Ghost Name Generator
Names for restless spirits, haunts and legendary ghosts
Generate ghost names in the style of real haunting legends: the Grey Lady, Bloody Mary, the Bell Witch, plus period-appropriate names for the dead who never left, from Victorian children to drowned sailors and headless horsemen.
About ghost names
Ghost names fall into three recognizable patterns, and the pattern you choose tells the reader what kind of haunting this is. Legendary ghosts are almost always described rather than named: the Grey Lady, the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall, the Woman in White, the Headless Horseman, the Phantom Hitchhiker. The description freezes the ghost at the moment of death and hints at the story behind it. Folk ghosts around the world follow the same instinct: La Llorona (the weeping woman), the Bean Nighe (the washer at the ford), Kuchisake-onna (the slit-mouthed woman), the Pontianak.
The second pattern is the ghost who keeps a human name from life, and here period accuracy matters. A ghost haunting a New England farmhouse might be Mercy Hollins or Obadiah Crane; a Victorian governess might be Miss Jessel or Governess Blackwell; a drowned sailor is Bosun Halloway. Real haunting legends like Zona Heaster Shue (the Greenbrier Ghost) and Kate Batts (the Bell Witch) show how a name plus a place becomes a legend.
The third is the ghost given a title or role: the Blue Nun, the Drummer Boy, the Lighthouse Keeper, Old Mother Weir, the Signalman, the Understudy. Children's ghosts (Little Emily, Baby Grace) are usually named this way. Choose the pattern that fits how much the living know about the dead.
How to choose ghost names
- Decide when the ghost died and pick a name from that era. A 1690s ghost named Kayleigh breaks the spell; Mercy, Prudence or Ezekiel keeps it.
- Descriptive names (the Grey Lady, the Girl in the Well) work best when the ghost's identity is a mystery to be solved. Reveal the human name later for a payoff.
- For a poltergeist or presence rather than an apparition, use a role or sound name: the Knocker, the Whistler, the Watcher at the Gate.
- Look to regional folklore for ghosts outside the Anglo-American tradition: gwisin (Korea), yurei names like Okiku and Oiwa (Japan), rusalka (Slavic), churel (South Asia).
- One-word mood names (Lenore, Vesper, Requiem, Wisp) suit friendly or stylized ghosts, mascots and pets more than serious horror.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most famous ghost names?
The Grey Lady, Bloody Mary, La Llorona, the Bell Witch, Resurrection Mary, the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall, the Headless Horseman and the Flying Dutchman are the best-known legends. In fiction, Casper, Beetlejuice, Jacob Marley, Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick, Samara and Sadako top the list.
Why are so many ghosts called the Grey Lady or the White Lady?
Because most haunting reports describe a figure by clothing color rather than a name, and pale or grey dresses were what women in mourning or burial were seen in. Nearly every old British castle or house has its own Grey, White, Green or Blue Lady.
What is the difference between a ghost, a wraith, a specter and a poltergeist?
Ghost is the general term. Specter and apparition emphasize a visible figure; wraith and shade suggest a faint or ominous one, often an omen of death; poltergeist (German for noisy spirit) refers to a presence that moves objects and makes sounds rather than appearing.
Can I use these ghost names in my game or story?
Yes. Folklore and legendary ghosts are public domain, and the invented human names are free to use. Named characters from films and books (Beetlejuice, Casper, Moaning Myrtle, Samara) are protected and best used only as inspiration.
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All 1,000 ghost names
A: 31 names
- Abbess Eadgyth
- Abigail Boone
- Abigail Thorne
- Adelaide Winterbourne
- Admiral Harkness
- Agnes Mortlake
- Aka Manto
- Alasdair Moncrieff
- Algernon Stanhope
- Alice of the Hermitage
A, continued
- Alice Riley of Wright Square
- Ambrose Wexley
- Ame-onna
- Amos Hollow
- Ankou
- Ann Griffith of Burton Agnes
- Annabel Lee
- Anne Boleyn
- Anne Boleyn's Coachman
- Anne Tottenham of Loftus Hall
A, continued
- Anne Walker of Lumley
- Anneliese
- Annie of Mary King's Close
- Apparition
- Araminta Vane
- Archibald Penrose
- Ashen
- Augustin Thibodeaux
- Aunt Philippa
- Aunt Tabby
- Azariah Cole
B: 37 names
- Baby Grace
- Banquo
- Banshee
- Barefoot Davy
- Barnabas Coldwell
- Baron Aldric von Rehn
- Barrow-Wight
- Bartholomew Pike
- Bean Nighe
- Bean Sidhe
- Beatrice Marlowe
- Beetlejuice
B, continued
- Bertram Yardley
- Betobeto-san
- Bhoot
- Bill Wilkins
- Black Aggie
- Black Tom
- Black Vaughan
- Blackbeard's Headless Corpse
- Bloody Mackenzie
- Bloody Mary
- Bluecap
- Bodach Glas
B, continued
- Boggart
- Boo
- Boolean
- Booregard
- Bosun Halloway
- Brahmarakshasa
- Brigid Fallon
- Bronwen Llewellyn
- Brother Aldous
- Brother Anselm
- Brother Cuthbert
- Brother Ignatius
- Brother Peregrine
C: 36 names
- Candlewick
- Canon Elphick
- Caoineag
- Captain Blackwood
- Captain Daniel Gregg
- Captain Ezra Whitlock
- Captain Halloran
- Captain Isaac Verne
- Captain Josiah Fenn
- Captain Marlowe
- Captain Redfern
- Casper
C, continued
- Cassius Thorne
- Catherine Earnshaw
- Catherine Howard
- Cecil Harcourt
- Celestine Fontenot
- Charity Pruett
- Charon's Passenger
- Cheonyeo Gwisin
- Chloe of the Myrtles
- Church Grim
- Churel
- Clarence Rudd
C, continued
- Clementine Frost
- Cobweb
- Colonel Fairbrother
- Comfort Ainsley
- Constance Vale
- Cormac Tierney
- Cornelius Fenwick
- Corporal Tibbs
- Corpse Candle
- Cutty Soams
- Cŵn Annwn
- Cyhyraeth
D: 30 names
- Daisy Brightwater
- Dame Alice Kyteler
- Dame Elizabeth Hoby
- Dame Isolde Ferrar
- Dame Margery Colt
- Deacon Elkins
- Deacon Whitby
- Dead Man's Candle
- Declan Rafferty
- Deildegast
- Delphine LaLaurie
- Desire Kittredge
- Dick Turpin's Ghost
- Dickie of Tunstead
- Die Weisse Frau
D, continued
- Dirge
- Doctor Ambrose Vane
- Doctor Cornelius Blythe
- Doctor Grimsby
- Domovoi
- Doppelgänger
- Dorcas Whitfield
- Dorothea Lyle
- Douen
- Draugr
- Drowned Hal
- Drusilla Fenwick
- Dullahan
- Duppy
- Dybbuk
E: 23 names
- Earl Beardie of Glamis
- Ebenezer Mudge
- Echo
- Edith Larkspur
- Eidolon
- El Silbón
- Eleanor Whitlock
- Elegy
- Elias Grimwood
- Eliphalet Corwin
- Elise Rainer
E, continued
- Ember
- Emily of the Covered Bridge
- Emily Rain
- Emily Rose
- Emrys Maddock
- Enoch Tarleton
- Ensign Pettifer
- Ephraim Tull
- Ernest Pomfret
- Euphemia Kerr
- Evangeline Broussard
- Ezekiel Marsh
F: 12 names
- Fade
- Father Bernard
- Fergus Balfour
- Fetch
- First Mate Cobb
- Fisher's Ghost of Campbelltown
- Flicker
- Florence Mayhew
- Foxfire
- Friar Tobit
- Friar's Lantern
- Funayurei
G: 29 names
- Gabriel's Hounds
- Gaffer Hobbs
- Gaki
- Gammer Yates
- Georgiana Wycliffe
- Ghost of the Queen Anne's Revenge
- Ghostwriter
- Gideon Ravenscar
- Gjenganger
- Glaistig
- Glimmer
- Gloaming
- Goodwife Stiles
- Goody Hawkes
G, continued
- Goody Parrish
- Goryo
- Gossamer
- Governess Ashworth
- Governess Blackwell
- Governess Fairlie
- Grandfather Elkanah
- Granny Odell
- Grave-Walker
- Great-Aunt Cordelia
- Green Jean of Ashintully
- Grindylow
- Gwenllian Pryce
- Gwisin
- Gwrach y Rhibyn
H: 20 names
- Hamlet's Father
- Hanako-san
- Hannah Goodspeed
- Hantu Raya
- Harold Eastlake
- Haugbui
- Haunt
- Hepzibah Crane
- Herne the Hunter
- Hesper
H, continued
- Hester Lovelace
- Hezekiah Lathrop
- Hinkypunk
- Hitodama
- Hobby Lantern
- Hone-onna
- Honoria Blackwell
- Horatio Quill
- Hungry Ghost
- Hush
I: 7 names
- Ichabod Wren
- Ignis Fatuus
- Ikiryo
- Increase Dunmore
- Isaiah Sallow
- Isobel Carmichael
- Ivy Lockhart
J: 18 names
- Jabez Thorogood
- Jack-o'-Lantern
- Jackie of the Queen Mary
- Jacob Marley
- Jan Tregeagle
- Jasper Nightingale
- Jedediah Sallow
- Jenny Burnt-Tail
- Jenny Greenteeth
J, continued
- Jeremiah Coldwater
- Jerusha Tilden
- Jikininki
- Joan the Wad
- Joe Baldwin of Maco Station
- Jory Penhallow
- Joseph Grimaldi's Ghost
- Josiah Blackwood
- Jumbie
K: 15 names
- Kasane
- Kashima Reiko
- Kate Batts
- Kate Morgan of the Coronado
- Katrijn Hoekstra
- Kayako Saeki
- Kehua
- Keziah Bramble
- Kikimora
- Kit with the Canstick
- Klabautermann
- Kohada Koheiji
- Krasue
- Kuchisake-onna
- Kuntilanak
L: 39 names
- La Dame Blanche
- La Llorona
- La Mala Hora
- La Planchada
- La Santa Compaña
- La Sayona
- La Siguanaba
- Lachlan Urquhart
- Lady Arbella Stuart
- Lady Blanche
- Lady Dorothy Southworth
- Lady Howard of Okehampton
- Lady Jane Grey
L, continued
- Lady Margaret Pomeroy
- Lady Mary Berkeley
- Lament
- Langsuir
- Larvae
- Lavender the Lemp Ghost
- Lavinia Bellamy
- Lemuel Birch
- Lemures
- Lenore
- Leonora Castellane
- Lieutenant Hartigan
- Ligeia
L, continued
- Linen
- Little Annie Dove
- Little Emily
- Little Nell
- Little Tommy Ward
- Little Wat
- Long Nan
- Lord Edmund Varley
- Lord Lovel of Minster
- Lost Lucy
- Loveday Tresize
- Lucy of the Stanley
- Lullaby
M: 64 names
- Mabel Hargreave
- Madam Koi Koi
- Mae Nak
- Maeve Kinsella
- Major Ashton-Leigh
- Malachi Stroud
- Manes
- Marianne of Borley
- Marie Laveau
- Marisol
- Marshmallow
- Mary Worth
M, continued
- Master Crispin
- Matron Ashdown
- Matron Greaves
- Maud Everleigh
- Mavka
- Mehitable Sparrow
- Melinoe
- Mercy Hollins
- Midshipman Peake
- Millicent Harrow
- Miss Agatha Roode
- Miss Ambrose
- Miss Charlotte Vane
M, continued
- Miss Grimwood
- Miss Jessel
- Miss Lydia Fenn
- Miss Merriwether
- Miss Pinkerton
- Miss Prudence Hale
- Moaning Myrtle
- Moddey Dhoo
- Montague Sorrel
- Moonbeam
- Morag Sinclair
- Mormo
- Mother Damnable
M, continued
- Mother Ludlow
- Mother Redcap
- Mother Shipton
- Mourning Glory
- Mr Ashcroft
- Mr Blackstone
- Mr Fenwick
- Mr Grimshaw
- Mr Halloway
- Mr Pennyfeather
- Mr Sallow
- Mr Threadgold
- Mr Tulliver
M, continued
- Mr Whitcombe
- Mrs Ashcombe
- Mrs Cavendish
- Mrs Hurst
- Mrs Ollerton
- Mrs Pettigrew
- Mrs Rowntree
- Mrs Tuttle
- Mrs Wetherby
- Mullae Gwisin
- Multo
- Murmur
- Myling
N: 18 names
- Nachzehrer
- Nang Tani
- Nanny Ashcombe
- Nanny Prewitt
- Nathaniel Rooke
- Nav
- Nearly Headless Nick
- Nell Cartwright
- Nell Gwyn's Ghost
N, continued
- Nelly Longarms
- Nightshade
- Nishi
- Nocturne
- Noppera-bo
- Nü Gui
- Nurse Colter
- Nurse Hattie
- Nurse Winslow
O: 21 names
- Obadiah Crane
- Ocean-Born Mary
- Oiwa
- Okiku
- Old Granny Weathers
- Old Green Eyes of Chickamauga
- Old Jack Fiddler
- Old Jeffrey of Epworth
- Old Kate
- Old Man Hollister
O, continued
- Old Meg of the Moor
- Old Mother Riley
- Old Mother Weir
- Old Nance
- Old Nanny Ghost
- Old Ned Larkin
- Onryo
- Ophelia Redgrave
- Otsuyu
- Ottoline
- Owd Nance of Bolling Hall
P: 30 names
- Padfoot
- Pale Rosamund
- Pallor
- Parson Drewett
- Parson Oakes
- Patience Underhill
- Pearl Dellacourt
- Peekaboo
- Peeves
- Peg Leg Bailey
- Peg Powler
- Percival Dunstan
- Perpetua Marsh
- Peter Quint
- Petni
P, continued
- Phantasm
- Phantom
- Phasma
- Phi Tai Hong
- Phineas Oakhurst
- Pocong
- Poltergeist
- Poludnitsa
- Pontianak
- Presence
- Preta
- Prior Wulfstan
- Private Jem Carver
- Prudence Ashcombe
- Puck of Malahide Castle
Q: 1 name
- Quartermaster Voss
R: 12 names
- Rebecca de Winter
- Remember Stoddard
- Remy Delacroix
- Requiem
- Resurrection Mary
- Revenant
- Reverend Josias Crewe
- Rolling Calf
- Rosaleen Doyle
- Rosalind Ashby
- Rupert Thackwell
- Rusalka
S: 53 names
- Sadako Yamamura
- Sam the Bellman
- Sam Wheat
- Samara Morgan
- Sarah Whitehead
- Sarah Winchester
- Scratching Fanny
- Screaming Jenny of Harpers Ferry
- Septimus Garrow
- Sergeant Dunne
- Sergeant Reuben Pell
- Shade
- Shakchunni
S, continued
- Sheets
- Shiryo
- Shiver
- Shroud
- Shui Gui
- Sidney Okeford
- Silas Grimshaw
- Silence Doty
- Silky of Black Heddon
- Simulacrum
- Sir Floats-a-Lot
- Sir George Villiers
- Sir Godfrey Marchmont
S, continued
- Sir Hugh de Vauclere
- Sir Roland Fitzwarren
- Sir Simon de Canterville
- Sister Agnes
- Sister Beatrix
- Sister Clemence
- Sister Mary Ignatius
- Sister Ursula
- Skia
- Skipper Tregarth
- Skondhokata
- Skriker
- Slimer
S, continued
- Sluagh
- Smudge
- Sorrow
- Specter
- Spirit Fingers
- Spook
- Squire Hathersage
- Squire Polwhele
- Strandvasker
- Strigoi
- Strzyga
- Submit Wainwright
- Sundel Bolong
- Surgeon Hollowell
T: 464 names
- Tabitha Ashgrove
- Tallow
- Tamsin Carew
- Taraxippus
- Tatters
- Teke Teke
- Temperance Fairweather
- Thaddeus Wraye
- Thankful Peabody
- The Abbot of Whalley
- The Airman
- The Almshouse Widow
- The Ambulance Driver
- The Amherst Ghost
T, continued
- The Amityville Presence
- The Anatomist
- The Apothecary
- The Asylum Keeper
- The Babes in the Wood
- The Ballad Seller
- The Ballerina in the Wings
- The Barghest
- The Barmaid of the Old Ship
- The Battersea Poltergeist
- The Baychimo
- The Becalmed Helmsman
- The Bell Ringer
- The Bell That Rings Itself
- The Bell Witch
T, continued
- The Bell Witch Cave Keeper
- The Bellhop
- The Bishop's Shadow
- The Black Dog of Bungay
- The Black Dog of Newgate
- The Black Monk of Pontefract
- The Black Nun of Threadneedle Street
- The Black Shuck
- The Bloody Baron
- The Blue Bell Hill Bride
- The Blue Boy of Chillingham
- The Blue Lady
- The Blue Lady of Berry Pomeroy
- The Blue Lady of Moss Beach
- The Blue Nun
T, continued
- The Bodmin Sailor
- The Bogle of Cortachy
- The Bostian Bridge Train
- The Bosun's Whistle
- The Boy in Room 502
- The Boy in the Attic
- The Boy in the Back Row
- The Boy Who Drowned in the Millpond
- The Boy Who Follows the Plough
- The Boy With the Hoop
- The Bragg Road Light
- The Brakeman
- The Breath on the Mirror
- The Bride of Banff Springs
- The Bride of Bara-Hack
T, continued
- The Bride of Corpse Road
- The Bride on the Staircase
- The Bride Who Missed the Tide
- The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
- The Brown Mountain Lights
- The Bugler
- The Butler
- The Cabin Boy
- The Caleuche
- The Caller at the Tradesman's Door
- The Candle Snuffer
- The Caretaker
- The Carroll A. Deering
- The Cauld Lad of Hylton
- The Cavalier
T, continued
- The Cellarman
- The Centurion of Bath
- The Chained Debtor
- The Chambermaid of the Queen Mary
- The Chanting Monk
- The Charcoal Burner
- The Child on the Landing
- The Child Who Hides in the Linen Press
- The Child Who Knocks Three Times
- The Child With the Cold Hands
- The Chimney Sweep
- The Choirboy
- The Clockmaker
- The Coachman
- The Cock Lane Ghost
T, continued
- The Coffin Maker
- The Cold Spot
- The Colour Sergeant
- The Condemned Woman
- The Cook in the Cold Larder
- The Countess of Salisbury
- The Crew of the Lost Whaler
- The Crossing Keeper
- The Crying Boy
- The Curate on the Stairs
- The Dancer Who Waits for the Music
- The Debtor of the Fleet
- The Deserter
- The Devil Baby of Hull House
- The Devil's Den Sniper
T, continued
- The Dispatch Rider
- The Doctor in the Corridor
- The Dragging Chain
- The Drover
- The Drowned Bride
- The Drowned Fisherman
- The Drummer Boy
- The Drummer in the Wall
- The Drummer of Cortachy
- The Drummer of Tedworth
- The Dungarvon Whooper
- The Elemental of Leap Castle
- The Eliza Battle
- The Enfield Poltergeist
- The Enfield Voice
T, continued
- The Engine Driver
- The Executed Man
- The Face Behind the Wallpaper
- The Face in the Window
- The Faceless Bride of New Orleans
- The Faceless Nun
- The Fat Friar
- The Ferryman
- The Ferryman's Daughter
- The Fiddler at the Fair
- The Fiddler in the Pit
- The Fiddler Who Plays the Last Reel
- The Field Surgeon
- The Figure at the End of the Pew
- The Fireship of Chaleur Bay
T, continued
- The Fisherman's Widow
- The Flying Dutchman
- The Footman
- The Footsteps on the Stair
- The Gamekeeper
- The Gaoler's Daughter
- The Gettysburg Sentinel
- The Ghost Bus of Ladbroke Grove
- The Ghost Ferry of the Hudson
- The Ghost of Alice Flagg
- The Ghost of Bisham Abbey
- The Ghost of Borley Rectory
- The Ghost of Cell 13
- The Ghost of Chillingham Castle
- The Ghost of Christmas Past
T, continued
- The Ghost of Julia Legare
- The Ghost of Katherine Parr
- The Ghost of Mary King's Close
- The Ghost of Ocracoke
- The Ghost of Prince Rupert's Dog
- The Ghost of the Alamo
- The Ghost of the Great Eastern
- The Ghost of the Ninth Legion
- The Ghost of the Old Rectory
- The Ghost of the Queen Mary
- The Ghost of the Wreckers' Cove
- The Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait
- The Girl at the Bus Stop
- The Girl in the Blue Pinafore
- The Girl in the Well
T, continued
- The Girl Who Hums on the Landing
- The Girl With the Wet Hair
- The Governess in Grey
- The Gravedigger
- The Gray Man of Pawleys Island
- The Green Children of Woolpit
- The Green Lady
- The Green Lady of Crathes
- The Green Lady of Fyvie
- The Greenbrier Ghost
- The Grey Cavalier
- The Grey Friar of Blackfriars
- The Grey Ghost of Fort Monroe
- The Grey Lady
- The Grey Lady of Cleve Court
T, continued
- The Grey Lady of Dudley
- The Grey Lady of Glamis
- The Grey Lady of Levens Hall
- The Grey Lady of Ravenclaw
- The Grey Lady of Willard Library
- The Grey Man of Ben Macdui
- The Grey Monk
- The Grey Monk of Rufford
- The Grey Sailor
- The Guard on the Last Train
- The Guest in Room Nine
- The Guest Who Never Signed the Register
- The Gurdon Light
- The Gytrash
- The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor
T, continued
- The Hammersmith Ghost
- The Hand at the Cradle
- The Hand on the Banister
- The Hanged Man of Gallows Hill
- The Hangman of Tyburn
- The Harpooner
- The Head Girl
- The Headless Bride of Old Faithful Inn
- The Headless Coachman
- The Headless Drummer of Edinburgh Castle
- The Headless Horseman
- The Headless Nun of French Fort Cove
- The Headless Sentry
- The Highwayman of Hounslow Heath
- The Highwayman's Lady
T, continued
- The Honeymooner
- The Hornet Spook Light
- The Housekeeper with the Keys
- The Humming in the Walls
- The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
- The Innkeeper's Wife
- The Jamaica Inn Wanderer
- The Jilted Bride
- The Keeper Who Still Lights the Lamp
- The Keeper's Wife
- The Knocker
- The Lady in Black
- The Lady in Black of Fort Warren
- The Lady in Grey of Hampton Court
- The Lady in Red
T, continued
- The Lady in White of the Queen Mary
- The Lady in White of Union Cemetery
- The Lady Lovibond
- The Lady of the Lake
- The Lady of the Lighthouse
- The Lady of the Lorraine
- The Lady of White Rock Lake
- The Lamplighter
- The Land Girl
- The Landlord of the Black Swan
- The Lantern Man
- The Lantern on the Causeway
- The Laughter in the Empty Room
- The Laundress
- The Lemp Mansion Boy
T, continued
- The Librarian
- The Lift Attendant
- The Light in the Bricked-Up Room
- The Lighthouse Keeper
- The Limelight Man
- The Lock Keeper
- The Lost Lifeboatman
- The Lost Patrol
- The Mackenzie Poltergeist
- The Maco Light
- The Madonna of Bachelor's Grove
- The Maid Who Carries No Candle
- The Man in Grey of Drury Lane
- The Man in the Grey Suit
- The Man in the Royal Box
T, continued
- The Man Who Waits at the Crossroads
- The Man Who Winds the Stopped Clock
- The Man With No Shadow
- The Man With the Lantern in the Marsh
- The Mary Celeste Cook
- The Match Girl
- The Matron of Ward Nine
- The Milkmaid of Ellingham
- The Mill Girl
- The Miller's Daughter
- The Min Min Light
- The Miner Who Taps a Warning
- The Mistletoe Bride
- The Monk in the Cloister
- The Monk of Battle Abbey
T, continued
- The Mourner
- The Mudlark
- The Music Mistress
- The Mute at the Door
- The Myrtles Plantation Girl
- The Nameless Thing of Berkeley Square
- The Navvy
- The Newgate Ghost
- The Night Marchers
- The Night Nurse
- The Night Porter
- The Nightwatchman of Newgate
- The Nun of Borley
- The Nun of Watton
- The Nun Who Walks at Vespers
T, continued
- The Nurse at the Field Hospital
- The Nurse in Grey
- The Nursemaid Ghost
- The Nursemaid of Chillingham
- The Octavius Crew
- The Organist
- The Ostler
- The Ourang Medan
- The Palatine Light
- The Pallbearer
- The Parlour Maid
- The Passenger in Carriage Three
- The Passenger on the Back Seat
- The Patient in Bed Four
- The Paulding Light
T, continued
- The Pedlar
- The Phantom Canoe of Tarawera
- The Phantom Coach
- The Phantom Coach of Blickling
- The Phantom Drummer of Herstmonceux
- The Phantom Funeral Train
- The Phantom Hitchhiker
- The Phantom Legion
- The Phantom Monk
- The Phantom Piper of Edinburgh
- The Phantom Rower
- The Phantom Ship of New Haven
- The Phantom Trumpeter of Fyvie
- The Picket at the Bridge
- The Pink Lady
T, continued
- The Pink Lady of Stirling Castle
- The Piper at the Somme
- The Piper in the Tunnel
- The Piper of Culross
- The Piper of Duntrune
- The Pit Boy
- The Poacher
- The Porter with the Hand Lamp
- The Post Rider
- The Powder Monkey
- The Prisoner in Cell Six
- The Projectionist
- The Prompter
- The Quarryman
- The Radiant Boy
T, continued
- The Radiant Boy of Corby Castle
- The Rear Gunner
- The Red Lady of Leap Castle
- The Redcoat
- The Reflection That Arrives Late
- The Resurrection Man
- The Reverend in Grey
- The Rider Who Asks the Way to the Ford
- The Riveter in the Hull
- The Rocking Chair
- The Roman Legionaries of York
- The Rosenheim Poltergeist
- The Roundhead Ghost
- The Rustle of Silk
- The Sailor of the Mary Celeste
T, continued
- The Sailor Who Came Home Too Late
- The Sailor with the Lantern
- The Sapper
- The Sauchie Poltergeist
- The Scholar Who Turns the Pages
- The Schoolmaster
- The Scratching Under the Floor
- The Screaming Lady
- The Screaming Skull of Bettiscombe
- The Screaming Skull of Wardley Hall
- The Scullery Maid
- The Sentry of Kensington
- The Sentry on the Wall
- The Sentry Who Never Stood Down
- The Sexton
T, continued
- The Shadow at the Foot of the Bed
- The Shape Under the Dust Sheet
- The Shepherd Who Calls Across the Fell
- The Shepherd's Lantern
- The Ship's Carpenter
- The Shotfirer
- The Signalman
- The Silent Bride
- The Silver Arrow of Stockholm
- The Singer in the Dry Well
- The Sister in the Chapel
- The Skater on the Thawed Pond
- The Sleeper in the Fourposter
- The Smell of Lavender
- The Smuggler in the Cellar
T, continued
- The Sobber in the Nursery
- The Soldier at the Ford
- The Soldier Who Writes by Moonlight
- The Stable Lad
- The Stagehand in the Flies
- The Standard Bearer
- The Stanley Hotel Maid
- The Stationmaster
- The Stocksbridge Bypass Monk
- The Stockwell Ghost
- The Stone Thrower
- The Stranger With the Dripping Coat
- The Stretcher Bearer
- The Sultan of the French Quarter
- The Surrency Ghost
T, continued
- The Swimmer Beneath the Ice
- The Tapping at the Pane
- The Teazer Light
- The Third Knock
- The Tin Miner
- The Toll Keeper
- The Tongueless Woman of Glamis
- The Tower Ghost
- The Tragedian
- The Trapper Boy
- The Treasurer's House Legion
- The Trench Runner
- The Tulip Staircase Ghost
- The Tunnel Walker
- The Turnpike Wanderer
T, continued
- The Twin Who Stayed Behind
- The Twins in the Nursery
- The Tyburn Tree Ghost
- The Understudy
- The Undertaker's Boy
- The Usherette
- The Vanishing Hitchhiker
- The Verger
- The Vicar's Daughter
- The Voice in the Chimney
- The Walker on the Old Drove Road
- The Walled-Up Nun
- The Ward Sister
- The Wardrobe Mistress
- The Washer at the Ford
T, continued
- The Watcher at the Gate
- The Watchman of the Whitby Pier
- The Weeper
- The Weeping Bride
- The Weeping Nun
- The Weeping Woman
- The Whaley House Judge
- The Whisperer
- The Whistler
- The White Lady
- The White Lady of Balete Drive
- The White Lady of Berlin
- The White Lady of Hohenzollern
- The White Lady of Kinsale
- The White Lady of Rožmberk
T, continued
- The White Lady of Samlesbury
- The White Lady of Stow Lake
- The White Woman of the Belchen Tunnel
- The Wicked Lady Ferrers
- The Widow Who Counts the Boats In
- The Wild Hunt Master
- The Wild Huntsman
- The Winchester Widow
- The Wireless Operator
- The Wisht Hounds
- The Wizard Clip
- The Woman at the Window
- The Woman in Black
- The Woman in the Mirror
- The Woman in White
T, continued
- The Woman of Winchester House
- The Woman on the Stairs
- The Woman on the Widow's Walk
- The Woman Who Sets the Table for Two
- The Woman Who Walks the Battlements
- The Woman With the Covered Face
- The Woodcutter's Child
- The Workhouse Child
- The Workhouse Master
- The Wrecker
- Theodosia Burr
- Tobias Vandermeer
- Tommyknocker
- Toshio Saeki
- Toyol
U: 5 names
- Ubume
- Ulalume
- Umbra
- Uncle Mortimer
- Utburd
V: 8 names
- Vardøger
- Verity Calloway
- Vesper
- Vetala
- Vigil
- Vila
- Violet Ashenden
- Visitant
W: 16 names
- Wane
- Wee Jamie
- Widow Corbett
- Widow Maclean
- Widow Tansley
- Wiedergänger
- Wild Maud
- Wilfred Stokes
W, continued
- Will-o'-the-Wisp
- Willow
- Winifred Blythe
- Wisp
- Wisteria
- Witte Wieven
- Wraith
- Wraithlet
Y: 7 names
- Y Ladi Wen
- Yankee Jim Robinson
- Yeth Hound
- Young Master Edwin
- Ysabel
- Yuki-onna
- Yurei