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From the article: Electric Chair Ghost
When engineer Fred Leuchter took this photo of an old electric chair he was modifying for the state of Tennessee, he was startled by the anomalies seen. Does this picture show the ghost of an executed man? What do you think? Tell us what you think

wood demon

kisses the back of the neck of the person in the chair just before they get electrocuted. Laughs and carries on and tells them he'll be there for them after they die.
—Guest Scott

really?

You really believe in those things?...omg..........
—Guest Guest Name

fun theory

A camera it's prime function is to let in light to form a photo. Humans have electrons that regulate within bodies. An electric chair sends shocks throuout the human body. since the electric chair constantly sends electricity(light), through victims, in basically the same position. there could be fragments of floting elctrons that the camera could have picked up on. forming what appears to be a the head and arms. the reason why the face would show is because the head is the main flow of electricity. from the head down into the neveous system. so naturally there is more electrons in the head. but just a theory
—Guest justlookin

beliver

They look real to me very good some images like that i have expirience my self:)
—Guest cristal

wow

I cant belive that these are actually real i mean like this is hela cool i belive in ghost sometimes i even feel thier presents with me or smell them my great grandpa past away not long ago and i could still smell him like he right here with us watching me and the family.
—Guest Cynthia

Heeelp! I'm shriiiiinkinnnn'!

I don't think they electrocuted him, I think they shrunk him into a dust-sized mote, and any of us could be inhaling him at this moment! Think it's your allergies? Think again!
—missbobbie

Happy much?

If I died by electrocution, I wouldn't come back all smiling & crap!! I'd be pissed(>_
—Guest mzfilo55

Imprint

It could very well be the imprint left from someones aura. It may sound strange, but with all that electricity it does make sense!
—nellrose

Matrixing

I believe this is a simple case of matrixing. What is believed to be a hand looks to me to be a reflection on the inside of the wood frame.
—Guest SaphiraRose

Electric Chair Ghost?

Here is another case of reading something out of nothing. If the "face" is plausible, then why is it not in correct proportion with the body? Wouldn't there be more definitive marks on the armrests? This is an example of "selective" lighting quirks magnified to serve as "evidence". BE
—Guest Bill; England

just facinating!

This is a remarkable photo! Given the history of the chair that this instrument of death was in fact made from another instrument of death, its not surprising or all that unusual that something of the past occupants still linger near the object of their deaths! Its a violent way to go & in their last moments all that pain & fear & anger was retained in some small part in the materials of the chair! Even in death they still want to be acknowledged!
—Guest Virginia V.

reader,

this chair,was from the wood,that were used,from the gallows,so this,or these spirits,either,haunt,this gloomy piece,of furniture,from the executions,that took place,on them,..
—Guest wesley flett

Chair

I wouldn't want this piece of furniture stored in my basement!
—Guest Paul

Interesting...

Sure does look like it, but why is the head so tiny? Looks like a ant died in the chair.
—shewhowearspink

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