~ Unsubstantiated Insubstantiality ~

Title page from A Biography of François Magendie.

“A dark side without a shadow in the open air.” —The Works of John Ruskin

~ Unsubstantiated Insubstantiality ~

Portrait from the biography of Hugh McAllister Beaver.

She “could barely make out his face in the gray haze.” —Kathleen O’Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear, The Summoning God

~ Unsubstantiated Insubstantiality ~

Portrait from Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger.

“The figure was ghostly pale, with indistinct features.” —Mark Alan Morris, The Ghost Next Door

~ Amorphous Apparitions ~

Portrait from James Speed.

“The contours of the dark things around me are sharpening, faint features beginning to emerge.” —Eric Stone, Grave Imports

~ Amorphous Apparitions ~

Portrait from Memoir of Thomas Handasyd Perkins.

“The play of light and shadows turned his craggy face into an eerie visage.” —Lori Foster

~ Amorphous Apparitions ~

Portrait from Life of Thomas Jefferson.

“It was an unmistakable face, and of itself answered many questions.” —Alfred Elton Van Vogt

~ Amorphous Apparitions ~

Portrait from The Life of William Pinkney.

“With such ghostly features, what on Earth can you focus on?” —Martin Mobberley

An illustration of a spirit double from an 1889 issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly magazine.  The caption reads: "It seemed almost like a luminous mist floating in through the window—and out of that mist slowly grew my own face and form."

Dedicated to Clint Marsh.

~ Amorphous Apparitions ~

Portrait from Samuel Daniel.

“His pale face visible as only a white smudge.” —Peter Straub, Ghost Story