Ghostly Powers

Have you ever wondered why in fiction and superstition, a mere human, once dead, suddenly and unquestionably gains tremendous superpowers? Powers such as the ability to fly, pass through walls, write messages in blood, launch hundreds of loose household objects, control household appliances, possess living humans, produce ectoplasmic ooze, and exist forever? It seems tremendously unfair - and what's even more unfair is that it's only the bitter, cruel humans that tend to get these powers. Maybe the ordinary wandering soul has to make a pact with Satan or some other entity in exchange for this deluxe power set. -- written by Leon Arnott for webcomic Comments on a Postcard.