Ghost hype 

A slang term used to describe the phenomenon of people building up excitement for a form of entertainment media, purely over nonexistent information and rumors that are taken as true statements. Often leading to disappointed and angry fans when the aforementioned rumors are proven to be false.

Friend: “ did you hear Hugh Jackman‘s Wolverine and Tobey Maguire Spider-Man is going to be a Deadpool 3!?”

Friend 2: “no I didn’t, I think that’s just a bunch of ghost hype.”

Ghost hype by John tabasco November 26, 2023

ghost hype 

Hype generated for a product, typically movies and television shows, in which people convince themselves that something will appear in this aforementioned product for little to no reason. Often times the evidence to warrant this hype is unfounded, and other times they are practically nonexistent. Some things that generate ghost hype are fan theories, rumors, photoshops ext. in most cases of ghost hype, the thing they got exited for are not present in the final product. Which results in the product being bombarded with negative reviews, but they will never admit they have fell victim to ghost hype and will instead site other reasons for the product for being bad.

Ghost hype victim: “I’m so excited for Tobey Maguire Spider-Man to team up with Hugh Jackman‘s wolverine!”

Normal person: “I’m pretty sure that not happening. Be careful you aren’t falling victim to ghost hype bro.”

Ghost hype victim: “no dude! It’s gotta happen!”

ghost hype by John tabasco April 30, 2024