ghost In folklore, a ghost is the soul or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirit of a dead Human, person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from a ...

is a spirit of a dead person that may appear to the living. Ghost or Ghosts may also refer to:

People

* Ghost (producer), British hip hop producer * Ghost (singer) (born 1974), singer * Dave Casper (born 1952), a.k.a. The Ghost, American football wide receiver * Shayne Gostisbehere (born 1993), a.k.a. The Ghost, American ice hockey player * Robert Guerrero (born 1983), a.k.a. The Ghost, American boxer *

Ivan Moody Ivan L. Moody (born Ivan Lewis Greening on January 7, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP). He performed for several other bands including Motograter and Gho ...

(born 1980), a.k.a. Ghost, member of Five Finger Death Punch *

Styles P David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known Mononymous person, mononymously as Styles), is an American rapper, best known as a member of East Coast hip hop group the Lox. Formed with fellow rappe ...

(born 1974), a.k.a. The Ghost, American rapper * Kelly Pavlik (born 1982), a.k.a. The Ghost, American boxer * Matt Urban (1919–1995), a.k.a. The Ghost, United States Army Lieutenant Colonel

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Ghost (comics), several characters and publications * Ghost (''Dungeons & Dragons'') * Ghost (''Hamlet''), character from William Shakespeare's play ''Hamlet'' * Ghost (''The Matrix''), a character in ''Enter the Matrix'' * Ghost, the robotic companion of guardians in ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...

'' * Ghost, a character in the novel '' Lost Souls'' **

Haunter (Pokémon) Haunter (), known in Japan as , is a List of Pokémon, Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ''Pokémon'' franchise. First introduced in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue, ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'', it has since appeared in mu ...

, a Pokémon known in Japan as Ghost * Ghosts ''(Ninjago)'', characters in ''Ninjago'' * Ghosts (''Pac-Man''), the recurring antagonists in the ''Pac-Man'' franchise * Ghosts, group of ''

Gaunt's Ghosts ''Gaunt's Ghosts'' is a series of military science fiction novels by Dan Abnett, set in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe. It was inspired by the ''Sharpe (novel series), Sharpe'' series of books written by Bernard Cornwell. As of 2019 in lit ...

'' characters * Ghosts, type of Terran soldier in ''StarCraft'' *

Simon "Ghost" Riley ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' is a 2009 First-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It is the sixth installment in the Call of Duty, ''Call of Duty'' series and the direct seque ...

, a character in ''Call of Duty'' * The Ghost, a VCX-100 light freighter from ''Star Wars: Rebels'' * ''Ghost'', the ship of Wolf Larsen in Jack London's novel ''

The Sea-Wolf ''The Sea-Wolf'' is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American writer Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey Van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, ...

Films

* ''Ghosts'' (1915 film), silent American film starring Henry B. Walthall, based on the play by Henrik Ibsen * ''The Ghost'' (1963 film), Italian horror film * ''The Ghost'' (1982 film), German drama film * ''Ghost'' (1984 film), Japanese experimental short film *''

Ghosts… of the Civil Dead ''Ghosts... of the Civil Dead'' is a 1988 Australian drama-suspense film directed by John Hillcoat. It was written by Hillcoat, Evan English, Gene Conkie, Nick Cave, and Hugo Race. It is partly based on the true story of Jack Henry Abbott. Syn ...

'', 1988 Australian political suspense film * ''Ghost'' (1990 film), American romantic fantasy film *''

Michael Jackson's Ghosts ''Michael Jackson's Ghosts'' is a 1996 short film starring Michael Jackson, directed by Stan Winston, and written by Stephen King and Mick Garris. It is based on a story by Garris, Jackson and King. ''Ghosts'' tells the story of an eccentric ...

'', 1997 short film * ''Ghost'' (1998 film), Iranian film * ''The Ghost'' (2004 film), South Korean horror film * ''Ghosts'' (2005 film), German drama film * ''Ghosts'' (2006 film), British drama film * ''The Ghost'' (2008 film), Russian thriller film * ''The Ghost'' (2010 film), French-German-British political thriller film *'' Ghost: In Your Arms Again'', 2010 Japanese remake of the 1990 American film ''Ghost'' * ''Ghost'' (2012 film), Indian horror film *''Ghosts'', a 2014 film also known as '' Jessabelle'' * ''Ghosts'' (2014 film), Iranian drama film * ''Ghost'' (2015 film), Russian comedy film * ''Ghost'' (2019 film), Indian horror thriller film * ''Ghost'' (2020 film), British independent film about the first day of freedom for an ex-con * ''The Ghost'' (2022 film), Indian Telugu-language action thriller film * ''Ghost'' (2023 film), Indian Kannada-language heist action thriller film

Gaming

* ''Ghost'' (game), word game *

Ghost (video gaming) Since the origin of video games in the early 1970s, the video game industry, the players, and surrounding culture have spawned a wide range of technical and slang terms. 0–9 A ...

, game feature * ''GHOSTS'' (video game), an upcoming game *'' Call of Duty: Ghosts'', a 2013 game in the ''Call of Duty'' franchise *'' Ghost 1.0'', video game * ''Ghosts'' (board game) *'' StarCraft: Ghost'', indefinitely suspended video game

Literature

* ''Ghost'' (Reynolds novel), by Jason Reynolds *"Ghost", a story by Larry Niven in '' Crashlander'' *''Ghost'', by John Ringo * ''Ghosts'' (Aira novel), 1990 novel by César Aira * ''Ghosts'' (Auster novel), by Paul Auster * ''Ghosts'' (Banville novel), 1993 novel by Irish writer John Banville * ''Ghosts'' (graphic novel), 2016 graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier * ''Ghosts'' (play), by Henrik Ibsen * ''The Ghost'' (novel), by Robert Harris *''The Ghost'', novel series by George Mann *'' The Ghosts'', 1969 novel by Antonia Barber

Music

Groups and labels

* Ghost (1984 band), Japanese experimental rock group * Ghost (2004 band), Japanese visual kei rock group *

Ghost (Swedish band) Ghost is a Swedish Rock music, rock band known for combining costumed theatricality, Heavy metal music, heavy metal, and arena rock. Formed in Linköping in 2006, the band released their debut album, ''Opus Eponymous'' in 2010, which earned the ...

, rock group * Ghosts (band), British indie/pop group * The Ghost (American band), American punk rock group *

The Ghost (Faroese band) The Ghost is a Faroese electropop duo consisting of Filip Mortensen on vocals and Urbanus Olsen on electronics. Following their appearance at the Iceland Airwaves music festival, held in Reykjavík, Iceland, the duo received a recording contract ...

, electropop duo * Ghost9, South Korean boygroup

Albums

* ''Ghost'' (soundtrack), to the 1990 film * ''Ghost'' (Crack the Sky album), 2001 * ''Ghost'' (Devin Townsend Project album), 2011 * ''Ghost'' (Gary Numan album), 1988 * ''Ghost'' (Ghost album), 1990 * ''Ghost'' (In Fiction EP), 2007 * ''Ghost'' (Kate Rusby album), 2014 * ''Ghost'' (Radical Face album), 2007 * ''Ghost'' (Sky Ferreira EP), 2012 * ''Ghost'' (Third Eye Foundation album), 1997 * ''Ghosts'' (Albert Ayler album), 1965 * ''Ghosts'' (Ash Riser album), 2017 * ''Ghosts'' (Big Wreck album), 2014 * ''Ghosts'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2020 * ''Ghosts'' (The Marked Men album), 2009 * ''Ghosts'' (Monolake album), 2012 * ''Ghosts'' (Rage album), 1999 * ''Ghosts'' (Siobhán Donaghy album), 2007 * ''Ghosts'' (Sleeping at Last album), 2003 * ''Ghosts'' (Strawbs album), 1975 * ''Ghosts'' (Techno Animal album), 1991 * ''Ghosts'' (Wendy Matthews album), 1997 *''Ghosts'', a series of albums by Nine Inch Nails **''

Ghosts I–IV ''Ghosts I–IV'' is the sixth studio album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released by The Null Corporation on March 2, 2008. It was the band's first independent release following their split from longtime label Interscope ...

'', 2008 **'' Ghosts V: Together'', 2020 **'' Ghosts VI: Locusts'', 2020 *''The Ghost'', a tour-only release by Songs: Ohia (Jason Molina), 1999 * ''The Ghost'' (Before the Dawn album), 2006

Songs

* "Ghost" (Ella Henderson song), 2014 * "Ghost" (Fefe Dobson song), 2010 * "Ghost" (Gackt song), 2009 * "Ghost" (Halsey song), 2015 * "Ghost" (Jamie-Lee Kriewitz song), 2015 * "Ghost" (Justin Bieber song), 2021 * "Ghost" (Mystery Skulls song), 2013 * "Ghost" (Phish song), 1998 *"Ghost", by The 69 Eyes from ''

Angels An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

'', 2007 *"Ghost", by Ava Max from '' Diamonds & Dancefloors'', 2023 *"Ghost", by

Beat Crusaders were a Japanese rock band active from 1997 to 2010. During all promotional appearances, their faces are masked by drawings resembling themselves as printed by a dot-matrix printer. History Beat Crusaders, commonly abbreviated BECR, was founded ...

from ''EpopMAKING ~ Pop Tono Sogu ~'', 2007 *"Ghost", by Buckethead from '' Colma'', 1998 *"Ghost", by Clutch from '' Blast Tyrant'', 2004 *"Ghost", by Depeche Mode from ''

Sounds of the Universe ''Sounds of the Universe'' is the twelfth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 April 2009 by Mute Records. The album was supported by the 2009–10 Tour of the Universe. Three singles were released from th ...

'', 2009 *"Ghost", by Guttermouth from '' Full Length LP'', 1991 *"Ghost", by Hollywood Undead from ''

Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead () is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pa ...

'', 2015 *"Ghost", by House of Heroes from ''

The End Is Not the End ''The End Is Not the End'' is the third full-length album by the Christian rock band House of Heroes. It was released September 23, 2008. After touring for their album, '' Say No More'', the band announced on their MySpace page that they were ...

'', 2009 *"Ghost", by Howie Day from ''

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

'', 2000 *"Ghost", by Imminence from '' Heaven in Hiding'', 2021 *"Ghost", by Indigo Girls from ''

Rites of Passage A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change of status in society. In cultural anthropology the term is the Anglicisation of ''rite ...

'', 1992 *"Ghost", by Ingrid Michaelson from '' Human Again'', 2011 *"Ghost", a single by American rapper Jaden *"Ghost", by Jes from '' Disconnect'' *"Ghost", by Katy Perry from ''

Prism PRISM is a code name for a program under which the United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet communications from various U.S. internet companies. The program is also known by the SIGAD . PRISM collects stored internet ...

'', 2013 *"Ghost", by Little Boots from ''

Hands A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the koala (which has two opposable thumbs on each "han ...

'', 2009 *"Ghost", by Live from '' Secret Samadhi'', 1997 *"Ghost", by Mark Owen from The Art of Doing Nothing, 2013 *"Ghost", by Mystery Skulls from ''

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama, based on the novel by Judy Blume * '' ...

'', 2014 *"Ghost", by Neutral Milk Hotel from '' In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'', 1998 *"Ghost", by Pearl Jam from ''

Riot Act The Riot Act (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 5), sometimes called the Riot Act 1714 or the Riot Act 1715, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which authorised local authorities to declare any group of 12 or more people to be unlawfully assembled ...

'', 2002 *"Ghost", by Plastic Tree from ''

Chandelier A chandelier () is an ornamental lighting device, typically with spreading branched supports for multiple lights, designed to be hung from the ceiling. Chandeliers are often ornate, and they were originally designed to hold candles, but now inca ...

'', 2005 *"Ghost", by Sir Sly from ''

Gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...

'', 2013 *"Ghost", by Skip the Use from ''Can Be Late'', 2012 *"Ghost", by Slash from ''

Slash Slash may refer to: * Slash (punctuation), the "/" character Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Slash (Marvel Comics) * Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') Music * Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band * Nash th ...

'', 2010 *"Ghost", by Sleeping with Sirens from '' How It Feels to Be Lost'', 2019 *"Ghost", by

Tom Swoon Dorian Tomasiak (born 6 June 1993), known professionally as Tom Swoon (and previously as Pixel Cheese), is a Polish former DJ and record producer. Tom Swoon used to host Lift Off Radio on Electro City on Dash Radio. He debuted in the ''DJ Mag ...

, 2014 *"Ghost", the first part of the 2013 song " Haunted" by Beyoncé *"Ghost", by Zoe Wees from ''Golden Wings'', 2021 *"Ghost", by ZZ Ward from ''The Storm'', 2017 *"Ghost!", by Kid Cudi from '' Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager'', 2010 * "Ghosts" (Bruce Springsteen song), 2020 * "Ghosts" (Dirty Vegas song), 2002 * "Ghosts" (Japan song), 1982 * "Ghosts" (Laura Marling song), 2007 * "Ghosts" (Michael Jackson song), 1997 *"Ghosts", by 1 Giant Leap from '' 1 Giant Leap'', 2002 *"Ghosts", by Albert Ayler from ''

Spiritual Unity ''Spiritual Unity'' is a studio album by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler. It was recorded on July 10, 1964 in New York City, and features bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray. It was the first album recorded for Bernard Sto ...

'', 1965 *"Ghosts", by Ariel Pink and John Maus from '' Lover Boy'', 2002 *"Ghosts", by Assemblage 23 from ''

Meta Meta most commonly refers to: * Meta (prefix), a common affix and word in English ( in Greek) * Meta Platforms, an American multinational technology conglomerate (formerly ''Facebook, Inc.'') Meta or META may also refer to: Businesses * Meta (ac ...

'', 2007 *"Ghosts", by Big Wreck from ''

Ghosts In folklore, a ghost is the soul or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirit of a dead Human, person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from a ...

'', 2014 *"Ghosts", by Caravan Palace from ''

Chronologic ''Chronologic'' is the fourth studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette ...

'', 2019 *"Ghosts", by Funeral for a Friend from ''

Memory and Humanity ''Memory and Humanity'' is the fourth studio album by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, released on 13 October 2008. The album was released through the band's own record label Join Us Records in the UK, Victory Records in the US and ...

'', 2008 *"Ghosts", by Ghosts from '' The World Is Outside'', 2007 *"Ghosts", by Jake Owen from '' Startin' with Me'', 2006 *"Ghosts", by The Jam from '' The Gift'', 1982 *"Ghosts", by Kansas from ''

In the Spirit of Things ''In the Spirit of Things'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). It is a very loosely organized concept album, telling the story of a flood hitting the real Kansas city of Neosho Falls ...

'', 1988 *"Ghosts", by Ladytron from ''

Velocifero ''Velocifero'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron and their first to be released by Nettwerk. The album was first released digitally on 19 May 2008, followed by a physical release on 2 June in the United Kingdo ...

'', 2008 *"Ghosts", by Mike Shinoda from '' Post Traumatic'', 2018 *"Ghosts", by The Presets from '' Pacifica'', 2012 *"Ghosts", by PVRIS from ''

White Noise In signal processing, white noise is a random signal having equal intensity at different frequencies, giving it a constant power spectral density. The term is used with this or similar meanings in many scientific and technical disciplines, i ...

'', 2014 *"Ghosts", by Rage from ''

'', 1999 *"Ghosts", by Robbie Williams from ''

Intensive Care Intensive care medicine, usually called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes p ...

'', 2005 *"Ghosts", by Shellac from '' 1000 Hurts'', 2000 *"Ghosts", by Susumu Hirasawa from '' Sword-Wind Chronicle BERSERK Original Soundtrack'', 1997 *"Ghosts", by Yung Lean and Bladee from '' Psykos'', 2024

Other music

*''Ghost'', a piano trio by Beethoven *

Ghost note In music, notably in jazz, a ghost note (or a dead, muted, silenced or false note) is a musical note with a rhythmic value, but no discernible pitch when played. In musical notation, this is represented by an "X" for a note head instead of ...

, a type of musical note *'' Ghost the Musical'', a 2011 stage musical

Television

Series

* ''Ghost'' (Malaysian TV series), a 2008 mystery series * ''Phantom'' (South Korean TV series), a 2012 police procedural series, also known as ''Ghost'' * ''Ghosts'' (1995 TV series), a British drama series * ''Ghosts'' (2019 TV series), a British sitcom * ''Ghosts'' (American TV series), a 2021 sitcom based on the British sitcom *''

Kamen Rider Ghost is a Japanese tokusatsu drama serving as the 17th Heisei period, Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 26th series overall. Takuro Fukuda serves as ''Ghost''s lead screenwriter, with Satoshi Morota as director. It premiered on TV Asahi and affiliate sta ...

'', a 2015–16 TV Asahi tokusatsu series

Episodes

* "Ghost" (''Dollhouse'') *"Ghosts", an episode of ''Dark'' * "Ghosts" (''Frankie Drake Mysteries'') * "Ghosts" (''Gotham'') * "Ghosts" (''Hidden Palms'') * "Ghosts" (''Justified'') *"Ghosts", an episode of ''One Day at a Time'' * "Ghosts" (''Person of Interest'') * "Ghosts" (''Psych'') *"Ghosts", a season two episode of ''The Protector'' * "The Ghost" (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'') * "The Ghost" (''The Amazing World of Gumball'') * "The Ghost" (''Miracles'') * "Ghosts" (''The Walking Dead'')

Computing

* Ghost (blogging platform), blogging software built in JavaScript *

Ghost (communication network) Ghost was an Australian-based communications network and service provider that offered modified smartphones allowing encrypted communications among subscribers. Background Ghost was originally created around 2015. Devices The modified handsets we ...

, discontinued communications network and service provider * Ghost (disk utility), a disk cloning program * G.ho.st, an operating system

Science

Biology

* Ghost cell, a necrotic cell that retains its cellular architecture but has no nucleus *

Ghost lineage A ghost lineage is a hypothesized ancestor in a species lineage that has left no fossil evidence, but can still be inferred to exist or have existed because of gaps in the fossil record or genomic evidence. The process of determining a ghost line ...

, an inferred phylogenetic lineage *

Ghost population A ghost population is a population that has been inferred through using statistical techniques. Population studies In 2004, it was proposed that maximum likelihood or Bayesian approaches that estimate the migration rates and population sizes usin ...

, an inferred statistical population

Physics

* Ghost (physics), an unphysical state in quantum field theory **

Faddeev–Popov ghost In physics, Faddeev–Popov ghosts (also called Faddeev–Popov gauge ghosts or Faddeev–Popov ghost fields) are extraneous fields which are introduced into gauge quantum field theories to maintain the consistency of the path integral form ...

, a type of unphysical field in quantum field theory * Gemini High-resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) a telescope instrument

Vehicles

* IAI Ghost, a rotary mini UAV * Juliet Marine Systems Ghost, a stealth ship *

Rolls-Royce Ghost The Rolls-Royce Ghost is a full-sized luxury car manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The "Ghost" nameplate, named in honour of the Silver Ghost, a car first produced in 1906, was announced in April 2009 at the Auto Shanghai show. The produ ...

, a car

Other uses

Ghost (fashion brand) Ghost is a London fashion label founded in 1984 by Tanya Sarne. It is known for classic vintage clothing-influenced viscose crêpe, satin and georgette designs, which are modified slightly each season to keep them up to date, but do not follow ...

* Ghost (mascot), a joke mainly used by sports fans in Latin America *

Global horizontal sounding technique The global horizontal sounding technique (GHOST) program was an atmospheric field research project in the late 1960s for investigating the technical ability to gather weather data using hundreds of simultaneous long-duration balloons for very long-r ...

, an atmospheric field research project in the late 1960s *

Ghosting (television) In television, a ghost is a replica of the transmitted image, offset in position, that is superimposed on top of the main image. It is often caused when a TV signal travels by two different paths to a receiving antenna, with a slight differen ...

, an unwanted image