How do you catch a ghost in the act? Well, if the "evidence" is to be believed, you photograph one accidentally while it's haunting a place … or that willy ghost photobombs you while you're snapping the shot. Many, many people have tried to capture ghosts on film. But it's funny how many images that appear to be spiritual entities manage to show up in videos and photos unexpectedly.
Ghosts that "sneak" into your photos and videos are way scarier than ghosts you try to chase down with your camera. Don't you think?
Suspect they're all optical illusions … or, God forbid, hoaxes? Here are 10 eerie "ghost photobombs" so freaky they just might change your mind!
Grandma's Ghost in Baby's Ultrasound
Jon and Lindsay McHale saw a face emerge on their unborn baby's 4D ultrasound, and Jon says it's the face of his grandmother, Kathy. Terrifying — or wonderful?
Ghost Boy Scares Little Girl
Redditor BadWolf319 posted this group photo, saying the little girl crying in the foreground had refused to pose because "the little boy was scaring her." What little boy? Check out the space between the second and third girls from the left, about knee-height. Others called hoax on this one, but who knows?
Mom & Little Girl Ghosts at Haunted Castle
A traveling couple, Dean and Amy Harper, captured what they believe to be the ghost of the legendary "Grey Lady" at Dudley Castle in the UK. The Grey Lady is the spirit of Dorothy Beaumont, a woman who lived in the castle and died shortly after giving birth to a daughter. The baby also tragically died during childbirth.
Haunting Face at Pearl Harbor
Susan De Vanny found this haunting image of a face at Pearl Harbor while taking photos there on a tour with her family. Could it be the ghost of one of the young sailors killed during the 1941 attack?
Michael Jackson's Ghost Visits His Impersonator
A teenager who photographed a Michael Jackson impersonator in May 2014 was shocked to see what appears to be — could it be?? — Michael Jackson's ghost hovering in the background.
Ghost at Dover Castle
CCTV footage of Dover Castle appears to show a ghost crossing the entrance of the historic building. It's the dark blur in the center here, and if you look very closely (and watch the video), you can make out the impression of a hooded face.
Haunted House's Ghosts Captured by News Camera
DeAnna Simpson invited a news team into her haunted house in Hanover, Pennsylvania — to see her ghosts! The team was attacked, pinched, and scratched — and they spotted a dark shadow that looked like a hand (in the upper right-hand corner of this image) over the basement stairs!
Ghost Bartender
A security camera video at the Plaza Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida, captured what appears to be a spirit moving behind a bar (the pale mist circled in red floats around!). Spirit in search of spirits? Maybe it just wanted one last Old Fashioned.
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Ghost Rattles 13th-Century English Pub
Up to 25 ghosts are said to haunt 763-year-old English pub Ye Old Man & Scythe, the fourth oldest pub in England. One Valentine's night the security camera caught what could be paranormal activity — or maybe just lights from passing cars — right before the camera cut out. Owners claim they found broken glass the next morning.
Police Station Haunting
A security camera caught what looks like a figure (in the red circle) walking right through a chain-link fence outside a police station in Espanola, New Mexico. How would you fake this???
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