In Beetlejuice, what is the name of the afterlife handbook found by Adam and Barbara Maitland?

In Beetlejuice, Adam and Barbara Maitland find a handbook titled Handbook for the Recently Deceased.

The book is an instructional guide for people who have died, although its confusing diagrams and obscure explanations make it difficult for the Maitlands to use. It helps establish the film’s comic vision of the afterlife as a bureaucratic system with rules, paperwork, and specialized officials.

The title is often remembered simply as a ghost handbook, but the canonical name includes the full phrase “Handbook for the Recently Deceased.” The book appears as a physical object in the Maitlands’ house and becomes one of the film’s most recognizable props.

Beetlejuice was released in 1988 and directed by Tim Burton. Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson wrote the screenplay, while Michael Keaton played the chaotic title character. The film’s combination of gothic production design, supernatural comedy, and practical effects made it a defining Burton production of the decade.