Ghost light
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Ghost light or ghostlight may refer to:
These are derived from the phenomenon and folktales:
- Will-o'-the-wispWill-o'-the-wispA will-o'-the-wisp or ignis fatuus , also called a "will-o'-wisp", "jack-o'-lantern" , "hinkypunk", "corpse candle", "ghost-light", "spook-light", "fairy light", "friar's lantern", "hobby lantern", "ghost orb", or simply "wisp", is a ghostly light or lights sometimes seen at night or twilight over...
, also called ghost-light in some countries, a natural phenomenon producing a ghostly light sometimes seen at night or twilight over bogs, swamps, and marshes
These are derived from the phenomenon and folktales:
- Ghost Light (Doctor Who)Ghost Light (Doctor Who)-Pre-production:Working titles for this story included The Bestiary and Life-Cycle. As revealed in the production notes for the DVD release, the story was renamed Das Haus der tausend Schrecken upon translation into German.The story evolved out of an earlier, rejected script entitled Lungbarrow...
, a 1989 serial from the British TV series - Ghost light (theatre)Ghost light (theatre)- Ghost Light :The ghost light is a light or lamp left onstage in a theatre when the rest of the lights are dark. It is typically “a portable, naked bulb mounted in a wire cage on a light standard.” Most sources call for it to be placed downstage center while others claim center stage and still...
, a light left lit overnight in a theater - GhostlightGhostlightGhostlight is a multiplatform video game publisher based in the UK, it was established as a subsidiary of Midas Interactive during 2004.-Published games:*The Plan*Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call*Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga...
, a UK video game publisher - Ghostlight, a 1995 novel by Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer BradleyMarion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
- Ghost Light, a 2010 novel by Joseph O'ConnorJoseph O'ConnorJoseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist. He is known for his 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea. Before success as an author he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire magazine...
- Mater and the GhostlightMater and the GhostlightMater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 Pixar computer-animated short created for the DVD of Cars, which was released on October 25, 2006 in Australia and in the United States on November 7, 2006...
, a 2006 Pixar computer animated short created for the DVD of Cars
See also
- St. Louis LightSt. Louis LightThe St. Louis Light, St. Louis Ghost Light, or St. Louis Ghost Train is a supposedly paranormal phenomenon seen near St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada....
, also known as the St. Louis Ghost Light, Saskatchewan, Canada