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Ghostly images, vanishing knives caught on upstate NY brewery’s overnight security cameras: ‘Definitely see two eyes’

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Cruz, B. (2026, October 18). Ghostly images, vanishing knives caught on upstate NY brewery’s overnight security cameras: ‘Definitely see two eyes’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/ghostly-images-vanishing-knives-caught-on-upstate-ny-brewerys-overnight-security-cameras/

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Paul Halayko, owner of Newburgh Brewing Company in upstate New York, posted eerie security camera footage online showing unexplained phenomena such as vanishing knives and flickering lights from February 2024. The video also captures a white shape resembling a face with eyes and teeth, which moves or disappears when no one is around. Halayko contacted the city historian to investigate any past tragedies at the site but found no documented incidents that could explain the occurrences. Despite this, he remains open to paranormal explanations for the mysterious events captured on camera.

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Paul Halayko, owner of Newburgh Brewing Company in upstate New York, released mysterious security footage from his brewery’s overnight cameras. The videos show a ghostly white shape with eyes and teeth, knives vanishing from a rack, and flickering lights while the area is empty. Two other clips captured flashes of light 47 minutes apart. Pots, a garbage pail, a tray, and knives are seen moving or disappearing in still images but not on video. Halayko consulted the city historian to investigate possible tragic events at the site but found no records of any such incidents.

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An upstate New York brewery released eerie footage from its motion-activated kitchen security camera that shows a mysterious white shape, knives vanishing and lights flickering while no one is around. asserted

one → release → shape

Paul Halayko, who owns the roughly 160-year-old Newburgh Brewing Company, can’t explain what his cameras are picking up, where the missing items are going, or what is happening at all. asserted

what → own → what

“It’s kind of like a grimaced mouth — very creepy with the teeth, definitely see two eyes,” he said while pointing out his observations of the security camera footage. asserted

he → ’ → footage

Two other overnight recordings caught flashes of light roughly 47 minutes apart while the restaurant sat empty, he said. asserted

he → catch → light

Side-by-side stills also show pots, a garbage pail, a tray and knives seemingly moved from where they were left or gone from view entirely, though neither video captures the items actually moving. “We’ve got two knives right there in the middle on the knife rack,” he told the outlet. asserted

he → show → outlet

“Now let’s go to the next photo — they are gone,” he said. asserted

he → let → photo

He took the possible haunting seriously and contacted the city historian to investigate possible tragedies that might have happened at the site. uncertain

that → take → site

The historian found no record of any fatal accident in the building, though she cautioned that industrial work could be dangerous and some incidents may never have been documented. uncertain

incidents → find → building

But none of that explains what the cameras caught, he said. asserted

he → explain → what

A brewery worker has also reported spotting a man in overalls several times in the downstairs production area, Halayko claimed. asserted

Halayko → report → area

The footage of the supposed haunting is from February 2024, which Halayko recently posted online to see what others made of it, and he said the reaction has been huge. asserted

reaction → suppose → it

He still doesn’t have a definitive explanation, but he isn’t ruling out the paranormal. asserted

he → have → paranormal

“I’d be crazy to say it’s not possible,” he said. asserted

he → say → ?

“There are many things in this world that we don’t understand.” asserted

we → be → that

Ghostly images, vanishing knives caught on upstate NY brewery’s overnight security cameras: ‘Definitely see two eyes’

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