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Book Researchers Say Photo of Jim Morrison's Ghost Is Real

Jim Morrison has been dead for almost four decades, but a snapshot belonging to longtime rock historian Brett Meisner allegedly shows the Doors frontman haunting his own grave. And now, just in time for Halloween, a book now claims the image may be authentic.

Back in 1997, Meisner decided to take a snapshot next to the rock legend's grave in the famous Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, not exactly an uncommon thing to do considering some 1,000 people visit the grave daily. The photo, taken by Meisner's assistant, shows the historian casually standing next to Morrison's plot with one hand in his pocket and a white cloudy shadow to his left, the latter going unnoticed until Meisner finally decided to revisit the photo in 2002. The cloudy, obscure image to Meisner's left is said to be the deceased singer himself.

Word quickly spread thanks to the Internet, and the historian had the photo analyzed by some folks who do that sort of thing -- and they concluded that the snapshot may indeed be as bone chilling as it was first perceived. These researchers rule out both lightning and image manipulation and conclude that the photo is simply "unexplainable." In an even more eerie coincidence, the photo is featured in a new book titled 'Ghosts Caught on Film 2: Photographs of the Unexplained.'

"Part of me wishes that I never stepped foot into the graveyard in the first place," Meisner told the UK's Sunday Express, adding that his life was never the same after taking it. Not only did he say his marriage dissolved, but in an eerie coincidence to Morrison's life, Meisner acknowledged losing a close pal to a drug overdose as well. He also recounted that the photo also brought all sorts of characters to his door, claiming they bore messages from the rock god.

"At first it was sort of interesting to see how many people felt a spiritual bond with Jim and the photo," Meisner said, "but now the whole vibe seems negative." While this book maintains that the snapshot is real, skeptics will counter that the image of Morrison's ghost is -- appropriately for Mr. Mojo Risin' -- double exposed.


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James Douglas Morrison

I'm not dead

February 20 2011 at 6:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LEYDI

No offense to believers, or to the picture taker, but it looks like Jim was taking a stretchy stretch, and chose to present himself in between in weight. Not too skinny or too fat, BUT JUST RIGHT. I'd like to believe so badly, but just can't.

February 19 2010 at 8:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
melanie french

i seen a little boy in my friends house when i was staying there one night after she retired to her room he explained to me that he was her nephew michael i thought it odd that he appeared in the doorway in the early hours when he was nowhere to be seen earlier in the evening but he told me that he travelled down through the night to see my friend who is his aunt margaret next day when i asked margaret about her nephew michael she broke down and told me he died years before in a car crash with his mother and father so forgive me for being a devout believer of the supernatural if you choose not to believe thats your choice maybe you never see with your own eyes and thats fair enough but if you ask me thats definetely my idol and yes he is the lizard king and can do anything

February 06 2010 at 11:06 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Renee Montillo

During further examination, it looks like Jim is wearing an Indian head dress. He looks like he is doing an Indian dance. Which would be just like Jim to do. Since it was confirmed that the photo was not altered, I feel it could be authentic. Does anyone else see what I see in the photo? Any believers, give me your opinion!

November 03 2009 at 10:12 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Renee Montillo

I have had my own personal experience with spirits, and I can say they are real. There will always be sceptics. I believe some people are afraid to believe in the posibility.
I noticed in the photo of Jim Morrison's spirit, below his left arm (on the right side of the photo), you can see a face of another spirit. Look closely, and focus your eyes. Maybe the face of his beloved, Pam?

November 03 2009 at 10:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tony

How does a shirt and a pair of pant's
become "Ghost" ?

November 02 2009 at 4:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bgillard

Ecclestias 9:5 for the living know that they will die but the dead no nothing at all. psalms 146:3-4 the day a person dies his thoughts stop.. dead is dead.

October 20 2009 at 11:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Guy Yeager

Brett has said before that Tom Petty (yup the one and only)was the one who took this picture.

October 19 2009 at 9:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Clint

I call BULLSHIT

October 17 2009 at 12:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Stuart

Why do the majority of baseless assertions from the paranormal believers in the comments section seem to be made in such terrible English?

October 17 2009 at 5:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply