In the news: 'Ghost child' caught on camera by teens at Christmas dinner - or is it?

Here's a photo to consider. Do you see a ghostly girl at the dinner table? 

This article appeared in the U.K. Daily Mirror on Dec. 14, 2015. 

'Ghost child' caught on camera by teens at Christmas dinner - or is it?

• 12:35, 18 Dec 2015  ByLaura Elvin 9 Source U.K. Mirror

The pair said the female 'ghost' had cuts to its head and sunken eyes

Two teenagers claim to have taken a picture of a ghost while they were out for a Christmas dinner.

Sophie Killip and Kayleigh Lomas, both 19, took a picture of the long tables and decorations decked out ready for a Christmas party.

But when they examined the snap an hour later they noticed a ghostly dark-haired child sitting at the end of the table.
The girl, who appeared to have cuts on her head, wore old fashioned clothes and seemed to be staring straight at the camera from sunken eyes.

"The table was just one down from us and nobody was sat there so we took a photo of the decorations because they were really nice," spooked Sophie, a student, said.


"There was nothing there at the time but when we looked back at the photo we couldn't believe it. It was pretty scary and I felt creeped out.

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Ghost Photo from the Archives: The Cooper Family Hanging Ghost?

Recently I saw a blog post from inyminy.com with a collection of old photographs that actually included ghosts. The first one in the collection was the most unusual. See what you think.  The image is credited: Pixgood.

The Cooper Family Hanging Ghost?

This photo is dated in the mid-1950’s in a home in Texas. The Cooper family had just moved into an old house  that they bought and decided to take this family photo. When it was developed (yes, they used film that had to be developed in 1950) to the left side of the photo appeared an upside down person that appeared to be hanging from the ceiling. What's interesting is that the face is blocked out.  Additionally, the figure also appears larger than the women. Because no address was given for the home, it is impossible to trace back in records to see who may have died there. 

LOOKING CLOSER - With Photoshop, I was able to zoom in and lighten the image of the upside-down ghost. One thing I saw was that the right arm actually cast a shadow. Ghosts don't cast shadows. 

  In addition, the "shadow" of the finger goes directly over the front of the candle and is not deflected on the other side of the candle.

 So, between the shadow, and the fact that the figure is much larger than the adult women, I think that this photo is just a double exposure. It is curious though, how the face is blacked out. 

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