iPhone captures ghostly bartender

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Spooked pub-goers claim to have pictured the spirit they say has been haunting their local ale-house for years.

Regulars at the Apsley House in Southsea, Hants, say a generous ghoul, believed to be the ghost of a former barman, keeps topping up their drinks.

And at a recent retirement party for one of the staff, Paul Morgan finally photographed the mysterious phantom.

Father-of-four Paul, 47, who was snapping friend Gerry Goodwin, said: 'I was taking lots of photos with my iPhone because it was a fancy dress-themed party.

'I took a few of a group of friends and it was once I looked at them a while later I noticed something strange in the background.

'I took two shots in a matter of seconds. You can't see anything strange in the first, then a face appears in the next.

'It is very weird. I showed my kids and they couldn't believe it. There was no one near at the time.'

Married Mr Morgan, a regular for the popular pub's darts side, said none of the regulars have been put off going in for a drink after seeing the spooky snap.

Plumbing engineer Paul added: 'The ghost is famous round here now and the pub wouldn't be the same without him.'

Landlord Paul Wicks added they had nicknamed their ghostly regular Reedy - after actor and legendary drinker Oliver Reed. He has worked at the 1960s pub, formerly a Victorian girls' school, for 13 years.

Mr Wicks, 51, said: 'People say they have seen the ghost at the bar and that they feel things - cold spots things like that. I am a sceptic but can't see any rhyme or reason for what is in that photo.'

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[metallithrax]

That's a persons 2 hands. Think they must still be drunk if they think that's a ghost.

[zeta_immersion]

I have no idea what I am looking at ... is a smudge ...

[Yorak]

Sorry, but all these stories about ghosts and UFOs are absolutely useless.

[c.grz]

Looks like a pair of hands moving too fast for the camera to capture properly.

[Crisp]

If it's a face, ghost must be a midget.

That guy looks... too happy... :shiftyninja:

[Paul Ferson Veteran]

I see two hands. Why? Because there are two hands there. I've tried looking at it from a distance, looking closely, and just glancing it as well as looking normally at it. All it has achieved is making me look stupid, and certain they're hands.

[Hum]

Still-living Gerry looks more frightening than the 'ghost'. :laugh:

[THolman Veteran]

I see a woman's hand blurring...

[dead.cell]

Damn, must be quite a slow news day to write about a pair of hands. :rofl:

[Hum]

I see a woman's hand blurring...

^ I saw this guy:

[Growled Member]

Someone needs to learn a little bit more about Photoshop before they attempt something like this. :p

[Rudy]

That's a persons 2 hands. Think they must still be drunk if they think that's a ghost.

This right there, I don't know how it managed to spread online really :/

[123456789A]

It's bigfoot omg!

[Hum]

^ Silly you -- it's a garden nome on the loose. :shifty:

[butilikethecookie]

screw the ghost. his teeth.... what dentist do you go to?