A terrified couple spotted this ghostly figure of a weeping girl in the mirror of their hotel room and fled after managing to take a picture.

The image of the young girl was reported to have been taken by “hysterical” guests at teh Ramada Hotel in Watford in England, who immediately reported the sighting to hotel staff.

A guest at the hotel said: “The couple went to reception and were hysterical.

“The  man said he wanted to get out of the room ASAP.

“When they were asked why they wanted to move, the man said he had seen a ghost. Staff didn’t believe it but then they were shown the picture. “

“They were upset and said the image of the child was crying and crying and it was moving in the mirror. The guest was properly shaken.”

However, there is speculation over the veracity of the shot. News.com.au readers claim the photo was created by an iPhone application, which allows users to place ghostly images into photographs taken by the phone.

“This is fake – it’s the ghost creation program on the iPhone,” Gary posted.

Another post by Damian said: “Okay, that picture’s been made using an iPhone application. Second time I’ve seen photo’s from that application being used on news stories.”

Others said the image was part of a publicity stunt by the hotel.

via Momento 24.