Legendary Pictures' new film is based on a story published by Vice. The story begins with Jimmy Kimmel asking viewers on his show: Who wants to see a real ghost? Then he introduces Ernest, a ghost who was found by a man named Frank in his home. Frank took a lot of videos of the ghost and posted them on social networks. He named it Ernest because he thought it looked a bit like the actor Ernest Borgnine. This harmless ghost became famous all over the world.