A complete guide to capturing 100% of the ghosts in the game. [WIP]
 
 

1. Foreword

This guide aims to be a complete guide to help players complete their Ghost List, with detailed descriptions on how to react to each ghost as they appear in the game.
 
 
The goal is to get you these three achievements:
 
 

Glancing Great       Glanced all targets.

Second Sight       Photographed all specters.

Clairvoyant       Photographed all traces.

 
They represent the Ghosts, Specters and Traces in the Ghost List, respectively. This mean you have to Fatal Glance XXX ghosts, as well as photograph 101 Specters and 68 Traces.
 
 
Oh, and heavy spoiler warning. Have fun!
 
 
NOTE: This guide is currently working in progress, so bear that in mind. Thank you!
 
 
 

2. Understanding the Guide

Each of the three categories, Ghosts, Specters and Trails are first given their complete list as per the in-game Ghost List, and secondly, a detailed descriptive guide on how to find them in the game, in order.
 
 
The ghosts are listed in the same order as they will appear in your Ghost List and are separated by chapters so it’s easy to keep track of your progression. In the game the ghosts have no numbers so I numbered them as they appear in the Ghost List, allowing you easily to keep track of them.
 
 
In the detailed guide section, the order of the ghosts is given based on the order you generally encounter them in the game, so it’s easy to keep track of what to look out for next. In case you just want to find a guide for a specific ghost that you are missing, just search for the given number in the list.
 
 
In the list, the locations for the ghosts are given where the game marks them to exist, but in the detailed capturing sections the locations are for where it’s optimal for the player to capture the ghosts. I hope that makes sense. As an example: capturing the game’s first Specter from the Ichiru Manor Room 102 where the ghost itself is in the room above, Room 203.
 
 
If you see a ditto mark, ” (double quotation marks), it means the location or description is the same as the column above it.
 
 
You can use Reload Last Checkpoint from the menu to retry capturing ghosts however many times you need to in case you miss the timing. Just notice that some checkpoints can be far in between and can set you back quite a bit. Keep an eye out on the Saving text on the bottom right corner. Usually the game auto-saves after each encounter that drops an item. Do note, however, that any ghosts you’ve added to your Ghost List since the last checkpoint will be removed.
 
 
 

3.1. Ghost List

Ghosts are hostile apparitions which appear both as scripted enemy encounters as well as random encounters.
 
 
To unlock a ghost to your Ghost List, you must perform a Fatal Glance on it. To do so, you first need to capture a (Fatal Frame?) photograph of the ghost when it’s displaying an animation that led to its death lore-wise. Secondly, you have to Touch it on its moment of “death” once you’ve depleted its health to perform the Fatal Glance.
 
 
Ghosts will linger a little longer if their Fatal Glance condition is met, so if the ghost disappears immediately after dying, you didn’t successfully photograph their special animation.
 
 
NOTE: This section is still work in progress.
 
 

4.1. Specter List, pt. 1

Specters are a type of non-hostile ghosts that appear briefly in various places in the game, usually either by standing still for a moment before dissipating, or moving in such a way that you only have limited time to capture their photographs.
 
 

4.2. Specter List, pt. 2

4.3.1. Specters – First Drop

A Vanishing Trace

4.3.2. Specters – Second Drop

Mt. Hikami

4.3.3. Specters – Third Drop

Postmortem Photography

#	Name	Location	Description
S016	Drowned Woman	Ichiru Manor – 1F : Guest Room Hallway	Once you enter the L turn in the hallway, the woman’s (Nao Migiwa) ghost appears to the left, at the end of the corridor.
S017	Man in the Shadows	Ichiru Manor – 1F : Lounge Hallway	After the hatch on the wall closes by itself, the three ghosts (Akira Oinuma, Mizue Fu-katsu & Nao Migiwa) appear in Linen Room to your right. You have little time to move to the doorway so you can get a photograph of all three ghosts. Best way to do it is to hug the left side of the corridor and run to where the hatch is, then turn and move instantly afterwards.
S018	Woman in the Shadows	“	“
S019	Woman in the Shadows	“	“
S020	Hands Waving in the Dark	“	After the hatch has closed, a set of hands appear in the Pa*sageway up the stairs to the left of the hatch. They will disappear if you get up the stairs and move closer.
S021	Man Shrouded in Darkness	Old Building – 1F : Staff Hallway	As soon as you open the door to the Owner’s Room, the ghost will appear in front of the cupboard.
S022	Man in the Darkness	Old Building – 1F : Owner’s Room	After you pick up Messy Note 1 from the cupboard, the man will appear behind you. Ren will automatically face towards him when you equip the camera. You can aim a little up to get a core shot.
S023	Man Beckoning Upward	Ichiru Manor – 2F : Room 202	Once you get close to the small stairs to the second floor, a man is seen walking into Room 201 from by the window.
S030	Man Beckoning Inside	Ichiru Manor – 2F : Room 202	Once you enter Room 201, run to the middle of the room and turn directly to your left to face the hole in the wall. You’ll see a man at the very end of the building in Room 203.
S017	Man Hanged by the Neck	Ichiru Manor – 2F : Room 203	Look inside the hole on the floor in the middle of the room, a ghost will appear above the hole. You need to equip the camera and walk backwards while looking up to capture his photograph.
S028	Man Hanged in a Hole	Ichiru Manor – 2F : Room 203	After you get the psychic photograph of the locked door on the second floor, walk towards Room 202 and you will see the man hanging on the left side of the hole.
S025	Falling Woman	Ichiru Manor – 2F : 201 & 202 Veranda	After getting the Key on Yellow Keychain and beating the Man Hanged by the Neck to get Messy Note 3, you will be facing a cracked window. Walk towards it and you will hear a woman’s falling scream. She will fall past the right side of the window really fast.                     Rotate the camera vertically and walk to the window so you can see her better as she falls. You can use Reload Last Checkpoint from the menu to retry this however many times you need to.
S026	Woman who was Hanged	Ichiru Manor – 2F : Guest Room Hallway	As soon as you open the door with the Key on Yellow Keychain, the hanged woman appears on the other side of the door. Back up a little bit and look up to capture her.
S027	Man Transfixed by Sunset	Ichiru Manor – 3F : Rooftop	Once you open the door to the rooftop, you’ll see the man next to the broken down railing to the left.
S031	Man Hanged by the Neck	Ichiru Manor – 3F : Rooftop	There’s an cracked window next to the second door to your right on the rooftop. Walk to the left side of the window and walk backwards while looking at the window and you’ll see the hanged man inside. Keep to the left side of the window and look up towards the right side of the room through the hole (where the second window panel would be).
S029	Man Staring at Something	Ichiru Manor – 3F : Observation Room	After opening the door to the room, a ghost can be seen directly ahead in the corner.
S032	Woman in the Netherworld	Ichiru Manor – 3F : Observation Room	After the cutscene when Rui is about to jump down, get to the window and you’ll see the woman to the left of Rui.

4.3.4. Specters – Fourth Drop

Spirited Away

#	Name	Location	Description
S033	Woman Who Leaps Down	Mountain Trail : Behind Ichiru Falls	Once you get Haruka’s Note 1 from the small Shrine and exit the cave, a woman will leap down the cliff from above you.                     Rotate the camera vertically and walk out with it ready. You should get it with one or two attempts.
S034	Wistful Shrine Maiden	Pool of Purification : Pool of Purification	Upon entering the pool, a Shrine Maiden can be seen walking in the middle.
S035	Maiden Swept Downriver	Unfathomable Forest : Shrine of Dolls Path	After seeing Haruka’s Trace on the other side of the bridge, walk to the bridge and you’ll see the maiden in the water, coming from the right towards the middle of the broken bridge.
S043	Looming Man	Unfathomable Forest : SE – Bewildering Wood	After you touch the burlap sack mask on the ground, Kyozo appears a little bit ahead, rushing towards you.
S037	Man in Agony	Unfathomable Forest : SE – Riverview Basin	Walk into the small dead end to the left of the tree with the noose and you’ll see a man writhing on the ground.
S038	Wandering Shrine Maiden	Unfathomable Forest : SE – Bewildering Byway	Once you get close to the bridge, you’ll see three maidens walking towards it.
S039	Wandering Shrine Maiden	“	“
S040	Wandering Shrine Maiden	“	“
S041	Murdered Shrine Maiden	Unfathomable Forest : Pure Water Bridge	As you cross the bridge, you’ll see the man chasing the maiden on the other side.
S042	Man Gouging Out Eyes	“	“
S044	Fleeing Child	Shrine of Dolls – 1F : Front Shrine Stairway	Once you get the token of the hanging doll, exit the room and the child will be on the opposite doorway, a bit to your right.
S036	Figure from the Water	Lower Storeroom : Memento Cloister	Wade yourself to the large flooded room with the doll shelves, take a left and the figure will raise from the water in the southwest corner of the room.
S045	Masked Man	Shrine of Dolls – 1F : Sanctum Hallway – S	After turning the corner to the left, you’ll see the man walk up the steps from the middle of the Flooded Sanctum to the left.
S046	Fleeing Child	Shrine of Dolls – 1F : Hallway of Dolls	Upon opening the door to the Western Storeroom, you can see the child on your left, sprinting towards the shelves on the right.
S047	Man Carrying a Reliquary	Womb Cavern : Submerged Pa*sage	Near the start, when you walk to the hole on the wall to your right, you’ll see the man walking there.

4.3.5. Specters – Fifth Drop

The Veiled House

4.3.6. Specters – Sixth Drop

Immortal Flower

4.3.7. Specters – Seventh Drop

Maiden of Black Water

4.3.8. Specters – Eight Drop

The Witching Hour

#	Name	Location	Description
S065	Shadowy Man	Kurosawa’s Antiques 2F : Yuri’s Room	After defeating Fuyuhi’s ghost, pick up Yuri’s Notebook 1 from on top of the drawer and the man will crawl from underneath the table at the foot of Yuri’s bed.
S063	Man in a Hallway	“	After defeating Fuyuhi’s ghost, check upon Yuri, Ren turns towards the window and you need to instantly take a photo to capture both the man and the falling woman. I recommend you wield Ren’s Camera Obscura and instantly do a multishot (4 should suffice).
S064	Dropping Woman	“	Same as above.
S066	Man in a Mirror	Kurosawa’s Antiques 2F : Hisako’s Room	After defeating Fuyuhi’s ghost in Yuri’s Room, but before continuing Surveillance, go grab The Female Perspective journal from Hisako’s room. As you exit, a ghost can be seen in the mirror.
S067	Peering Woman	Kurosawa’s Antiques 2F : Store Hallway	When turning the corner or coming up the stairs to the hallway next to Miu’s room to check upon her, a ghost can be seen closing the door to her room.
S068	Dragged Man	Watarai Residence – 1F : 1st Floor Hallway	Following after Rui’s trace in the Watarai Residence, you will see Kazuya being dragged on the floor by the telephone.
S069	Shadow in the Dark	Watarai Residence – 2F : Archives	After the stairwell, when entering the Archives, a man will peek from behind the bookcase on the left directly ahead of you. Open the door, wield your camera and walk forward for an easy snap.

4.3.9. Specters – Ninth Drop

The Sacred Casket

4.3.10. Specters – Tenth Drop

Ghost Marriage

4.3.11. Specters – Eleventh Drop

The Shadowborn

4.3.12. Specters – Twelfth Drop

To the Other Side

4.3.13. Specters – Thirteenth Drop

The Dark Sun

4.3.14. Specters – Last Drop

Bride from Black Water

3.1. Trace List, pt. 1

Traces are moving apparitions revealing the past movements of certain ghosts. The game turns monochrome and stops your movement when these ghosts appear.
 
 

3.2. Trace List, pt. 2

3.3.1. Traces – Drops 1-6

1. First Drop: A Vanishing Trace

2. Second Drop: Mt. Hikami

3. Third Drop: Postmortem Photography

4. Fourth Drop: Spirited Away

5. Fifth Drop: The Veiled House

6. Sixth Drop: Immortal Flower

3.3.2. Traces – Drops 7-11

7. Seventh Drop: Maiden of Black Water

8. Eight Drop: The Witching Hour

9. Ninth Drop: The Sacred Casket

10. Tenth Drop: Ghost Marriage

11. Eleventh Drop: The Shadowborn

12. Twelfth Drop: To the Other Side

 
This chapter has no Traces.
 
 

13. Thirteenth Drop: The Dark Sun

 
This chapter has no Traces.
 
 
 

3.3.3. Traces – Drop 14 / Second Thread

14. Last Drop: Bride from Black Water

15. First Thread: Stranger in the Rain

 
This chapter has no Traces.
 
 

16. Second Thread: Purple Ties

 
These bonus missions where you play Ayane (Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive) are unlocked once you finish the main game at least once. Although it is a bonus campaign, these four Traces are necessary for the completion of the Ghost List and to unlock the achievement.
 
 

17. Third Thread: The Shrine of the Ephemeral

 
This chapter has no Traces.
 
 

18. Last Thread: Wash Away

 
This chapter has no Traces.
 
 
 

4. Closing words

As the creation of this guide was not effortless and took many hours of writing, editing and formatting as well as playing the game over and over again over a period of several days, please be kind and do not duplicate, copy, edit or redistribute it, in part or in full, without permission. Thank you for understanding.
 
 
Honestly it took a lot of trial and error to find the last few missing ghosts I didn’t get on my initial playthroughs, so hopefully you will find this guide helpful!
 
 
Feel free to link this guide anywhere, however. Having links pointing directly to this guide helps people always have access to the latest version of the guide, which is especially helpful whenever it’s revised.
 
 
If you have any feedback, questions or other inquiries, feel free to use the comment section below.
 
 
Thanks for reading. Keep the love for the series alive!
 
 

 
 
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