Jimmy Kimmel has the ultimate list of A-list connections—he can even call in a ghost for a favor.

During Tuesday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the veteran late-night talk show host unveiled his latest prank for his audience. Instead of taking candy from babies or catching people on the street in a lie, he instead let his team of pranksters loose on the roommate of one of his writers who is very afraid of ghosts.

"His name is Mitch. He believes in ghosts and fears ghosts," Kimmel introduced the segment. "Jack [his writer] decided he wanted to help Mitch confront his fear, just like they did on Tyra—head on."

The sequence cut to the setup at Jack and Mitch's house. It was an hour before midnight and Mitch, a tall man with a full beard, was settling onto his couch in the living room for some late-night relaxing with his headphones on. Jack, his much shorter roommate, was his bedroom as a secret team that included a director, producer and special effects experts set up beneath the house's floorboards. When the team called "action!," the spooky festivities began.