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title: 'A Game Where You Find Creepy Ghosts in Old Photos'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=7DQy20KPu-4'
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date: 2026-08-06
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# A Game Where You Find Creepy Ghosts in Old Photos

> Source: [A Game Where You Find Creepy Ghosts in Old Photos](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7DQy20KPu-4)

## Summary

The video is a gameplay demo of 'Shutter Story', a game where players analyze family photos to uncover hidden paranormal anomalies. The host, Jack, explores the game's mechanics, which involve adjusting exposure, contrast, and filters to identify ghosts, spectral forms, and other supernatural phenomena. The video also highlights the game's narrative elements and the host's reactions to discovering hauntings.

### Key Points

- **Introduction to Shutter Story** [00:01] — Jack introduces the game, which involves examining family photos for paranormal activity by adjusting exposure and contrast. He recalls seeing it on Twitter and finding the concept unique.
- **Game Setup and Story** [01:16] — The game's story begins with Eli, who has been experiencing strange occurrences and has photos to analyze. The player uses software called 'Spectral Aware' to find anomalies.
- **Spectral Aware Tool** [07:19] — The tool helps hunt for hidden anomalies, specters, and ghosts using various filters and exposure settings. A guide is provided to identify haunting types.
- **Apparitions Explained** [09:39] — Apparitions are human-like entities, often translucent, with discernible features. They may appear as spirits, unidentified individuals, or doppelgangers. Tips include raising exposure in dark areas.
- **Impossible Events** [12:36] — This category includes autonomous objects and reality glitches, such as objects moving on their own or defying physics. Examples include giant deer and indoor rain.
- **Spectral Forms** [17:03] — Spectral forms are misty or shadow-like entities, lacking clear features. They appear gaseous with soft edges. Lower exposure and raise contrast to spot them.
- **Simulacra** [25:29] — Simulacra are face-like images formed by textures or patterns in natural or man-made structures, like the Belmez faces. Raise contrast to make them clearer.
- **Game Result and Conclusion** [33:44] — Jack found seven out of eight hauntings, missing one and misclassifying another. He praises the game's twist and compares it to Mortuary Assistant. The Kickstarter is nearly funded.

### Conclusion

Shutter Story offers a fresh take on horror games by combining photo analysis with paranormal investigation. The game's mechanics are engaging, and the narrative adds depth. The demo shows promise, and the Kickstarter is close to its goal.

## Transcript

NAME IS JACK THE GUY, AND WELCOME to a demo, actually, of a game called Shutter Story. I remember seeing this going around on Twitter last year at some interested in it, and I completely forgot about it until it popped up on my
feed again. But, it's a game where you see like family pictures, and then you have to adjust exposures and contrasts and everything to see if there's something paranormal happening in the background. Which I think is a really
cool idea for a game. I don't think we've ever really seen somebody do that before. Oh, knock.
Hi. Oh, you're here. Thank god. I've been waiting, man. Did you get >> [laughter] >> Mary Ann, hi, hi, welcome. Now, Eli, why are you making your friend wait outside, you little [ __ ] [ __ ]
Come on in. We've been waiting for you. Nice, wholesome family. Yoohoo! Hey there, kid. Good to see you again. Hey, come take a seat. I want to talk to you. Woah, look at these family photos.
baby? Mom's brother. He's staying for a few days. Listen, did you get it? The software? Will it work? Of course it will, as long as you've got
the photos ready. Oh, damn it. I forgot about the photos. Oh, damn it. I forgot about the photos. Relax, I'm good at this stuff. freaky.
Food's ready. Everyone come. I told you. Oh god. Oh no. Ugh. Rob, would you I got it.
I don't know what's wrong with it. You have a [ __ ] ATOMIC BOMB SHADOW on your wall. What do you mean? This place is all kinds of weird. the time. It looks great to me, Ms. Wells.
>> [sighs] >> This bit of mold though just appeared everything so clean. Come on, Mary. I'm sure he doesn't want I
honey? It's important. The market might finally Ah! Sick, dying baby. It's going to give it to us all and we're all haunted. Oh, no. What? She sneezed, Tom. That's
Of course. She's not eaten in a few hours. Is She's full because I fed her an hour ago. She's fine. Right. I'm sorry. Still figuring this out.
easy. How's the photography stuff going, kid? How's the photography stuff going, kid? Great. I've been getting into different styles. I hear photo journalists get paid well.
Oh, you're a photographer? Wow. Going out there in the world and bringing the truth to us. I think that's noble. I've got the talent. I want to take a photo that's remembered
years from now. Capture something no one's seen before. That's the right mindset. Stick with that attitude, and you'll do just fine. Your friend here has been dipping his toes into music. Did he tell you that?
I just started last week. No, you have? What instrument? The tuba. walk out to [music] to walk out with from the music store. I'm proud of him. I always wanted to get into music, but never had the time.
It's good to have hobbies. Our tuba [music] is crazy expensive. Shall we head in? Oh, of course. Listen to us droning on. You do have plans to try out that what do you two have plans to try out that
new video game, don't you? Game? That That's a software, actually. Game, yes. Software game. Come on, let's go. Awkward.
Very awkward. Come on. It's in my bedroom. Marianne, why are you just staring at the mold, Marianne?
didn't see this until the wall's all cleaned up. That's a dead person, for sure. You ever watch the movie Pulse?
the baby. You never really know. Both bottle at 6:00 p.m., bed by 7:00. Was it at 8:00 p.m.? Oh god. I should be the same having a kid. I would be panicking all the time. I panic all the
panicking all the time. I panic all the time about my own health. what's that all about? What's got you so on edge? What's got me
I told you about the photos, right? You said you saw a face in one of your old photos? Whatever I saw it, it wasn't normal. Sure you didn't see your reflection, man?
flipping through the album when I saw it. I quickly went back to it, but it was gone. How's it even possible? It's not just the photos. Weird stuff's been happening around the house lately.
Right, the mold, the power cord. This one time, there were dozens of worms crawling out of the toilet. Worms. But when I came back with dad, they were gone. You told them?
I tried. They won't listen. So now you're my only hope, Luke Skywalker. If we show them some proof, something in the photos, then maybe Trust me, I want to believe you. Imagine a real paranormal photo.
I mean, as long as everyone's safe, of course. in this house. Not for the past few months. each other. Planning something.
Planning something. Let's stick to the photos for now. You've added the scans to your computer, right? Let's take a look. right? Let's take a look. All right.
this time. Everything is fine, kids. Carry on. I don't think that was an earthquake. I think that was localized but entirely within this house. Raymond Morgan, Helen Morgan. Is that
Helen who's in there? Thomas and Mary-Ann, Robert. I can move. Jin Li Morgan. We don't know them. Arthur Morgan. You know what, Dutch?
Walter Morgan, Edith, what remains of Edith Finch. Big family tree that has nothing filled in. Okay. Okay. Let's see what we got.
transferred them to the PC like you asked. I added in the captions my mom had written for them in the albums. Hopefully that helps. Great. Let's see what we can find in here, shall we? Hey there. Welcome to Spectral Aware.
It's a tool that helps you hunt for hidden anomalies, specters, and ghosts in photos and videos with the help of variety of filter and exposure settings. Play with the different settings and see if anything shows up. Spooky.
This handy guide can help you identify what kind of haunting you're looking at. and select an anomaly type from the checklist. checklist. Apparition or impossible events.
mark it as safe. Remember, hauntings are rare. Most photos don't contain a Not sure what kind of an Not sure what kind of an anomaly it is, check the guide. But remember, once you've made a choice,
complete. So, make sure you've got it right before hitting submit. Happy haunting. That's cool. It's a very fun idea for Woah. Okay, what does contrast look like with
Oh, yeah. Oh, this This one for sure. This combination is definitely going to find some [ __ ] for us.
thought we were seeing [ __ ] already. Yeah. I imagine these ones are completely fine. Just to get us started, you know? What horrible looking faces you guys have.
Um Let's see. My god, my eyes are playing tricks on me now. I don't know if I see anything. Okay, there's nothing in that, right?
I mean, unless the baby's haunted. Your faces kind of look haunted. faces kind of look haunted. Honestly. Eli's birth. What did this one say? Eli in Mexico.
It's cool to get a bit of story as you're going as well. When am I going to you're going as well. When am I going to get my first haunting? Is it sitting right in front of me all this time and I can't see it?
I didn't expect this kind of [ __ ] Oh god, maybe I have missed something. Birthday boy waiting for his favorite breakfast. Okay.
Apparitions are most recognizable indicators of paranormal presence, commonly referred to as ghosts. These human-like entities may manifest in a variety of ways, and not all are obvious at first glance. Common indicators of
apparition activity include spirits, unidentified individuals, or unidentified individuals, or doppelgangers. shorter summary of each haunting type. No, I want to read.
Unless Oh, god. Okay, this actually is a lot of often taking the form of a translucent people. They are non-physical souls of Spirits have discernible facial features, clothing, and detail, though
may appear blurred in case of movement. Okay, so these ones are Okay, so these ones are pretty obvious. Whoa, that one's cool. It's possible to make a living person It's impossible to mistake
Oh my god. It's possible to mistake a living person for a ghost due to long exposure in cameras. To rule this out, check whether there is any mention of this person in the photo's caption. Clever.
apparitions often blend into shadows or overexposed areas. In dark areas, raise exposure and contrast, or apply the negative or I visible. Drop the exposure if the image is too bright.
Right. Ordinarily, there'd be nothing unusual about that photo bomber in the This? Except you took this photo in your home, and no one else was there. Oh, this?
don't know. Uh this might appear normal, but they couldn't have been present at the time. They may also appear in in completely formed and disembodied limbs, heads, or other body parts. The thing I have
or a floating rod. They may resemble someone you know posing as if they belong. Your brother who lives in another country, a friend long deceased, or someone already in the
photo twice. Cool. Oh wait, is this the photo bomber? Mrs. Chang's daughter took this photo of her visible in the background after
developing it. But Mr. Chang was away in London at the time. Did the anomaly take his form to appear safe and familiar? Cool. The father of the girl in the foreground took this photo on a private property
Only after development was the faint figure behind the shed wearing historic clothing of Victorian style was noticed. That is really hard to see. anomalies. Check the date and location of the footage. Does the subject belong?
Check for extra hands or limbs. Impossible events. Not many things are as chilling as seeing a fully formed ghost in a photograph, but hauntings Sometimes it's something that simply defies logic. Anything that makes you
goes under this category. Autonomous objects and reality glitches. Yeah, this [ __ ] This what I'm seeing. Okay, let's summarize this page and see what it says. Ah, objects that move or float with external influence or defy
the laws of physics. No filters and no exposure tips. False positive checks for logical source. Could it have fallen, thrown, or moved naturally? Each photo is unique. Woah, reality glitches. Giant deer.
is not possible in the real world. Objects or creatures with possible scale or form. Examples, clock with extra hands, indoor rain, giant animals, and vortexes or portals. Okay, that was it.
So, this is haunted and you're an impossible event, haunted and you're an impossible event, right? Baby Eli helping out in the kitchen. All right, baby Eli, what we got?
Everything in this photo looks pretty damn normal to me, honestly. Something in a reflection somewhere, maybe?
I mean, I saw the pictures and I was like, wait, they're odd. Wait, what's this? Oh, it's the edge of the counter. Oh, it's the edge of the counter. Okay, I think that one's clear.
Oh, you definitely have something going on back there. Oh, for sure. YEAH, LOOK AT THAT. YOU YOU SEE THAT? YEAH. Who's that [ __ ] weirdo?
Oh, cool. Okay, so you're an apparition. WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED?
she's fallen and she can't get up. Oh my god, grandma, what happened? What is wrong with me? Oh god. Relax, Tom, it was a mistake. the hospital? It's my mistake. I can't
do anything right. Oh god. Shouldn't we call an ambulance? Tom, breathe. Long breaths. Hmm, that baby's haunted. Look at that baby, y'all. Hmm, might not be the worst idea.
And what An ambulance? She's fine, Eli. She just fell. Fine? All right, let's calm down a second. Grandma's [ __ ] dead. She may be blinking, but she's dead. Look at her, she's not even breathing.
SpongeBob episode. Let's get her to bed first, Eli. If anything seems off, I'll call the family doctor, okay? I've told you all before, something is wrong with this house. Oh, don't start
with your ghost stories again now, Eli. Hey man, can you get a print of that it to them. Yeah, I'm on it. How do I print that [ __ ]
Does that mean this house is haunted? I don't want to be here then. Mom, look at this photo. Do you see it? Do you see the face in the background?
We were alone that day. Uh, my photo? What am I supposed to be looking at here? There's a face, can't you see it? games? We'll get grandma to bed, okay, son?
[ __ ] don't listen. It's not fine. Everything is not fine. why. We need more photos with clearer can't ignore. I don't know why, I feel like things are
I don't know why, I feel like things are about to get much worse very soon. I'll figure this out, don't you worry. Guide entry unlocks spectral forms.
Do I get to find out if I did something right?
Um, Ooh, just like shadows. haunting presence may appear on camera in the form of a wispy mist-like shapes
or dark unidentified shadows. These differ from apparitions in that they appear gaseous and lack texture or clear definition with soft faded edges. Common indicators of spectral form include mists and shadow people.
Identification white cloudy gaseous forms may have human outlines or appear formless. Unlike apparitions, they lack identifiable features or clothing. No, oh, I need negative for these. Got you. Lower exposure and raise
contrast to separate from bright backgrounds backgrounds. I swear to God, is my brain melting out of my head? Why can't I speak anymore? experiment. Could it be smoke or fog? If so, is
there a logical source for either nearby? Ooh, this is a cool picture. Shadow people are mists. Darker counterparts. Darker counterparts semi-transparent or solid black. Remain dark even under a light source.
identifiable features or clothing. Move in quick abrupt patterns. Lower exposure and raise contrast to separate from bright backgrounds. Okay.
You got it. Not seeing anything in this one. Let's head TO THE NEGATIVE. OH, DIP. OH WAIT, THAT'S JUST HIS SHADOW. Look at these [ __ ] demon eyes. Demon baby. Right? Like that doesn't count
cuz it's just their shadows on the back of the wall from the flash. already. Oh, definitely something going on in here. Are you kidding me? on in here. Are you kidding me? That's a shadow person right there.
Spectral form. Hey there, Johnny. How are we doing? Oh, I didn't even read any of these. Sorry. Thomas, mom, dad, and I don't remember where this is from. Mom sometime just before she married. I
goes along. Grandpa Elias during the war. Was Grandpa Elias hiding, huh? Some [ __ ] 1942, so World War II.
Except this, but I don't know what that is. That doesn't seem noteworthy enough to be anything, you know?
wrong. We might get this one wrong, y'all. Oh, this is ripe for ghostage. Dad at his new job in the factory. What is Dad doing at his new job in the factory, huh?
What does Dad think he's going with all those boxes? those boxes? To a ghost town?
Oh, [ __ ] Oh, [ __ ] Okay, well, this just blew the [ __ ] door off. That means I could have missed stuff in the other pictures. I don't think there's anything in this
I don't think there's anything in this one. I think we're okay. your first video. Nice. When analyzing videos, it's important to get a hang of the media control button. Something spooky could be hiding in any frame. The
the photos, so make sure to check the guide whenever you're stuck. And as always, happy haunting. This is cool. We can go like frame by frame. But let's watch the whole thing first.
any of that. Let's bring up the exposure in the dark area. Anything? Oh, I like that I can scrub manually.
Oh, I like that I can scrub manually. Yeah. Oh my god, am I just missing the obvious? Whoa, Jesus. Oh. Oh. Apparition.
Spectral form. THERE'S A THERE'S A BLACK BLOBBY IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. UNLESS THAT COUNTS AS a Is that an impossible event? Cuz it looks more like a vortex than a person.
mists or shadow people. That doesn't look like a people. Vortexes because it doesn't seem to have the the warbling.
the the warbling. I'm just going to say a spectral form.
Possibly taken a few days after immigrating. immigrating. Creepy picture. Is there somebody else in the picture with you?
So, one, two, three. Possibly taken a few days before. Okay. haunty in it, but sometimes I'm just not
in it, but sometimes I'm just not getting what I want. Anything moving? Glitches? I don't think I see anything Glitches? I don't think I see anything in that. Do you guys?
way, please timestamp it and put it in the comments cuz I I really am curious. Oh, I can just scroll. Oh, so much Oh, I can just scroll. Oh, so much easier.
find something. Like maybe this is something, but Like maybe this is something, but honestly it just looks like a plant. Are they legs? What am I It's a plant.
I think this one's safe. But I've been wrong before. Come on, you have to have some sort of [ __ ] person behind you.
Look at this type of photo. These are always haunted, even when they're not. Uh 1920s great grandpa, grand aunt, and file name corrupted. are supposed to be in this picture. Wait.
the grand aunt is the kid. I think you're a ghost. Just mark them all as apparitions.
At the church with mom and dad. And who else? Is there room for Jesus? Probably, I don't know. What is going on here? Why is there like road?
clock collection and indoor rain, giant animals, vortex or portals. This to me looks like it's wrong. I'm like in the church but outside the like in the church but outside the church. What do you mean?
Whoa. Guide entry unlocked. Simulacra. [ __ ] it so much. Rob and I on our honeymoon. When do I get to know if I'm right or wrong? Or do I?
Oh Jesus. Right, let's look at the guide. What's the new thing we just got? by forming the likeness of a face or a human or or a human-like figure within trees, clouds, or man-made structures like
floors and walls. Often resembling religious iconography, these manifest of their own accord, further evidence of the unexplainable breaking into our rational world. Common indicators of simulacra include faces.
hard for me to pick out. These are like the color blind tests that I can't do. Perhaps the most recognizable instance of simulacra, the Belmez faces, appeared on the floor of a house in Spain. Is that what's going on in the house that
With human-like or human face-like discoloration emerging on the tiles, their unexplained appearance have made them one of the most debated paranormal It's Jesus. And
something. Oh come on, that could be anything. Face-like images formed by textures or natural patterns. They are large and structured enough to be noticed and recognizable, not microscopic or hidden
away. Okay, I need negative filters for this. Raise contrast to make them clearer. Check for full and proportional facial facial features. So, is there one
[ __ ] inch of this place cuz these are just reflections. Any faces popping up. Robin and I on our Okay, was there somebody else in your honeymoon with you? Like a face?
honeymoon with you? Like a face? I don't see anything. in that. Oh, dip.
Ho ho ho! It moved on its own. Okay, so wait, will I see something going by?
An impossible event? Cuz it's just Sometimes it's just something that just simply defies logic. Wait, that doesn't
Goes under this category. Yeah. Autonomous objects or reality glitches. Ah, whoops. Uh so, impossible event. Get out of here. Filter unlocked. Night vision.
Ooh. Ooh. Baby Eli with his grandpa. Aw. Oh, I see cuz there's [ __ ] up in the windows.
Okay. Let me just go through go through the rags first. Not really seeing anything. Is there something there?
your freaky [ __ ] faces? Um this photo. This [ __ ] me up. And now I feel like I'm just missing
And now I feel like I'm just missing really obvious [ __ ] There's nothing there, right? Does it do have a face on your shirt?
extra people. I I think that's safe. I think that's safe. Oh, video.
Uh Curtain's moving.
I mean, that could just be the wind, right? Like your window's open. prime time for some night vision. YEAH! [screaming] YEAH!
[screaming] YEAH! OH, THAT'S FREAKY. Okay. Um you, I think
are an apparition, right? Or you could be shadow person. But you seem like you had a face. Could this be the work of a shadow person outside of the frame? Recommended filters, low exposure, and raise
contrast. Lack identifiable features. Yeah. It's one or the other. You kind of have a face. You can see it more when I like
scrub. That's a face. That's an apparition. Ugh. Jesus.
What do we got hanging out in the corners? I thought we had something hiding out back there.
pretty plain. Hey. Hey, man, come take a look at this. Hey. Hey, man, come take a look at this. Okay, I need a break. something. What is it, Eli? Want to go walkies?
What is it, boy? Oh, he's gone.
Worms. I told you, didn't I? What are you two doing here? Eli, what's wrong with you? Why would you show something like this to our guest? worms in the bathroom? This isn't normal.
Eli, they're worms. They're attracted to damp places, you know that, right? You know how he gets, right? This wall just needs managing. It's nothing just needs managing. It's nothing unusual.
Wall squetches squelches wetly. Rob's booked a professional to take a about here. Now go, both of you. I have some cleaning up to do. Ugh, come on, man, this is hopeless.
Gross. Gross to the max. That baby's haunted as [ __ ] Oh, eavesdrop. I can't. I always mess
up. I wish Mary could take care of her. She's always been good at this. I I'm It's just I feel like the world is going to explode. No, I I ran out of them yesterday. I
didn't get a chance. Okay, you're right. I'll go right now. I [snorts] wish you were here. Man, sad dad. TM.
if even if we showed them more photos, they'll just say we edited it in like or something. No one takes us seriously just because What now? We could do this on our own. What?
How? The software analyzes our submissions. categorizing, it'll give us a final result. What result? The right process for whatever entity is
haunting this house. The right exorcism process. I hope this works. [ __ ] yeah! >> YOU FOUND SEVEN OUT OF eight hauntings. You missed one. One of those were
correctly marked haunted but with the wrong category type. And one safe photo were incorrectly marked haunted. Oh. I'm hoping that when the full game is out hoping that when the full game is out that you get much more clear indications
as to what each thing is instead of just being like, "You marked one thing and why. I really like that. I think that's a great twist on this type of game. This reminds me of Mortuary
Assistant just taking those mechanics and that idea and putting them into a different format which I absolutely love. Mortuary Assistant is incredible. That's like how Slender Man started was one of these photos. Someone edited
And it looked really cool. And I love that stuff. There's such a tangibility about the rest of this game, what it has to offer. So, yeah. If you want to go back the game, it ends on March 21st. We
earlier. I have a bunch lined up because I'm traveling to LA for next week. I I'm recording ahead, but I'll try and get this one out before then so we can have the audience kind of like chime in and back it on Kickstarter.
What's What's it at right now? Okay, it's at 8,737. Well, this is in pounds. You'll see a different number when you go. But, 8737 out of 11331. So, it's almost there. So, I think we can help out. Anyway, thank you guys so much FOR
whenever it's out. I think it's a really interesting one, one to watch. But, for now, thank you.