Updated September 28, 2022 164.6K votes 19.2K voters 2.1M views
For centuries, people have reported sightings of ghosts, feeling spirits around them, and living in a haunted home. Are ghosts real? Have ghosts ever really been photographed? Thousands upon thousands of stories have been recounted, telling tales of horrific deaths and haunted areas across the world, dating all the way back to pre-literate cultures.
What is the best picture of a ghost? Many of the best ghost photos have been taken at cemeteries, while others seemingly depict spirits in old houses or even in the bright sunshine.
One great ghost photo was taken in 1936 by Captain Provand and was published in a 1936 edition of Country Life magazine. The ghost depicted is believed to be Lady Dorothy Walpole, as she is said to haunt the staircase of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, where the photo was taken.
Do you believe in ghosts? Vote up the best ghost pictures below.
This photo of Sir Victor Goddard's World War I squadron was taken in 1919. In the back row, the face of Freddy Jackson, who was killed days earlier in a freak accident, can supposedly be seen peeking out behind one of the squadron members. However, some believe his appearance is the result of a double exposure.
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Photo: Captain Hubert C. Provand (Indre Shire Inc.) / Wikipedia / Fair use
This photo was taken in 1936 and published in Country Life magazine. The ghost is believed to be Lady Dorothy Walpole, as she is said to haunt this staircase of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England.
This photo was taken at the Combermere Abbey library in Cheshire, England in 1891 by Sybell Corbet. The apparent ghost is believed to be Lord Combermere, who was killed after being hit by a horse-drawn carriage earlier that same year.
This photo was taken by Victoria Iovan in 2008 at the Decebal Hotel in Romania. Sightings of the ghost of a tall woman had been reported at the hotel for years.
This photo was allegedly taken as a family moved into their new home in Chicago. Two ghostly faces appear to be looking out the back door as they pose for the picture.
