Ghostly Photos That Will Keep You Up at Night

This picture of the Combermere Abbey library in Cheshire, England is from 1891. The figure in the chair on the left is believed to be Lord Combermere, a British cavalry commander in the ealry 1800s who was killed in 1891 when he was struck by a horse-drawn carriage. At the time the photo was being taken, Combermere's funeral was actually taking place four miles away. Some claim that the figure is that of a servant, who sat in during the hour-long exposure of the photograph. Members of the household dispute that notion, however, noting that everyone from the surrounding areas were attending the funeral at the time the picture was taken.

Meet "The Brown Lady" of Raynham Hall. This was taken in 1936 in Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. This is rumoured to be the ghost of Lady Dorothy Townshend. She was the wife of Charles Townshend, and when Mr. Townshend suspected his wife was being unfaithful, he supposedly locked her in a remote corner of the house, where she would pass away and never descend these stairs again.

This is perhaps one of the most chilling images of a ghost that we have to this day. Taken outside a fire in Shropshire, England, there is a clear image of a young girl standing amoungst the flames. No one remembers a young girl anywhere near this building fire on November 19, 1995. Some do, however, remember a fire back in 1677 that was started by a young girl named Jane Churm, who was killed in the accident. She was 14 years old. How old would you say that little girl is? 

This photo has become famous because of Royal Air Force Mechanic Freddy Jackson. Freddy served in World War I, but was killed in 1919 when an airplane propeller hit him. This photo was taken two days after his death, yet Freddy still was able to make an appearance.

Here is an old photo of a man holding his daughter, while his father sits in front of their porch. It seemed like a pretty normal day, that is until they saw what was lurking in the window behind them.

This photo was taken at the Newby Church in Yorkshire, England. Rumor has it that this photo is a nine-foot-tall figure that resembles an old monk. The figure was not visible until the photo was processed.

This untitled photo was taken outside the entrance to a church. Whoever felt compelled to take it must have had a feeling something strange was lurking in the shadows that night.

This photo was taken in the middle of the night outside a family's home. The kids were suspicious of noises coming from outside, perhaps this young girl could be the source.

It seems ever so appropriate that there was a figure lurking near a locked door at the end of a suspicious hallway. 

This is a photo taken outside a simple campsite in the middle of the night. Maybe they shouldn't have told that last ghost story.

Some stories associated with this photo taken in Oak Grove, Ky. are along the lines of a soldier killing his wife and throwing her body into the water below. It has been said that since that fatal night in the 1960s, you can still see her walking the bridge at night, searching for reasons why.

The image has come to be known as the Watchful Protector. Some say that most living things have a spirt that follows them everywhere, even dogs.

This is another photo of a man simply posing in front of his house one afternoon. Little did he know that he wasn't the only one in the picture. Perhaps it is time to find a new place to live? We wouldn't be able to call a real-estate agent fast enough. 

This photo, taken in the early '80s, features a young girl playing in the living room. When the photo was developed, the father found a disturbing image of a ghostly figure crawling near his daughter. There was something familiar about this figure. Perhaps it was his late wife making a visit to see her baby girl?

It is hard to tell from the picture, but these ghostly visitors appear to be sailors, sitting in on a youth sporting event. This would be strange, if this photo wasn't taken in a Pearl Harbor, Hawaii gymnasium.

These two young women were out for a night on the town, when they stopped to have someone take a picture using one of their cell phones. The two screamed in terror when they realized someone, or something had slid into the picture with them.

This photo surfaced out of New Mexico and is simply titled The Man in the Doorway. A young man grew up in a home where he slept in a room located in the center of the house. He kept seeing a shadow at night while he slept, usually a few times a year. When it got to be more frequent, he began to take photos of the doorway where the shadow lurked. One day, his suspicions where proven to be true.

This photo proves a strange legend surrounding a railroad crossing in San Antonio, Texas. The crossing was apparently the site of several deaths of school-aged children. One night, a young woman went to take some photographs of the site to test this myth, and this figure showed up in the corner of one of the photos.

A retired clergyman took this photo to commemorate the beautiful staircase in the Queen's House section of the National Museum in Greenwich, England. This figure showed up, and has made this 1966 photo famous.