Peekaboo, I See You!

I hope that everyone had a fabulous holiday season.  I came close to be on the naughty list but at the last moment, I was able to redeem myself.  Oofda!

One of my favorite Christmas gifts that I received (sorry mom), came from my sister-in-law Amber.  We both share an interest in the paranormal and macabre and always have an eye out looking for a new book or video on the topic.

She gave me a book called “Ghosts Caught on Film 2, Photographs of the Unexplained” by Jim Eaton. 

 It ” is a remarkable guide to the spiritual world, examining an astonishing collection of photographs so that you can truly decide if this really is the captured evidence of the afterlife.” (blurb from the book’s cover). 

I was so surprised that I had never heard of this book since I am always searching for new reading material.  Note to self: must definitely get the first book.

1826 when the first permanent image was made onto a chemical coated pewter plate and in 1839 when the first photo was taken of a person on the streets of Paris, people have been trying to capture a moment in time. 

The first time that a “ghost” was photgraphed, it was actually by accident.  During a long exposure, if a person was present in the beginning of the picture taking and then was to move out of camera range after only a portion of the exposure was completed, they would appear to be a transparent blur.

However, there have been photographs where ghosts have supposedly been caught on film and it wasn’t a double exposure. 

Some of the most famous ones are:

The Raynham Hall Ghost.  This photo shows a ghost descending the staircase at Raynham Hall. 

The photographer was Captain Provand and the image was captured when he was photographing the historic place for Country Life Magainzine in 1936.

Wem Town Hall.  In 1995, as the town hall burned to the ground, a photo was taken where an image of a girl was discovered later on.  Experts analysed both the photo and negative and reported that they had not been altered or faked. 

History has it that in 1677, there was another fire on that property.  It was started by Jane Churm, a 14 year old girl, who perished in the fire when she dropped a candle.

Tulip Staircase.  In 1966, The Rev. Ralph Hardy, took this now famous photo.

 He was taking photos of the elegant spiral staircase in the Queen’s House section of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. 

Experts, including some from Kodak, who examined the original negative concluded that it had not been tampered with. 

Not only have unexplained figures figures have been seen on the staircase, but also unexplained footsteps have been heard.

Now I was going to post a photo of the captured Hampton Court ghost but thought that the video would be more fun to see.  Back in 2003, CCTV was able to capture this image.

 Hampton Court. 

Let me know what you think.

As always, take care and please be safe.

With lots of love,

~Mallie Fox