Cinemagraphs, magic lantern projections, thaumatropes, zoetropes, stop motion, and animated GIFs.
From Ectoplasm: Paranormal Projections, a series of animated GIFs. The medium Mary Marshall with a large amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929. (Archive photo from the University of Manitoba Hamilton Family fronds)
From The Ghosts of Dalnavert, a series of cinemagraphs.