The Evil One Had A Plan

When he was handed the keys to the Kingdom of the Dead, he decided to lie to all of the resident specters.  He would convince them that they were actually alive and existed in a world without hope, without love, and one that would randomly punish all with horror and chaos.  They would come to believe that there was nothing else to being beyond a universe with rules that could not be fathomed and would always be cruel.

It was a wicked plan.