Two filmmakers have 30 days to shoot a definitive proof of the existence of ghosts in Don’t F**k with Ghosts. Stuart Stone and his brother-in-law Adam Rodness are tasked with making a documentary proving the existence of ghosts. The two board their Ghost Bus-Ter and make their way to the murder capital of Canada, Winnipeg. With the help of experts and celebrity guests, these two wannabe ghost hunters hope to film ghostly activity in the city.
Don’t F**k with Ghosts Synopsis
Don’t F**k with Ghosts is a horror-comedy mockumentary co-written and directed by Stuart Stone (Faking a Murderer). The semi-fictionalized narrative of the film follows Stu and his co-writer, producer, and brother-in-law Adam Rodness as they try to film definitive proof of the existence of ghosts within the 30-day time frame given to them by their investors. Travelling to numerous Winnipeg haunts, such as Hamilton House, Stu and Adam are joined by guests such as podcaster and ghost enthusiast Bridget Marquardt and pro wrestler Colt Cabana. When the efforts to capture ghosts on film show no results, Adam and Stu decide to use magicians and actors’ help to stage a fake haunted house…inside a real one.
My Thoughts on Don’t F**k with Ghosts
Don’t F**k with Ghosts can arguably be considered a spiritual follow-up to the 2020 film Faking a Murderer, featuring filmmakers Stuart Stone and Adam Rodness as semi-fictionalized versions of themselves. One of the recurring gags of Don’t F**k with Ghosts is that the film needs a celebrity presence and Stu is amused when he finds out that the sound recordist is named Kevin Bacon. While some of the guest stars of Don’t F**k with Ghosts make some sense, such as Playboy Bunny turned Paranormal Podcaster Bridget Marquardt, other appearances come out of the blue, some as AEW and ROH superstar Colt Cobana and an angry Cameo message by Michael Rapaport.
While Don’t F**k with Ghosts is presented as a real ghost-hunting documentary in the style of paranormal investigation TV shows, it quickly becomes evident that most or all the events in the film are staged for the overarching narrative. While Adam keeps an open mind about the existence of ghosts, Stu is a major skeptic, resulting in conflict between the two. Following a mushroom tea-induced trip with “Spiritual Sherpa” Steve, Adam and Stu decide that the best way to get results on their ghost hunt is to stage the haunting themselves.
Don’t F**k with Ghosts sheds any illusions that it is a true paranormal documentary in the climax, which I do not want to spoil, but it does end up giving a semblance of truth to the title of the film. At the end of the day, Don’t F**k with Ghosts is an entertaining horror-comedy mockumentary, even though it has little real consequence. That said, I do hope that Adam and Stu get to complete their trilogy with Size Matters: The Hunt for Bigfoot, which they pitch in the film’s cold open.
