The following is a list of ghosts:
African folklore
Adze, Ewe vampiric being Amadlozi, Nguni spiritual figures Asanbosam, Akan vampire Egbere, Yoruban malevolent spirit Kishi, Angolan two-faced demon Madam Koi Koi, Nigerian ghost Mbwiri, Central African demon
Obambo, Central African supernatural being Obayifo, Ashanti vampire Obia, West African monster Ogbanje, Igbo evil spirit Tikoloshe, spirit from Zulu cultures Zar, Ethiopian demon
Asian folklore
East Asia China
Hungry ghost Mogwai Vengeful ghost Wangliang Yaoguai Korea
Gwisin Korean virgin ghost Egg ghost
Japan
Ayakashi Chōchin-obake Funayūrei Gashadokuro Goryō Hitodama Ikiryō Inugami Kuchisake-onna Mononoke Mujina Noppera-bō Nure-onna Obake Ochimusha Onryō Raijū Rokurokubi Shikigami Shinigami Shirime Shiryō Tsukumogami Ubume Umibōzu Yōkai Yōsei Yuki-onna Yūrei Zashiki-warashi
South Asia India
Aavi Brahmarakshasa Bhakolwa Bhoota (ghost) Baak Chetkin Chedipe Chir batti Churail Chhallava Dakini Daayan Ded futiya Jokkho Nishi daak Naagin Nale Ba Pishacha Preta Pūtam Shakhchunni Shakini Skandhakata Vetala Yakshini
Sri Lanka
Asura Bodilima Devil Bird Gara yaka Holnab Kalu Kumara Kola Sanni Yaka Kumbanda Maha Sohona Mala preta Mara Pisacha Preta Riri yaka Suniyam yaka Yaksha
Nepal Banjhakri and Banjhakrini Kichkandi Raakebhoot
Pakistan Churel Pichal Peri Bhoot
Bangladesh
Bhrommo Doitto Bhoot Dayniburi Daynii Doitoo Geccho Bhoot Kana Bhola Khuqqush Jukkho Meccho Bhoot Mamdo Bhoot Nishi Petni Pishach Shakchunni
Southeast Asia
Indonesia/Malaysia
Babi Ngepet Hantu Air Hantu Bongkok Hantu Raya Hantu Tinggi Jenglot Kuntilanak, also called Matianak or Pontianak (folklore) Langsuyar Leyak Orang Bunian Orang Minyak Pelesit Penanggalan Pocong Sundel bolong Toyol Wewe Gombel
Myanmar Nat Peik-ta Thayé Philippines Aswang Kapre Manananggal Tiyanak Headless priest Batibat Thailand Krasue Krahang Mae Nak Nang Takian Nang Tani Pop Phi Pong Kong koi Kuman Thong
West Asian and Central Asian folklore
Egyptian and Arabic
Hatif Ifrit
Persian
Div Marid
Jewish mythology Dybbuk Lilin Mazzikin
Turkish
Basty Gelin Hortdan Kormos
European folklore
The Headless Horseman The Wild Hunt White Lady
Albania Lugat Kukudh
Finland Grey Lady, believed to haunt the Mustio Manor () in Karis, RaseborgHui, kummituksia! Suomalaiskohteet, joihin liittyy hurjia aavetarinoita (in Finnish)
Germany Chopper Poltergeist Aufhocker Wiedergänger Nachzehrer Klabautermann
Graeco-Roman
Genius loci Shade
Vrykolakas
Ireland
Banshee
Malta Black Knight, believed to haunt Fort Manoel Blue Lady, believed to haunt Verdala Palace Grey Lady, believed to haunt Fort St Angelo Katarina, believed to haunt Mdina
Netherlands Witte Wieven, benevolent or malicious white female spirits
Romania Iele, feminine mythical creatures Moroi, a type of vampire or ghost Muma Pădurii, an ugly and mean old woman living in the forest Pricolici, similar to Strigoi, but for worse souls Samca, an evil spirit, said to curse children and pregnant women with illness Spiriduş, a domestic spirit/familiar that, when summoned, acts as an intermediate between the devil and the master of the home Stafie, spirits of the dead who are bound to a place in which they lived in life; a poltergeist Strigoi, troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave Vâlvă, feminine nature spirits that control various phenomena. Can be good or bad Vântoase, female spirits of the wind Zmeu, a fantastic creature Scandinavia Knights of Ålleberg are the ghosts of twelve knights that died in the Battle of Ålleberg in 1389
Landvættir
Myling, a child ghost
Slavic folklore Baba Yaga Countess Báthory allegedly haunts her former castle at Čachtice Dhampir Dvorovoi Dziwożona Kikimora Sava Savanović Upiór Spain The ghost of Catalina Lercaro in the Museum of the History of Tenerife Santa Compaña
United Kingdom Agnes Sampson, known as Bloody Agnes, believed to haunt Holyrood Palace Bloody Mary The Brown Lady Cock Lane ghost (called "Scratching Fanny") received massive public attention in 18th-century England Drummer of Tedworth Dullahan, similar to the headless horseman The ghost nun of Borley Rectory The ghost of Anne Boleyn, reportedly seen at the Tower of London Grey Lady, a ghost believed to haunt Glamis Castle Man in Grey of the Theatre Royal Nan Tuck's Ghost, believed to haunt Nan Tuck's Lane, one mile from Buxted Sweet William's GhostFrancis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Sweet William's Ghost"
North American
Canada Aeneas Shaw's daughter, Sophia, allegedly haunts Queenston, Ontario Alexander Keith allegedly haunts his brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia Ann Crosby Currier allegedly haunts Watson's Mill in Ottawa, Ontario Charles Melville Hays allegedly haunts Château Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario The Dungarvon Whooper is a ghost believed to haunt Blackville, New Brunswick Emily Carr allegedly haunts James Bay Inn in Victoria, British Columbia Francis Nicholson Darke allegedly haunts Darke Hall in Regina, Saskatchewan The Headless Nun is a purported ghost believed to haunt French Fort Cove in Nordin, New Brunswick Lady in Red, attributed to a jilted lover, prostitute killed in a fit of passion, or woman of vanity Minnie Hopkins, wife of Edward Nicholas Hopkins, allegedly haunts Hopkins Dining Parlour in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Nils von Schoultz allegedly haunts Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario White Lady, a ghost dressed in a white dress or similar garment, reportedly seen in rural areas and associated with local legends of tragedy Caribbean Douen, a mischievous entity associated with pranks and practical jokes Duppy, malevolent spirits who bring misfortune and woe on those they set upon Hupia, the spirits of deceased people; portrayed as faceless people or in the form of deceased loved ones Jumbee, the generic name given to all malevolent entities, including demons and spirits Lwa, a Voodoo spirit who acts as an intermediary between humanity and Bondye Phantome, an immensely tall spectre, stands at the crossroads on nights of the full moon with his legs wide apart Soucouyant, a blood-sucking hag United States The Bell Witch was a poltergeist said to haunt the family of John Bell near the town of Adams, Tennessee in 1817. The spirit was said to have manifested itself as various animals and a disembodied voice and cited Bible scripture. The Bell Witch partly inspired The Blair Witch Project and the events of her story were depicted in the film An American Haunting. Emily, the ghost of a young girl who supposedly haunts a covered bridge in Stowe, Vermont. The bridge is dubbed "Emily's Bridge", and she is said to be seen only at midnight Oscar Washburn, the ghost of a black goat farmer who allegedly haunts Old Alton Bridge in Copper Canyon, Texas. He is commonly known as "the Goatman" as he is said to appear as a half-human, half-goat-like entity. The bridge has been nicknamed "Goatman's Bridge" by locals as a result of the legend. Joe Bush, a legendary ghost that allegedly haunts the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge in Sumpter, Oregon. He is said to leave wet, bare footprints on the decks of the dredge, cause lights to flicker, and doors to open and close The ghost of Resurrection Mary allegedly haunts roads and buildings around Resurrection Cemetery near Justice, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Ghost of Queen Esther, the ghost of an Iroquois woman who allegedly mourns the massacre of her village in Pennsylvania. Ghosts of the American Civil War Greenbrier Ghost, the alleged ghost of a young woman in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. In a court trial, the woman's mother claimed that her daughter's ghost told her she had been murdered. Kate Morgan, a ghost which is said to haunt the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California Minnie Quay, a legendary ghost of Michigan Old Book is the name given to a ghost or spirit which allegedly haunts a cemetery at Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois Pedro Benedit Horruytiner, colonial governor of Florida. Alleged encounters with his ghost have been reported there President Abraham Lincoln's ghost has been reported in the White House numerous times, many of those by prominent people such as President Theodore Roosevelt, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Winston Churchill The Red Lady of Huntingdon College is a ghost believed to haunt the former Pratt Hall dormitory at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama The Ridgeway Ghost of Wisconsin Folklore is believed to terrorize people along a 25-mile stretch of old mining road Slag Pile Annie, a ghost said to appear as an elderly woman working in a remote and hard-to-access location in the former Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Wizard Clip was a ghost said to have clipped articles of clothing and visitors' hair at a home in Middleway, WV after a Catholic traveler died there in 1794 without receiving any last rites White Lady Vanishing hitchhiker
Central America and Mexico
La Llorona, a ghost of Latin American folklore who is said to have murdered her children Sihuanaba, a shapeshifting spirit of Central America who lures men into danger before revealing her face to be that of a horse or a skull Headless priest, the spirit of a decapitated priest
South American folklore Sayona, a Venezuelan vengeful spirit who appears to unfaithful husbands The Silbón, a legendary figure in Colombia and Venezuela, described as a lost soul
Oceania Australia Fisher's ghost - The legend of Fisher's ghost is a popular Australian ghost story or folk tale dating to the early 19th century. Flinders Station Ghost - The legend of a fisherman's ghost who died from a fishing accident said to inhabit Flinders Station in Melbourne, often told to leave a puddle of water some nights on Platform 10 where it stands facing the Yarra River. Frederick Baker ("Frederick Federici") of Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Monte Cristo Homestead of Junee, New South Wales; allegedly Australia's most haunted house Micronesia Taotao Mona
List of reportedly haunted locations
Canada Colombia France India Mexico Philippines Romania South Africa United Kingdom Scotland United States San Francisco Washington DC
Ghosts by culture
Asia India Chinese Korea Japan Vietnam Thai Malay Filipino Bengali Sri Lanka
Others English speaking cultures Mesopotamian Mexico Polynesian Maori
Popular culture
Television and film Annie Sawyer and Alex Millar from the television series Being Human, and Matt Bolton from the spin-off Becoming Human Casper the Friendly Ghost and his uncles, the Ghostly Trio also known as of Fatso, Stinky, and Stretch The Lady, a human-ghost in the television series The Clifton House Mystery Danny, a human-ghost hybrid child from Nickelodeon's animated TV series, Danny Phantom. The Dead Men of Dunharrow in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Also, the Nazgûl in the same work; nine former men resurrected as wraiths to do Sauron's bidding The Flying Dutchman, a pirate ghost from SpongeBob SquarePants Ghosts (2019 TV Series) includes the Captain, Mary, Robin, Kitty, Thomas Thorne, Julian Fawcett, Lady Fanny Button, Pat Butcher, and Humphrey The Ghosts of Motley Hall includes Bodkin, Sir George Uproar, Sir Francis 'Fanny' Uproar, Matt and the White Lady The Grudge: Kayako Saeki, the onryo, and her homicidal husband Takeo Saeki, the evil yurei Harry Potter series: The Bloody Baron The Fat Friar The Grey Lady Moaning Myrtle Professor Cuthbert Binns Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, aka Nearly Headless Nick Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore Lonesome Ghosts from the Mickey Mouse series Penny Halliwell, Patricia "Patty" Halliwell from Charmed