The Most Terrifying, Nightmare-Inducing Ghost Videos on the Internet

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last updated 19 October 2021

Happy Friday the 13th! 👻 If you didn't believe in ghosts before, these videos posted from real people around the world will definitely change your tune. Ahead, the 15 scariest (and totally believable) ghost videos on the internet that will absolutely blow your mind.

1. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

0:50. That is all.

2. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Okay this may not *technically* be a ghost (or maybe it is...dun dun dun), but we need to know how this girl is LEVITATING in the air. And not to mention, she runs away as soon as she lands...(probably because she's just as freaked out as we are).

3. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Just watch the mirror, and then never use a mirror again.

4. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Losing our sh*t...again. May have just had a mini heart attack. It's fine. We're fine.

5. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

A great way to stop your late-night snacking habit forever!

6. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Wait for it...please.

7. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

This went viral (opens in new tab) from a school's video footage at 3 a.m. Pretty sure it speaks for itself...

8. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

This could be a person, ghost, or actual Bigfoot. Either way, this is INSANE.

9. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Though this isn't an *official* ghost sighting, back in 2013 21-year-old Elisa Lam went missing on vacation in Los Angeles. Her body was found in a water tank in a downtown L.A. hotel, and this was the last footage of her seen before she disappeared. (Oh, and still nobody knows how the body got there.) We have to wonder what Lam was *really* seeing in her final moments...

10. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

The scare factor isn't bigger because 1) the videographer obviously has no chill and 2) we can't tell if this is real. Someone let us know.

11. Scare factor: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Happy Friday the 13th!

Rachel Epstein is a writer, editor, and content strategist based in New York City. Most recently, she was the Managing Editor at Coveteur, where she oversaw the site’s day-to-day editorial operations. Previously, she was an editor at Marie Claire, where she wrote and edited culture, politics, and lifestyle stories ranging from op-eds to profiles to ambitious packages. She also launched and managed the site’s virtual book club, #ReadWithMC. Offline, she’s likely watching a Heat game or finding a new coffee shop.