The English dub of Ghost Stories is what you get when you boil the concept of comedy down to the lowest possible denominator. Remember that celebrity? Remember that thing that was popular in the early 2000s? Remember this? Remember that? If you have seen the individual clips on YouTube already, you have seen the best Ghost Stories has to offer. Otherwise, you will suffer with 20+ minutes of a very basic, juvenile story (which, to be fair, is equal in crappiness to the original Japanese version), and painful attempts at "comedy" such as the 4Kids reject voice actors reminding you that celebrities exist or that they have broken the fourth wall, to get to the very very rare moments that are somewhat funny.
A lot of people think this kind of ""humor"" is absolutely hilarious. Those are the same kind of people that were likely AIS for every single Adam Sandler movie, and probably think Family Guy is the pinnacle of comedy. The politically incorrect humor is nothing special and are comprised of jokes that everyone on Earth has probably already heard, even at the time this was originally released. So the main appeal of watching this ends up falling flat, and you are left with what is essentially a show for preschoolers, which is fitting because the writers themselves have the mentality of preschoolers.
Pop culture references are not jokes.
