Books
- Austin, Bruce A. (1989). "Which Show to See?". Immediate Seating: A Look at Movie Audiences. Sydney: Wadsworth Publishing. ISBN 978-0-534-09366-2.
- Clare, Ralph (2014). "Good Times, Bad Times... You Know I Had My Share(s): The Corporation in Five Popular Films". Fictions Inc.: The Corporation in Postmodern Fiction, Film, and Popular Culture. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-6589-7.
- Inguanzo, Ozzy (November 2021). Ghostbusters: Afterlife: The Art and Making of the Movie (First ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78909-652-1.
- Matthews, Nicole (2000). Comic Politics: Gender in Hollywood Comedy After the New Right. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-5503-4.
- Schneider, Steven Jay (2013). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Boston, Massachusetts: Murdoch Books Pty Limited. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-7641-6613-6.
- Wallace, Daniel (2015). Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History. San Rafael, California: Insight Editions. ISBN 978-1-60887-510-8.
- Whalley, Jim (2010). Saturday Night Live, Hollywood Comedy, and American Culture: From Chevy Chase to Tina Fey. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-10358-0.
Journals
- Clark, Zoila (2015). "Immigrants as aliens in the Ghostbusters films". Australasian Journal of Popular Culture. 4 (1). Bristol, United Kingdom: Intellect Books: 29–42. doi:10.1386/ajpc.4.1.29_1.
- Corcos, Christine Alice (Fall 1997). "'Who Ya Gonna C(S)ite?' Ghostbusters and the Environment Regulation Debate". Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law. 13 (1): 231–272. JSTOR 42842703. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- Crisp, Jane (May 13, 1987). ""no Message, no Sex, just Good Fun": Dealing with Gender Representation in Popular Films". Hecate. 13 (1). St Lucia, Queensland: Hecate Press. ProQuest 210924065.
Magazines
- Larson, Randall D. (1985). "Elmer Bernstein and Ghostbusters". CinemaScore: The Film Music Journal. No. 13/14. United States. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- McCabe, Joseph (2016). "Bustin' Out a Classic". The Complete SFX Guide to Ghostbusters. United Kingdom. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- McCabe, Joseph (2016). "Ghostly Visions". The Complete SFX Guide to Ghostbusters. United Kingdom. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- McCabe, Joseph (2016). "Making Magic". The Complete SFX Guide to Ghostbusters. United Kingdom. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- Newport, David (January 3, 1987). "That Was The Year That Was". Screen International. United Kingdom. pp. 8–9.
- Waddell, Callum (2016). "Slimer Designer". The Complete SFX Guide to Ghostbusters. United Kingdom. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Newspapers
- Ansen, David (June 11, 1984). "Got a Demon in Your Icebox?". Newsweek. New York City.
- "Ghostbusters phenomenon continues". The Day. New London, Connecticut. October 16, 1984. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- Harmetz, Aljean (February 2, 1986). "Next video-cassette boom may be mass market sales". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- Hicks, Christopher (June 8, 1984). "Ghostbusters a funny step forward for crazy trio". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- Kael, Pauline (June 25, 1984). "The Pop Junkpile". The New Yorker. New York City.
