All phenomena
933 dossiers
Named Ghost Legend
A haunting with a name attached. The record keeps the claimed identity — often a former owner, a patient, a soldier — alongside what the archives can actually confirm about that person. Many named ghosts turn out to be real people; whether they stayed is the part nobody can file.
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