Wikipedia / List of ghosts
Wikipedia / List of ghosts
The following is a list of ghosts:
African folklore
Kishi, Angolan two-faced demon
Madam Koi Koi, Nigerian ghost
Mbwiri, Central African demon
Obambo, Central African supernatural being
Obia, West African monster
Zar, Ethiopian demon
Asian folklore
East Asia
China
Korea
Japan
South Asia
India
Aavi
Bhakolwa
Chetkin
Chedipe
Chhallava
Ded futiya
Jokkho
Nishi daak
Pūtam
Shakhchunni
Shakini
Skandhakata
Sri Lanka
Bodilima
Gara yaka
Holnab
Kalu Kumara
Kola Sanni Yaka
Mala preta
Mara
Riri yaka
Suniyam yaka
Nepal
Raakebhoot
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Bhrommo Doitto
Dayniburi
Daynii
Doitoo
Geccho Bhoot
Kana Bhola
Khuqqush
Jukkho
Meccho Bhoot
Mamdo Bhoot
Nishi
Petni
Shakchunni
Southeast Asia
Indonesia/Malaysia
Kuntilanak, also called Matianak or Pontianak (folklore)
Myanmar
Philippines
Thailand
West Asian and Central Asian folklore
Egyptian and Arabic
Persian
Jewish mythology
Turkish
European folklore
Albania
Finland
Germany
Graeco-Roman
Ireland
Malta
Black Knight, believed to haunt Fort Manoel
Blue Lady, believed to haunt Verdala Palace
Grey Lady, believed to haunt Fort St Angelo
Netherlands
Witte Wieven, benevolent or malicious white female spirits
Romania
Iele, feminine mythical creatures
Moroi, a type of vampire or ghost
Muma Pădurii, an ugly and mean old woman living in the forest
Pricolici, similar to Strigoi, but for worse souls
Samca, an evil spirit, said to curse children and pregnant women with illness
Spiriduş, a domestic spirit/familiar that, when summoned, acts as an intermediate between the devil and the master of the home
Stafie, spirits of the dead who are bound to a place in which they lived in life; a poltergeist
Strigoi, troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave
Vâlvă, feminine nature spirits that control various phenomena. Can be good or bad
Vântoase, female spirits of the wind
Zmeu, a fantastic creature
Scandinavia
Knights of Ålleberg are the ghosts of twelve knights that died in the Battle of Ålleberg in 1389
Myling, a child ghost
Slavic folklore
Countess Báthory allegedly haunts her former castle at Čachtice
Spain
The ghost of Catalina Lercaro in the Museum of the History of Tenerife
United Kingdom
Agnes Sampson, known as Bloody Agnes, believed to haunt Holyrood Palace
Cock Lane ghost (called "Scratching Fanny") received massive public attention in 18th-century England
Dullahan, similar to the headless horseman
The ghost nun of Borley Rectory
The ghost of Anne Boleyn, reportedly seen at the Tower of London
Grey Lady, a ghost believed to haunt Glamis Castle
Man in Grey of the Theatre Royal
Nan Tuck's Ghost, believed to haunt Nan Tuck's Lane, one mile from Buxted
North American
Canada
Aeneas Shaw's daughter, Sophia, allegedly haunts Queenston, Ontario
Alexander Keith allegedly haunts his brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ann Crosby Currier allegedly haunts Watson's Mill in Ottawa, Ontario
Charles Melville Hays allegedly haunts Château Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario
The Dungarvon Whooper is a ghost believed to haunt Blackville, New Brunswick
Emily Carr allegedly haunts James Bay Inn in Victoria, British Columbia
Francis Nicholson Darke allegedly haunts Darke Hall in Regina, Saskatchewan
The Headless Nun is a purported ghost believed to haunt French Fort Cove in Nordin, New Brunswick
Lady in Red, attributed to a jilted lover, prostitute killed in a fit of passion, or woman of vanity
Minnie Hopkins, wife of Edward Nicholas Hopkins, allegedly haunts Hopkins Dining Parlour in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Nils von Schoultz allegedly haunts Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario
White Lady, a ghost dressed in a white dress or similar garment, reportedly seen in rural areas and associated with local legends of tragedy
Caribbean
Douen, a mischievous entity associated with pranks and practical jokes
Duppy, malevolent spirits who bring misfortune and woe on those they set upon
Hupia, the spirits of deceased people; portrayed as faceless people or in the form of deceased loved ones
Jumbee, the generic name given to all malevolent entities, including demons and spirits
Lwa, a Voodoo spirit who acts as an intermediary between humanity and Bondye
Phantome, an immensely tall spectre, stands at the crossroads on nights of the full moon with his legs wide apart
Soucouyant, a blood-sucking hag
United States
The Bell Witch was a poltergeist said to haunt the family of John Bell near the town of Adams, Tennessee in 1817. The spirit was said to have manifested itself as various animals and a disembodied voice and cited Bible scripture. The Bell Witch partly inspired The Blair Witch Project and the events of her story were depicted in the film An American Haunting.
Emily, the ghost of a young girl who supposedly haunts a covered bridge in Stowe, Vermont. The bridge is dubbed "Emily's Bridge", and she is said to be seen only at midnight
Oscar Washburn, the ghost of a black goat farmer who allegedly haunts Old Alton Bridge in Copper Canyon, Texas. He is commonly known as "the Goatman" as he is said to appear as a half-human, half-goat-like entity. The bridge has been nicknamed "Goatman's Bridge" by locals as a result of the legend.
Joe Bush, a legendary ghost that allegedly haunts the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge in Sumpter, Oregon. He is said to leave wet, bare footprints on the decks of the dredge, cause lights to flicker, and doors to open and close
The ghost of Resurrection Mary allegedly haunts roads and buildings around Resurrection Cemetery near Justice, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Ghost of Queen Esther, the ghost of an Iroquois woman who allegedly mourns the massacre of her village in Pennsylvania.
Greenbrier Ghost, the alleged ghost of a young woman in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. In a court trial, the woman's mother claimed that her daughter's ghost told her she had been murdered.
Kate Morgan, a ghost which is said to haunt the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California
Minnie Quay, a legendary ghost of Michigan
Old Book is the name given to a ghost or spirit which allegedly haunts a cemetery at Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois
Pedro Benedit Horruytiner, colonial governor of Florida. Alleged encounters with his ghost have been reported there
President Abraham Lincoln's ghost has been reported in the White House numerous times, many of those by prominent people such as President Theodore Roosevelt, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Winston Churchill
The Red Lady of Huntingdon College is a ghost believed to haunt the former Pratt Hall dormitory at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama
The Ridgeway Ghost of Wisconsin Folklore is believed to terrorize people along a 25-mile stretch of old mining road
Slag Pile Annie, a ghost said to appear as an elderly woman working in a remote and hard-to-access location in the former Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Wizard Clip was a ghost said to have clipped articles of clothing and visitors' hair at a home in Middleway, WV after a Catholic traveler died there in 1794 without receiving any last rites
Central America and Mexico
La Llorona, a ghost of Latin American folklore who is said to have murdered her children
Sihuanaba, a shapeshifting spirit of Central America who lures men into danger before revealing her face to be that of a horse or a skull
Headless priest, the spirit of a decapitated priest
South American folklore
Sayona, a Venezuelan vengeful spirit who appears to unfaithful husbands
The Silbón, a legendary figure in Colombia and Venezuela, described as a lost soul
Oceania
Australia
Fisher's ghost - The legend of Fisher's ghost is a popular Australian ghost story or folk tale dating to the early 19th century.
Flinders Station Ghost - The legend of a fisherman's ghost who died from a fishing accident said to inhabit Flinders Station in Melbourne, often told to leave a puddle of water some nights on Platform 10 where it stands facing the Yarra River.
Frederick Baker ("Frederick Federici") of Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Monte Cristo Homestead of Junee, New South Wales; allegedly Australia's most haunted house
Micronesia
List of reportedly haunted locations
Ghosts by culture
Asia
Others
Popular culture
Television and film
Annie Sawyer and Alex Millar from the television series Being Human, and Matt Bolton from the spin-off Becoming Human
Casper the Friendly Ghost and his uncles, the Ghostly Trio also known as of Fatso, Stinky, and Stretch
The Lady, a human-ghost in the television series The Clifton House Mystery
Danny, a human-ghost hybrid child from Nickelodeon's animated TV series, Danny Phantom.
The Dead Men of Dunharrow in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Also, the Nazgûl in the same work; nine former men resurrected as wraiths to do Sauron's bidding
The Flying Dutchman, a pirate ghost from SpongeBob SquarePants
Ghosts (2019 TV Series) includes the Captain, Mary, Robin, Kitty, Thomas Thorne, Julian Fawcett, Lady Fanny Button, Pat Butcher, and Humphrey
The Ghosts of Motley Hall includes Bodkin, Sir George Uproar, Sir Francis 'Fanny' Uproar, Matt and the White Lady
The Grudge: Kayako Saeki, the onryo, and her homicidal husband Takeo Saeki, the evil yurei
Lonesome Ghosts from the Mickey Mouse series
Barbie creator Ruth Handler appears as a ghost in the 2023 film Barbie
Scratch and several others from the Disney animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee
Slimer from Ghostbusters and its sequel
Spectra Vondergeist, daughter of the ghosts from Monster High
Comics
Deadman (DC Comics): Boston Brand was originally a trapeze artist who assumed the mantle of Deadman as part of his performances, donning a red costume and white body paint. After Brand is murdered by the Hook, his spirit is empowered by the goddess Rama Kushna, who gives him the ability to possess any living being to assist him in finding his murderer and bringing justice.
Gay Ghost (DC Comics): The Gay Ghost was originally an 18th-century Irish earl named Keith Everet who was killed by three footpads while traveling to propose to his lover, Deborah Wallace. Everet's three killers are swiftly captured and executed, but Deborah dies of a broken heart shortly afterward. Following his death, the spirits of Everet's ancestors manage to keep his spirit on the mortal plane. However, Everet remains in an incorporeal form until the 1940s, when he manages to possess Mike Collins, the fiancé of Deborah Wallace's descendant.
Gentleman Ghost (DC Comics): Gentleman Ghost (Jim Craddock) originates from the 19th century and is a notorious highwayman and robber known as "Gentleman Jim". After being killed by Nighthawk, Craddock learns that he is unable to leave the mortal plane until his killer dies as well. However, he is unable to do so as Nighthawk is an incarnation of Hawkman, who is cursed to continually reincarnate.
Ghost (Dark Horse Comics): The main protagonist of her series, Elisa Cameron, is an assassin with the ability to become invisible and intangible. Due to having her memories erased, Cameron believes herself to be a ghost.
Red Ghost (Marvel Comics): A supervillain and enemy of the Fantastic Four who derives his codename from his ability to become invisible and intangible, resembling a ghost.
Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost, a comic book and animation ghost related to Casper
Timmy the Timid Ghost, a comic book ghost
Literature
Rudrayamala Tantra, Kaulajnananirnaya): Discuss various spirits, their invocation, and control for spiritual or worldly purposes.
Vetala Panchavimshati is a collection of tales and legends within a frame story, from India. Internationally, it is also known as Vikram-Vetala.
"Pretasiddhanta": Treatises on preta (ghosts) and ways to liberate them. No authentic copy available.
"Vetala Tantra": Focused on controlling spirits like vetalas.
The Canterville Ghost of Oscar Wilde's popular 1887 short story of the same name
Captain Daniel Gregg, a sea captain from the 1945 novel, The Ghost of Captain Gregg and Mrs. Muir, later adapted into a 1947 film and 1968–1970 television series
Charles Dickens' 1843 novel A Christmas Carol which includes Jacob Marley, The Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost Of Christmas Future
Emily, a ghost from the single volume graphic novel Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
The Flying Dutchman, originally from A Voyage to Botany Bay (1795) by George Barrington
Hamlet's father from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet
Hugh Crain from the 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House, its 1963 film adaption and the 1999 remake
The Little Ghost Godfrey a Swedish children's book character
Marion and George Kerby, ghosts who haunt Cosmo Topper in the two novels by Thorne Smith, the film Topper and its sequels Topper Takes a Trip and Topper Returns, and the television series Topper
Video games
Boo (formerly Boo Diddley) and King Boo, an enemy in the Mario series of games.
LeChuck of the series of graphic adventure games Monkey Island
Pac-Mans ghosts Blinky (red), Pinky (pink), Inky (blue), and Clyde (orange), and Sue
Hisako, playable Onryō in the fighting game, Killer Instinct
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