Why do ghosts interact with people, haunting houses and often creating fear in the living?
Ghosts tend to need help in one way or another. They can be upset about how they died, about something that happened to them while they were living, or something they felt they should have finished in life. Just like the living, they need help and support to resolve their issues. So in addition to relieving the fear of those living in a haunted space, a clearing can help the ghost as well.