
It’s very interesting, but unfortunately I have no answers for it. The house was built for my parents in the early 1960s, so I have no stories of a previous family living there. And like I said, nobody recognizes the boy in the picture. I’d love to hear your feedback. Does this qualify as a legitimate ghost photo? I’d love to have it analyzed or just receive somebody’s professional opinion, like yours.
There is definitely an image of a boy there, so I don’t think it’s an illusion. It’s possibly a double exposure, but I don’t think so, for the reasons that you state, Melissa. That leaves two possibilities: it’s either a clever digital fake (always something we have to consider these days)… or it’s a ghost.
Melissa responds to the question about the photo being digitally altered:
“Yes, I can confirm that the photo wasn’t manipulated as it was taken in 1989 on regular film and developed at our local drug store,” she says. “I still have the original photo. It’s so weird.”
Source: About.com