In Hollywood movie The Sixth Sense, poor old Bruce Willis keeps going to work every day as a psychologist without realising he's dead.
To be fair, we've all carried on as normal after being shot in the stomach and not bothering to check for a pulse.
But in a lower-budget thriller at Boundary Park, there has been a supernatural quality about returning legend John Sheridan's sixth sense as Oldham Athletic's saviour.
After five previous spells as manager or caretaker, two of them ending in the sack, 'Shezza' simply could not disappear into the sunset and watch a club he genuinely loves drift out of the Football League.
So far, in the transformation of a troubled season scarred by demonstrations against owner Abdallah Lemsagem with tennis balls, flares, pitch invasions and a coffin, the 'Shezzurrection' has yielded 11 points from five games.
Oldham are not out of the woods yet. But victory at fellow trap-door tap-dancers Colchester would potentially lift them four points clear of the red line.
And the supporters who idolised Sheridan in 164 games as a player and back-to-back great escapes as a manager in 2016 and 2017 have rallied under his standard again.
“I had more or less packed in the game. Football's a stressful business and after becoming a grandad I thought I would give it a break,” said the former Republic of Ireland midfielder, now 57.
“Why did I come back again? I've just got a lot of fondness for the club. As a player, I had retired when Andy Ritchie brought me back and I ended up playing for another six years.
“Coaching was something I thought I would never go into, but people like Iain Dowie and Ronnie Moore gave me the chance to explore it, which I really appreciated.
“Even though I've lost my job here a couple of times and been sacked, I always left on good terms because I've got on with the people here and never fell out with anyone.
“I understand that if you're not doing your job as well as you should be, you lose your job.
“But when I got a phone call asking me to come back and manage the team one more time, I thought 'Why not?'
“With the position we were in, and having done the job a couple of times previously, the chance of keeping this club in the Football League was too tempting to turn down.”
According to the grapevine on Greater Manchester's Pennine fringes, Sheridan agreed to one of his encores as Latics boss in a Tesco supermarket cafe.
Another ripping yarn is that he is working for free this time – although it would be more accurate to say he is working without a contract.
He laughed at thought of a cuppa in Tesco which allegedly became a job interview, saying: “I might have nipped in for a coffee - I don't know that I was having a meeting there.
“But this one happened very quickly. I was contacted on a Saturday night and I was in on the Monday. I had nothing to lose, they know who I am and what I'm like.
“Someone else has said I'm working for free, not me. A contract is the least thing on my mind – I haven't really got a contract, to tell the truth.
“All I'm here for is to try and save the club and keep them in the Football League. Whatever comes of it, comes of it – anything else about money or contracts I'm not even bothered about.
“I'm just enjoying where I am, what we've been doing and I hope it continues.
“The bond between me and the supporters was a big factor. From the outside, I didn't like the things I was hearing about demonstrations or whatever, but if I came in I knew the fanbase would get behind me.
“I've always had a strong relationship with them and I've got to say they have been unbelievable – not just with me, but with the players.
“Without being big-headed, I knew they would be with me, but they have swung massively behind the team and it's been reflected in our results over the last five games.”
And the Shezzurrection?
“I'm getting a bit bored with it now... nah, I'm only messing. I love it when they sing that, I love the support they give me and I hope it doesn't stop until we're safe.”
