In a break from her usual glamorous content, Kim Kardashian posted a photo this week with no makeup on, and that wasn’t even the most unusual thing about it — that honor goes to what looks like the shadow of a woman on the wall behind her.



Sharing the selfie to Instagram, Kardashian wrote, “Soooo I took this pic last week when I was alone and now going through my phone I am freaking out noticing a woman in the window.” In the photo, taken in a mirror, a shadow of what looks like a woman in a bonnet can be seen on the wall behind Kardashian.


Commenters were divided. One cynic argued, “It’s probably her personal assistant. She just wanted to post this pic without appearing as if she wants to really post this pic because she thinks she looks good in minimal makeup,” while others joked that it was the ghost of Marilyn Monroe, seeking vengeance on Kardashian for wearing and allegedly damaging Monroe’s iconic dress at the 2022 Met Gala. Yet more thought the answer was obvious: It was Kardashian’s own shadow. “It’s your reflection in the TV? It’s your side profile and your bag, you can clearly see your arm holding up your phone,” one such commenter theorized. “That or I’m losing it.”



My personal favorite theory comes courtesy of a commenter on Reddit, who posited that the photo is actually just Kardashian teasing her role in the upcoming season of American Horror Story, in which she’s set to appear alongside Ryan Murphy favorites like Emma Roberts and Zachary Quinto, as well as Cara Delevingne.


A spooky subplot would undoubtedly make the next season of The Kardashians more interesting, so for the sake of drama, let’s hope it is a ghost. Ideally, one from centuries ago who has to learn about the modern world with the help of the Kardashian clan.


Kinda sounds like a supernatural spin on Idiocracy, actually.