Welcome to how to be a ghost! This post is for all the ghouls and ghastly people aspiring to haunt. It contains multiple aesthetic sections to help you get your ideal ghostly vibe.
And always remember that this taste is subjective! I am always throwing ideas at the wall and seeing if they stick. Take what resonates and leave what doesn't.
Comment with your own ideas! Let's build a creepy community.
Aesthetic
- candles lit everywhere
- cold late night air
- early morning fog
- comfort in the misunderstood
- accidentally startling people
- broken mirrors
- cats
- being awake in the haunting hours of the night
- sticking to routine
- being alone in a crowded space
- cold hands
- lace curtains
- a shoe box full of things from your past
- photos of people you no longer know
- creaky floors
- vintage floral wallpaper
- the moon
- windy nights
- vines of ivy across old buildings
- polaroids of old friends
Foods & Recipes
- hot tea
- apple cider
- mashed potatoes
- vanilla yogurt
- three musketeers
- marshmallows / marshmallow cream
- icing
- taffy
- ice cream
- light biscuits
- classic halloween cookies!
- any kind of halloween food kits! some stores sell these during halloween time, or even in the months leading up to it. they come in things like cupcakes, cookies, and even haunted gingerbread houses.
- any kind of ghost themed snack! the ghost dots were a popular and hard to find choice for me, but full disclaimer: those things are radioactive! there's no way they can be healthy with all the dyes and artificial things in them.
Thrift List
- old clocks
- keys
- old letters
- tattered quilts
- lace doilies
- old books
- old photos
- obsolete technology
- anything left over from halloween
- old or broken dolls
- lanterns
- nightlights
- discarded library books
- records
- a vintage lamp
- a music box
Places to Haunt
- abandoned houses
- cemeteries
- worn out motels
- libraries
- empty nighttime streets
- hotel hallways
- a walgreens or cvs at night
- the creek
- an abandoned school bus
- dead malls
- used bookstores
- the forest
- old bridges
Activities & Hobbies
- explore
- journal--maybe even a ghost journal reserved exclusively for haunting entries!
- scrap-booking or junk journaling--these could also be ghost themed, but the general aesthetic of vintage stationery gives me enough of the vibe.
- letter writing
- find cemeteries to haunt--findagrave.com is my favorite website to easily locate anyone’s grave and also browse all cemeteries in any area! I found so many cool abandoned cemeteries this way.
- meditate
- people watch
- haunt your house in the middle of the night
- read
- pull tarot cards
- write poetry
- unplug from tech!
- have a bonfire
- create a moon ritual
- take blurry / grainy photos
- film photography
- don't be afraid to go places alone! (safely)
- play old records
- listen to the radio
- memorize poetry
- headstone rubbings
- embroidery
- listen to ghost stories
- write in the steam on the bathroom mirror, or the dust on the back of a car
Wardrobe
- whites and florals
- flowy dresses and skirts
- flowy pants
- flowy nightgowns
- lacy clothes
- simple, loose t-shirts
- vintage dressy white tops
- fingerless gloves
- low heels, especially in a vintage style
- any kind of vintage dresses--house dresses, tea dresses, long, formal dresses
- scarves
- beanies
- light / no jewelry
- big sweaters
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