Jack Osbourne stepped onto the stage at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas on Wednesday, carrying the digital soul of his father in a briefcase. Nearly a year after the Prince of Darkness left us, Ozzy Osbourne is coming back. He won't be a ghost; he’ll be a high-definition, interactive AI avatar capable of looking you in the eye and telling you exactly what he thinks.

The project, revealed by Jack and Ozzy’s widow, Sharon Osbourne, uses something called Digital DNA technology. This isn't just a hologram of a concert. This is a living performance. The avatar will begin appearing in Proto Luma units—massive, interactive touchscreens—across the U.S. and U.K. by late summer.

“The avatar will have conversations with fans and move, speak, and respond as Ozzy would,” according to the team at Hyperreal.

It is the ultimate luxury for the departed: immortality with a price tag. While the world fusses over the ethics of synthetic actors, the Osbournes are busy ensuring that Ozzy never has to retire. The digital version will be able to speak, respond, and presumably bite the head off a digital bat without ever needing a nap.

In this 'Ghost Era,' reality is for the middle class. The truly elite, like Ozzy, get to bypass the biological velvet rope of death entirely. Why settle for a grave when you can have a Proto Luma unit in your living room? It’s a million-dollar séance for the digital age, and the Prince of Darkness has never looked better.