Note: These categories represent folklore‑based beliefs, cultural interpretations, and historical classifications.
None of these are proven factual phenomena.
They are included for reference, comparative analysis, and cultural‑anthropological context within IPAS.
Anniversary Haunting
Description: A manifestation described as occurring on a specific date or time linked to a past event.
Apparitional Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving visual figures, shapes, or human‑like forms.
Atmospheric Haunting
Description: A non‑interactive replay of past events described tied to environmental or atmospheric conditions.
Auditory Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving unexplained sounds, voices, footsteps, or knocks.
Crisis Haunting
Description: A manifestation described as occurring at or near moments of danger, death, or distress involving a specific person.
Cyclic Haunting
Description: A haunting described as repeating on predictable schedules, cycles, or intervals.
Death Echo Haunting
Description: A non‑interactive replay of a traumatic or emotionally charged event.
Doppelgänger Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving a double or duplicate of a living person.
Emotional Imprint Haunting
Description: A haunting is described as residual emotional energy embedded in a location.
Environmental Haunting
Description: A manifestation described as triggered by geological, atmospheric, or electromagnetic conditions.
Family Haunting
Description: A haunting described affecting a specific family line rather than a location.
Guardian Haunting
Description: A protective presence described as associated with guidance, warning, or oversight.
Intelligent Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving responsive or interactive behavior toward people or the environment.
Item‑Attached Haunting
Description: A haunting described linked to a specific object rather than a location or person.
Liminal Haunting
Description: A manifestation described occurring in transitional spaces (doorways, stairwells, thresholds).
Location‑Bound Haunting
Description: A haunting described tied to a specific building, room, or geographic site.
Modern Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving contemporary figures, clothing, or events.
Mimic Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving the imitation of voices, footsteps, or familiar sounds.
Olfactory Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving unexplained scents such as perfume, smoke, or decay.
Phantom Animal Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving non‑human apparitions such as dogs, cats, or horses.
Phantom Hitchhiker Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving roadside or vehicle‑associated apparitions.
Phantom Traveler Haunting
Description: A haunting described occurring along routes, paths, or travel corridors.
Physical Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving movement of objects, touches, or environmental manipulation.
Poltergeist Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving disruptive physical activity such as knocks, thrown objects, or electrical disturbances.
Portal Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving a location believed to act as a gateway for multiple entities.
Psychic Residue Haunting
Description: A haunting is described as the lingering imprint of strong emotional or psychological events.
Repetitive Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving the same action, sound, or figure repeating identically.
Residual Haunting
Description: A non‑interactive replay described of past events, emotions, or actions.
Shadow Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving dark, human‑shaped silhouettes with no discernible features.
Sensory Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving tactile sensations such as cold spots, pressure, or temperature shifts.
Spontaneous Haunting
Description: A haunting described as appearing suddenly without known historical or emotional triggers.
Temporal Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving time anomalies, slips, or distortions.
Territorial Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving defensive or boundary‑oriented behavior.
Thoughtform Haunting
Description: A haunting described as generated by human belief, emotion, or collective focus.
Trauma‑Linked Haunting
Description: A haunting described associated with sites of violence, grief, or intense emotional events.
Transient Haunting
Description: A haunting described as appearing briefly and not tied to a specific location.
Visual Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving lights, shadows, figures, or unexplained visual phenomena.
Vocal Haunting
Description: A haunting described involving disembodied voices, whispers, or calls.
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