Ghostbusters premiered in 1984 with a stacked Hollywood cast. The film is a hit overall, but it’s especially popular around Halloween. Actor Dan Aykroyd, who played Dr. Raymond “Ray” Stantz in the film franchise, also co-wrote the movie.

Aykroyd drew inspiration for the film from his great-great-grandfather, Dr. Sam Aykroyd, a spiritualist and paranormal researcher. On Instagram, he shared a personal item from his great-great-grandfather’s studies with his followers: a book of handwritten séances.

He captioned the post, “These are my great-grandfather Dr. Sam Aykroyd’s transcripts from the Seances he hosted in the Old Farmhouse. It was the spirit of his work passed down through the generations that inspired my interests. He’s the original Ghostbuster.”

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Aykroyd’s family history with the paranormal

Dr. Samuel Augustus Aykroyd was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1855.

The oldest of 14 children, he started his career as a school teacher before becoming a dentist by 1892, according to an........

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