Ghost

Ghost
Information
Status	Extant
Notable Traits	Pale skin, white eyes Capable of Possession Materialization
First Appearance	Pilot
Season(s)	1

“	Her spirit's not here. It moved on, which is a good thing, the natural order. Spirits that stay are unsettled, unhappy.	”
	— Manfred describes ghosts to Olivia and Creek in Blinded by the Light

Ghosts are deceased human or supernatural beings introduced in Midnight, Texas. They are the manifestations of the deceased person's spirit. Ghosts seemingly take on the visible forms of themselves just after death. This is notably the case of Aubrey Hamilton.

Origin

The origins of ghost remain unexplained; however, they've likely existed since the beginning of mankind, though separated from the living by the Veil.

Physical Appearance

Ghosts take on the appearance they had at the time of their death, even though they share some common traits like white eyes and pale skins. They appear as gray or black smoke before materialization, though they may also manifest only part of their body, such as the upper body, while the rest remains a cloud of smoke.

Similar to ghosts, demonic spirits take on a ghastly form in addition to their demonic features.

Strengths

• Possession: Also know as a "hijacking", ghosts, when called into the mortal plane via a psychic, are capable of possession. This allows them to take control of the psychic's body for an undetermined amount of time. When performed, the host body's eyes will turn cloudy white. Seemingly, ghosts can take near-complete control of the host unless they are forcefully expelled. It is currently unknown if ghosts can hijack other humans or supernatural beings, apart from witches. Alternatively, demonic spirits seems to be able to hijack both humans and psychics.
• Telekinesis: A seemingly passive form of telekinesis capable of moving small objects in connection with a medium. Currently, this ability has only been demonstrated by Aubrey Hamilton when Manfred Bernardo reached out to her using a Ouija Board, she manipulated where the planchette moved along the board.

Weaknesses

• Magic: Ghosts are susceptible to various forms of magic, such as Witchcraft or Gypsy Magic.
• Tethered Objects: When ghosts and demonic spirts become tethered to objects, seemingly of significance, they become bound and are otherwise trapped in limbo, unable to move on. Ghosts can become untethered to said object with help from a psychic or by completing their unfinished business that binds them to the mortal plane. Manfred unbound six demonic spirits from their bound objects that were pawned whereas Xydla completed her unfinished business by directing Manfred to his destiny, to Midnight, thereby becoming untethered from the RV.
  • Manfred's RV: Previously owned my Xylda, the blue and white recreational vehicle served as their home for much Manfred's life. Upon Xylda's death, having previously not explained to him of her vision of Midnight destroyed in flames, she became tethered and unable to move on.
  • Silver Casket Trinket Jewelry Box: A small, silver plated trinket jewelry box with ornate designs and a red interior. Lemuel details how a, by all accounts, happy and successful family man found that the trinket on a hike only to beat his wife and six children to death the same afternoon. The man claimed that a demon made him do it.
  • Iron spider: A large, iron device with several prongs that was used to torture witches during the Inquisition.
  • Voodoo Hoof Rattle: A wooden rattle adorned with feathers at each end. Its backstory remains unclear, though the screams that Manfred heard when it was rattled caused him to recoil and describe it as an "ice pick" behind his eye.
  • Demonic Doll: An old, worn porcelain-like doll with tattered and discolored clothing. Upon picking up the doll, Manfred immediately heard the tethered spirit laugh.
  • Wooden Totem: Not much is known about his object, other than that Lemuel states that the man that sold the item had believed to have been the devil himself.

Notable Ghosts

• Xylda (Moved On)
• Aubrey Hamilton Lowry
• Violet (Moved On)

Trivia

• It is unknown whether or not ghosts can materialize without the need of a psychic.
  • Seemingly, where the veil between the living and dead is thinnest, in Midnight, ghosts can materialize when they are not summoned.
• Humans appear unable to see ghosts, as when Harold materialized to Manfred, Rachel could not see him.
• Ghosts are tethered to Earth due to unfinished business or pending issues. Once these problems are resolved, they move on to another plane of existence.

Gallery

Possession

Materialization