Creepy Images: Famous Cloaked Ghosts

The spirit whose features are obscured remains one of the most hair raising images in our psyche. The veiled monstrosity appears time after time in weird literature, film, art, and via other mediums. What is it about this type of specter that's so enchanting? Many of the most infamous, purportedly true phantoms are those without a distinct face. Come to think of it, the simplest Halloween costume remains the crumpled sheet with a few holes cut in it, a nearly universal homage to the hidden ghost. Chances are many have seen these photos before, but they deserve re-posting here for the insurmountable fog of strangeness they exude.


The notorious "Brown Lady" was photographed on a staircase at Raynham Hall in the 1936. It's more interesting, though, to forget the name and potential gender connotations. The complete distortion of fine details means this figure could be almost anyone or anything beneath its cloak.


This church occupant has been described as the leftover presence of a monk since the time it first began making the rounds. It is unique in being a fairly clear image. However, the clarity of its hooded face and imposing stature ram home an otherworldly horror.


Hampton Court's recent ghost is said to have a fondness for opening and closing doors. This camera image reportedly binds it to film. Note the almost bulky appearance beneath its robes.

-Grim Blogger