Since Spectra is a ghost, her skin is ghostly pale — almost stark white — and then fades to transparent at the beginning of her hands and feet. Her face is somewhat gaunt. Spectra's pet is a purple ghost ferret is named Rhuen. Rhuen's lower half is fairly translucent, and she wears a dark purple bow over her right ear. Rhuen's friends are Sir Hoots A Lot and Shiver. Spectra writes in her diary that her long-lost love haunts "the family's ancestral castle," but it's strongly implied that all of this was something she'd made up. Crescent • Count Fabulous • Hissette • Watzie • Neptuna • Sir Hoots A Lot • Sweet Fangs • Scarabs • Tut • Perseus • Hissette

Journalism: Spectra is a good journalist, usually not getting her facts straight first, but she makes good stories and interesting ones. She eavesdrops around the school through walls and hiding and such, such as to prevent being caught, but she usually does not listen to what the monsters of the whole story say, and she says she leaves it to her artistic side to "fill in the blanks". Ghostly Gossip

Spectra wears a modified version of her primary main line outfit. While her original skirt was magenta, with fading white spots, it now has a reflective silver hexagon pattern. The translucent parts of her body light up as she produces ghostly sound effects. To Howl For [ ] Though Spectra herself does not make an appearance in the music video for the Monster High Fright Song, there are several different character ghost analogues who received creative interpretation by the video crew. The " Ghost Girl" is portrayed by Catina Duscio. September 20, 2011: Spectra Vondergeist makes her Monster High book debut in Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way.

Spectra's past is probably one of the most covered mysteries within the Monster High community. In fact, she is quite reluctant to uncover anything about her past. In her diary it's hinted that she's constructed a mysterious, fanciful history for herself, and even began to believe it herself, but that the truth about her family is actually quite tragic. Until further reveal, that truth is still unknown. For the third doll in the 2023 Monster High Haunt Couture Midnight Runway Collection, we’re giving our ghostly gossip ghoul a glam masquerade makeover. Spectra Vondergeist appears in all her spooky splendor, wearing an airy mesh dress featuring puff sleeves and leather accents. Her tumble of long purple curls and a swirling sculptural mask give her an ethereal charm. The silver chain accents and translucent details at her arms and legs reflect her ghostly heritage. Doll: Spectra has her usual hair tied up into a long updo that careens down her head. She also has more glowing skin with pink eyeshadow and deep burgundy lips. Spectra's surname "Vondergeist" is German ("von der Geist") and means "from the ghost/spirit". Interestingly, while Spectra made up being royalty, the "von" part of the name does suggest she's nobility.Coach Thunderbird • Headmistress Bloodgood • Lenore • Heads Chef • Mrs. O'Shriek • Mr. Mothmanson • Ms. Ziz • Coach Klopman • Mortimer • Nightmare Clawdeen Wolf • Draculaura • Frankie Stein • Cleo de Nile • Lagoona Blue • Deuce Gorgon • Ghoulia Yelps • Heath Burns • Toralei Stripe