I think the reason is that they were trying to scare you away, and you didn't get scared.
6 seconds sound clip from the Beetlejuice movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:56:23 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- And what money? Don't you believe in my work?
- Well?
- They don't want to come down.
- Why not?
- I think the reason is that they were trying to scare you away, and you didn't get scared.
- Please, they're dead. It's a little late to be neurotic.
- This was not a hallucination. This was real.
- We all just experienced a very super-powerful paranormal experience and it was real.
- Delia, you are a flake. You have always been a flake.
[...]
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Actors: Michael Keaton (Betelgeuse), Alec Baldwin (Adam Maitland), Geena Davis (Barbara Maitland), Winona Ryder (Lydia Deetz), Catherine O'Hara (Delia Deetz)
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