
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
Rule: Names hold power in the afterlife.
The quote also highlights how ghosts can manipulate ancient rules to their advantage or detriment.
Attention K Mart shoppers…
Rule: The afterlife mirrors the absurdity of the living world.
This quote suggests that ghosts continue to engage with the quirks of life, albeit more chaotically.
If I knew then what I know now, I wouldnt have had my little accident.
Rule: The dead learn through experience, but unfortunately, its too late.
Its a reminder that the lessons learned in death cant undo the mistakes made in life.
This quote captures the regret that some spirits feel as they navigate their new reality.
