The first thing people noticed was that the child never seemed to get any closer. Every photograph showed the same distance. No matter where the camera was placed, no matter which side of the abandoned water park someone explored, the small figure… Read more

The rural hospital had been closed for years, but hand-shaped streaks kept forming on the laundry room wall near a sealed chute. Then a staff photo seemed to show a pale woman in a white dress hiding behind the sheets. Read more

The old theater had been sealed for years, and the renovation crew said the balcony doors were locked from the lower level. Then one worker’s photo showed a white-dress figure seated by herself upstairs, staring down from the dark. Read more

The aquarium was closed, the public halls were dark, and a night worker took one last photo down the blue-lit service tunnel. In the glass, the story goes, a pale figure in a white dress stood on the other side, waiting in a place no person could reach. Read more

The studio was locked, the lights were low, and the mirror should have reflected only an empty practice room. Instead, the story goes, a pale long-haired figure in a loose white dress appeared near the barre, standing too still in a place no one was supposed to be. Read more

The library was closed, the archive floor was locked, and the microfilm reader had been shut down for the night. Then the room camera seemed to show a shadow sitting at the machine as the screen glowed on by itself. Read more

The laundromat was closed, the machines were empty, and the back service hall was supposed to be locked. At 3:12 a.m., a dryer door swung open by itself, and something dark appeared behind the hanging towels. Read more

The municipal pool had been drained for repairs, the office was locked, and no one was scheduled inside. Then the camera showed a dark figure beyond the empty lanes while a wet handprint slowly appeared on the inside of the glass. Read more

The printer should have been off. The storage office was locked, the lobby lights were out, and no one had logged into the computer. Then one page slid into the tray with a tenant name on it, and the camera reflection showed a figure inside the glass. Read more

The hallway was dry when she arrived. The bathroom was locked from the outside. Still, a line of wet footprints crossed the floor toward the hall closet, and the last print stopped where the door should have opened from the other side. Read more