By kind · 10 types
Types of hauntings
From full-bodied apparitions and noisy poltergeists to phantom ships and ghost lights — pick a kind of haunting to see every case on file.
145Apparitions & SpectersFull-bodied figures, ladies in white and grey, and spirits said to walk the halls where they lived or died.
10PoltergeistsThrown objects, knocking and moving furniture: noisy outbreaks that often centre on one household or one person.
27Residual HauntingsPhantom footsteps, battle sounds and scenes said to replay like a recording, unaware of the living.
10Demonic & Possession CasesAlleged possessions, exorcisms and hauntings blamed on malevolent entities — and the investigators behind them.
6Shadow People & Dark EntitiesDark human-shaped figures, hat men, black-eyed visitors and the night terrors that may explain them.
7Phantom Ships, Trains & RoadsGhost ships, spectral trains, vanishing hitchhikers and haunted highways.
7Ghost Lights & OrbsUnexplained lights that bob along railways, ridges and marshes — and the legends told about them.
5Haunted ObjectsDolls, paintings, chairs and other things said to carry a curse or a spirit.
37Folklore Spirits & LegendsWeeping women, banshees and the wandering dead of folklore, told and retold for generations.
7Other Paranormal PhenomenaCurses, time slips, vortexes and the reports that fit no other category.