The Petersons[2] are a family of farmers who come back as zombies and mistakenly start destroying the land they once owned and lived on, due to a classic pattern of desecrated graves creating angry spirits.
History[]
The Petersons used to be a family of farmers who lived on the same farmland for 10 generations until all of them died.[3] They were all buried on the farm.[4] When the last member of the family died, the land went to the county. They removed the gravestones but not the bodies.[5] The land was later sold to Ray's cousin Samantha Stantz. Unaware of today's changes, they became zombies and rose from their graves every night to work on their former farm. The grave site was characterized by an odd form of Ectoplasm, pink in color, and remaining barren.[6][7]
According to the Big Book of Occult Lore, the Petersons displayed a classic pattern of chronometric reversal aggravated by non-urban obsessive repetition.[8] They were farmers who got up at dawn to work but death reversed the pattern to night.[9] Unable to capture all of the Petersons with their equipment, the Ghostbusters rigged a Mass Containment Field in the dairy. They eventually left after Samantha Stantz explained that their actions were harming the farm, on the condition that Samantha planted daisies in the spring seasons.[10]
Classification[]
Before conducting research, Ray guessed the entities had to be at least Class 2 Area Aberrations. Egon Spengler stated Class 3 at least.[11][12]
Trivia[]
- In the recent Ghostbusters: The Video Game, there are zombie-like entities called Grave Fiend that are Class 6 Reanimators.
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References[]
- ↑ Marsha Goodman (1986). Episode Call Sheet and SAG Report - "Dairy Farm" (1986).
- ↑ Samantha Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 12:14-12:15). Time Life Entertainment. Samantha says: "The Petersons. I know."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 12:09-12:13). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "According to the county records, this farm was owned by the same family for 10 generations."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 12:16-12:21). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "But what you don't know is that the whole family is buried right here on the farm. All 10 generations of them."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 12:22-12:29). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "When the last member of the family died, the farm went to the county. They removed the gravestones but not the bodies."
- ↑ Samantha Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 11:37-11:40). Time Life Entertainment. Samantha says: "That field's always been barren ever since I bought the place."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 11:56-12:00). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Some odd form of Ectoplasm. I extracted it from that soil sample."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 17:07-17:14). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "I read about it in the Big Book of Occult Lore. You see, what we're witnessing here is chronometric reversal aggravated by non-urban obsessive repetition."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 17:22-17:25). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "But their ghostly state has reversed that pattern."
- ↑ The Petersons (2009).The Real Ghostbusters- "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 20:39-20:43). Time Life Entertainment. Peterson says: "Spring. Plant Daisies. It was always our favorites."
- ↑ Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 9:21-9:23). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "I wouldn't rule out a Class 2 Area Aberration."
- ↑ Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Dairy Farm" (1987) (DVD ts. 9:24-9:26). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Readings indicate it's at least a Class 3."
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