The Backseat Ghost
The Story
In 1959 a woman named Mrs. Mabel Chinnery visited the grave of her mother and
brought along her camera to take photographs of the gravesite. She took a few
pictures of her mother's gravestone and then took a picture of her husband who
was sitting alone in their new car.
At least, they thought he was alone.
When the film was developed, the couple was shocked to see a figure wearing
glasses sitting in the back seat of the car. Mrs. Chinnery immediately
recognized the woman as her mother - the very woman whose grave they had visited
on that day. A photographic expert who examined the print and negative
determined that the image of the woman was neither a reflection nor a double
exposure and exactly how the deceased woman's image wound up in the back of the
car has never been explained.
The expert who examined the print determined that the image of the woman was neither a reflection nor a double exposure. "I stake my reputation on the fact that the picture is genuine," he testified.
Analysis
The backseat ghost is a classic and definitely one of my favorites. As far as I know, it's never been debunked by an expert and I'll be darned if I can find any obvious trickery with it.
Seriously, what can I say about this photo? I hold it in high regard, but if someone has an idea about how it might have been faked, I'm all ears.
Conclusion
It just goes to show that you never know when you've got a spirit behind you.
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