ANGRY GHOST: In Japanese tradition, if the soul of the dead is not purified, it can return to the land of the living in the guise of a ghost.


APPARITION: The phenomenon where the ghost takes on a physical form that can be seen. These often appear to be transparent, faint (or washed out in appearance) or disfigured. Their appearance is normally for very short period of time. Apparitions of animals, humans, and even inanimate objects have been seen.