Halloween’s on a Monday this year, which means those of us who work for a living must get out our ghoulish tendancies this weekend. Harley Quinns and Kardashians will run wild through the streets, but before bedlam bursts, we’d like to take a moment to appreciate the simple ghost. As a costume it’s been remixed and immortalized in classics like Its The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Steven Spielburg’s E.T., South Park, and the iconic paper ghost from Spongebob Squarepants below. Since it’s such a simple visual, injecting their spirit into the simple symbol is like taking Halloween candy from a baby. See how artists like Elenor Kopka, Caro Martini, and Roger von Biersborn did it in the GIFs below.

Matthew Jocelyn

Caro Martini

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Thomas Kastradi

Roger von Biersborn

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