Don't turn out the light! Terrifying photos of ghosts that will keep you up at night

These are the things that go bump in the night.



From murdered slaves to tortured hospital patients to forgotten sailors, ghost stories will send a shiver down most people's spines.



But this collection of images will call into question everything you think you know about the spirit world... and how easy it may be to cross back over from the 'other side'.

Paranormal investigators have spent decades painstakingly researching each photograph, debunking some and failing to disprove others.

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Taken at Corroboree Rock at Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia in 1959, this photograph appears to show a woman holding her hands toward her face, peering out into the distance

Locals of Quezon City, Philippines, steer clear of Balete Drive at night. They say a woman in white with long black hair, her face covered in blood, stands in the centre of the road. Drivers pack their backseat with passengers because if there is one empty seat, an uninvited guest just might take it

This woman was visiting the Fleet Air Arm Centre in Yelverton, Somerset, in 1987. Posing for the photo, she said she felt strangely cold, though it was a hot day. She also claims she was the only one in the aircraft... so who is that sitting to her right?

Haunted: The historic Myrtle's Plantation, pictured, is believed to be one of the most haunted locations in the U.S.

Take the tale of the white lady of the Philippines.



Locals of Quezon City steer clear of Balete Drive at night as they say that a woman in white with long black tresses, face covered in blood, stands in the centre of the road, staring at oncoming vehicles.



Drivers try to avoid the street at all costs - but if they must pass, they pack their backseat with passengers because if there is one empty seat, an uninvited guest just might take it.

In photographs, she appears as a bright, white light in the road, legs barely visible.

Or consider the story of Chloe the inquisitive slave.



Chloe lived at the house of Myrtle's Plantation in St Francisville, Louisiana.

She would often listen in on conversations she wasn't supposed to, snooping in on her master's private talks.



One afternoon, Chloe was caught. According to legend, her master cut off her ear as punishment.



For revenge, Chloe baked a cake out of oleander leaves, which are poisonous.



She wanted her cruel master to taste it, but his wife and daughters beat him to it.



She fled the house, but was lynched by her fellow slaves. She still haunts the plantation to this day, listening in on the conversations of its visitors .

Chloe can sometimes be seen hiding behind the doors, columns, or bushes on the residence.



This picture was taken in February 2002 of what used to be a local general store. It appears the building has attracted some shoppers from the other realm as well

This early 20th century snap of a bureau was taken at the request of a furniture dealer by Montague Cooper, a well-respected photographer of the day. It appears he was so good, even a ghost wanted to pose for him

The Pink Lady of Greencastle, Indiana, was discovered by ghost hunter Guy Winters when he went with a friend to photograph the woman who haunts the O'Hare Mansion

