Animal Crossing: New Horizons players discover a hidden ghost in a wallpaper

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Turns out this ghost only appears when you turn the lights down

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have discovered a secret hidden in the Graveyard Wallpaper.

As you can see for yourself via the Animal Crossing: New Horizons subreddit post just below, the hidden secret in the Graveyard Wallpaper is a ghost. It turns out that this spooky spectre only pops up when you dim the lights in your house, and not only that, but it actually changes positions around the room every time you change the lights.

This is also pretty spooky for another reason: that's a photorealistic ghost. As commenters have pointed out underneath the original subreddit post, this stands neck-and-neck with the creepy Anatomical Model resembling actual humans instead of Villagers, positioning the humanoid characters in Animal Crossing as some sort of abomination.

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If you're wondering where to get hold of this Graveyard Wallpaper though, there's a known method through the paid-for Happy Home Paradise DLC. One commenter reveals that if you spend over 20 minutes remodelling Gruff's home in the DLC, you only need return to the home after redesigning it, and you'll be rewarded with the wallpaper, floors, and rugs you used. 

This is a pretty nifty method to get hold of whichever house design items you want for future use. That being said though, there's no such reliable method of obtaining the Graveyard Wallpaper in the base game of New Horizons, so you'll need to keep a keen eye out at Nook's Cranny just in case it pops up for sale.

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Hirun Cryer
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.