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While the Bedsheet Ghost is rarely played straight as an attempt to ''scare'' the audience, he can still work as a mournful, sympathetic figure.
Definitely [[Truth in Television]] for anyone who's celebrated [[All
Sub-trope of [[Stock Costume Traits]]. Compare [[Jacob Marley Apparel]]. The [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]] is the rather violent Japanese parallel. Not to be confused with [[The Grudge|a scene wherein a ghost crawls up from underneath the bedsheet and gets you while you lie on the bed]].
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* In ''[[Charlie and The Chocolate Factory]]'', a child Willie Wonka goes dressed as a bedsheet ghost for Halloween. When his sheet is lifted, we find he probably picked this costume because his [[Braces of Orthodontic Overkill|headgear]] wouldn't fit in any other costume.
* ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'''s version of The Ghost of Christmas Past, which also somewhat resembles a [[Ghost Lights|Will'O the Wisp]].
* In ''[[
* In a rare completely traditional, completely straight example of this trope in modern film, ''[[Paranormal Activity]] 3'' features an actual, honest to evil Bedsheet Ghost scene.
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