History Literature / GhostFinders

A six-book series by Creator/SimonRGreen, ''Ghost Finders'' follows closely in the same vein as his two previous urban fantasy series (''{{Literature/Nightside}}'' and ''Literature/SecretHistories''). It follows the adventures of a team from the Carnacki Institute, which wants to Do Something about ghosts (and other weirdness) - JC Chance, a perpetually optimistic, arrogant blowhard (who always turns out to be right, in the end); Melody, the team's tech guru who turns into a LovableSexManiac after hours; and Happy, a "class 11 telepath" on enough drugs to empty out a pharmacy, who can almost never [[TheCynic think positively]] (unless on certain types of the aforementioned drugs). Intermittent assistance from Kim, a genuine ghost murdered in the subway, gives them an edge.

A six-book series by Creator/SimonRGreen, ''Ghost Finders'' follows closely in the same vein as his two previous urban fantasy series (''{{Literature/Nightside}}'' and ''Literature/SecretHistories''). It follows the adventures of a team from the Carnacki Institute, which wants to Do Something about ghosts (and other weirdness) - JC Chance, a perpetually optimistic, arrogant blowhard (who always turns out to be right, in the end); Melody, the team's tech guru who turns into a LovableSexManiac after hours; and Happy, a "class 11 telepath" on enough drugs to empty out a pharmacy, who can almost never [[TheCynic think positively]] (unless on certain types of the aforementioned drugs).

* BrickJoke: The actors from ''Dream'' mention a couple of old ghost stories while showing the team around the Haybarn Theater. The ghostly pair don't turn up until after the theater's recent supernatural troubles have been resolved, at which point they are glimpsed dancing together on stage.

* [[spoiler: CombinedEnergyAttack: Merging the minds and willpower of the team, so they all share in the "glow", often saves them when all else fails.]]

* WhoYouGonnaCall

A six-book series by Creator/SimonRGreen, ''Ghost Finders'' follows closely in the same vein as his two previous urban fantasy series ({{Literature/Nightside}} and Literature/SecretHistories). It follows the adventures of a team from the Carnacki Institute, which wants to Do Something about ghosts (and other weirdness) - JC Chance, a perpetually optimistic, arrogant blowhard (who always turns out to be right, in the end); Melody, the team's tech guru who turns into a LovableSexManiac after hours; and Happy, a "class 11 telepath" on enough drugs to empty out a pharmacy, who can almost never [[TheCynic think positively]] (unless on certain types of the aforementioned drugs).

Green's micro-budget horror film, ''Judas Ghost'', features another Carnacki Institute team and could be considered a spin-off of this series.

** Jeremy Diego's A team has a SpearCounterpart of Melody and a DistaffCounterpart of Happy. [[spoiler: Well, ''had'' them anyway.]]

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: The various ghostly presences and threats encountered by JC's team sometimes seen awfully patient about waiting for the trio to finish wisecracking or arguing ''before'' the fur starts flying.

** ''Ghost of a Dream'' The Faust.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Twice in the first book. The first happened in the BatmanColdOpen, where they sent a primordial Presence packing by [[spoiler: feeding it a ghost, thus giving it spiritual indigetsion. Then, at the end, they do it again to Fenris. Despite its [[MindRape psychic assaults]] and the sheer overwhelming power of its presence, the team(s) have been trained to face off against something like him; so, when they finally see him face to face, they merely laugh in its face and throw it way off balance while they formulate a plan.]]

A six-book series by Creator/SimonRGreen, ''Ghost Finders'' follows closely in the same vein as his two other urban fantasy series ({{Literature/Nightside}} and Literature/SecretHistories). It follows the adventures of a team from the Carnacki Institute, which wants to Do Something about ghosts (and other weirdness) - JC Chance, a perpetually optimistic, arrogant blowhard (who always turns out to be right, in the end); Melody, the team's tech guru who turns into a LovableSexManiac after hours; and Happy, a "class 11 telepath" on enough drugs to empty out a pharmacy, who can almost never [[TheCynic think positively]] (unless on certain types of the aforementioned drugs).

** A handsome, overconfident team leader in spotless white, a techie girl genius who needs artificial means to See phenomena her companions can, a gorgeous fashionista redhead who vanishes from time to time, and a self-deprecating coward who has to scarf down something addictive to work up his nerve? [[ScoobyDoo All that's missing is the big talking dog...]]

* CompantionCube: Melody calls her trolley-load of equipment her "babies" and regularly coos to or threatens them.