Hysterical is an American comedy film directed by Chris Bearde.
Released on July 30, 1983, by Embassy Pictures, it is a spoof of the horror film genre.
He is used in a scheme by two ghosts, and two paranormal investigators subsequently arrive to study the past of the lighthouse.
Frederic "Casper" Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he is staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia, who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead lover, Captain Howdy.
When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.