# Michael Jackson's Ghosts

Michael Jackson's Ghosts is a 1997 short film about a scary Maestro with supernatural powers, who is trying to (and succeed in) avoid being forced out of a small town by its mayor.
    Directed by Stan Winston. Written by Michael Jackson and Stephen King.

## The Maestro

* I'll ask you . Do you wanna play a game. Anybody here to play games? Hello?! Game time!
* Are we going somewhere? Hello? It's too late, you're my guests. And by the way, didn't I tell you I wasn't alone? Meet the family.
* Did I scare you?
* That's too bad, maybe I have to try harder next time.

## Cast

* Michael Jackson - The Maestro/The Mayor
* Pat Dade - Pat
* Amy Smallman - Amy
* Edwina Moore - Edwina
* Mos Def - Dante
* Seth Smith - Seth
* Kendall Cunningham - Kendall
* Loren Randolph - Loren
* Heather Ehlers - Heather

## External links

Encyclopedic article on Michael Jackson's Ghosts on Wikipedia
Works by Stephen King :
| Novels | Carrie (1974) · 'Salem's Lot (1975) · The Shining (1977) · The Stand (1978) · The Dead Zone (1979) · Firestarter (1980) · Cujo (1981) · Christine (1983) · Pet Sematary (1983) · Cycle of the Werewolf (1983) · The Talisman (1984; with Peter Straub) · It (1986) · The Eyes of the Dragon (1987) · Misery (1987) · The Tommyknockers (1987) · The Dark Half (1989) · Needful Things (1991) · Gerald's Game (1992) · Dolores Claiborne (1992) · Insomnia (1994) · Rose Madder (1995) · The Green Mile (1996) · Desperation (1996) · Bag of Bones (1998) · The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) · The Plant (2000; unfinished) · Dreamcatcher (2001) · Black House (2001; with Peter Straub) · From a Buick 8 (2002) · The Colorado Kid (2005) · Cell (2006) · Lisey's Story (2006) · Duma Key (2008) · Under the Dome (2009) · 11/22/63 (2011) · Joyland (2013) · Doctor Sleep (2013) · Mr. Mercedes (2014) · Revival (2014) · Finders Keepers (2015) · End of Watch (2016) |
| The Dark Tower series | The Gunslinger (1982) · The Drawing of the Three (1987) · The Waste Lands (1991) · Wizard and Glass (1997) · Wolves of the Calla (2003) · Song of Susannah (2004) · The Dark Tower (2004) · The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012) |
| Richard Bachman books | Rage (1977) · The Long Walk (1979) · Roadwork (1981) · The Running Man (1982) · Thinner (1984) · The Bachman Books (1985) · The Regulators (1996) · Blaze (2007) |
| Short fiction collections | Night Shift (1978) · Different Seasons (1982) · Skeleton Crew (1985) · Four Past Midnight (1990) · Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993) · Hearts in Atlantis (1999) · Everything's Eventual (2002) · Just After Sunset (2008) · Full Dark, No Stars (2010) · The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) |
| Non‑fiction | Danse Macabre (1981) · Nightmares in the Sky (1988) · On Writing (2000) · Secret Windows (2000) · Faithful (2004; with Stewart O'Nan) |
| Screenplays | Creepshow (1982) · Cat's Eye (1985) · Silver Bullet (1985) · Maximum Overdrive (1986; also director) · Pet Sematary (1989) · Sleepwalkers (1992) · A Good Marriage (2014) · Cell (2015; with Adam Alleca) |
| Teleplays | "Sorry, Right Number" (1987) · Golden Years (1991) · The Stand (1994) · The Shining (1997) · "Chinga" (1998; with Chris Carter) · Storm of the Century (1999) · Rose Red (2002) · Kingdom Hospital (2004) · Desperation (2006) · "Heads Will Roll" (2014) |
| Comics | Creepshow (1982) · Heroes for Hope (1985) · The Secretary of Dreams (2006) · The Dark Tower (2007–) · The Stand (2008–2012) · The Talisman (2009–2010) · American Vampire (2010) · N. (2010) · Road Rage (2012) · The Dark Man (2013) |
| Musical collaborations | Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997; with Michael Jackson) · Black Ribbons (2010; with Shooter Jennings) · Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2012; with John Mellencamp) |
| Anthologies edited | The Best American Short Stories 2007 (2007; with Heidi Pitlor) |
| See also | Last words in the works of Stephen King · {{Media based on Stephen King works}} |