There will be spoilers in this guide, so if you want to experience the spooks unsullied, I recommend playing through 3 or so shifts on your own!

I've given each body a nickname since the names and ages are randomized every shift. There are 10 different bodies (excluding holiday only bodies) but you will only see 3 per shift.

The Smirker










Karen










Al










DILF (He looks like our dad, right?)










Granny










Pinky










The Smirker's Long Lost Brother










Vittoria










Simone










Drew










Tilda










Malcolm










Henry










Marge










Drew's Twin Sister










The Clown (Halloween Exclusive)










Nosferatu (Halloween Exclusive)










Santa (Christmas Exclusive)










This guide will be organizing clues into least to most reliable. It's good to keep note of every clue and haunt, but some can largely be ignored and some are nearly a guarantee of the right body.

Haunts
These are scripted events that don't correlate to the correct body. Usually you can't interact with anything until it's over.

Cuts Appearing on the Body
I find this usually happens as you become more possessed, and isn't indicative of which body the demon is in.

The Body Moaning or Speaking on the Embalming Table

The Body Speaking After You Put the Mark on Its Chest
This is always just the Demon trying to confuse you. Fully disregard what it says and have confidence in the clues you're relying on.

The Body Pointing
This is the start of a mini Haunt.

Apparitions Involving the Body You Are Embalming

The Body Contorting on the Embalming Table
While this may seem like a more damning piece of evidence, it is usually the precursor to a scripted haunt. You can see DILF practicing some yoga here.⬇

The Body Floating
Again, this is more indicative of how possessed you are.

Any Audio
Things like Rebecca speaking to voices, her dad shouting from another room that he's "already dead sweetie", and phone calls. These are just normal, progressively getting more haunted encounters.

Body on Table Asking "Do the Dead Comfort You?"
This is just the demon trying to trick you.

Items Flying Out of Shelves
This usually just means you're reaching the end of the possession window.

Rebecca Talking to Herself Saying There Aren't Ghosts and Stabbing Her Own Wrists
I've only experienced this once, when I was very possessed, so I think it's just another of that type of event.

Apparitions Involving a Body You Are Not Currently Embalming
I feel like this one can clue you in to a potential right body, but a small portion of the time it is not the right body. I would usually go in with the ashes to get the house and cross-check that with my demon name to confirm. In this example you can see I'm embalming Al, but the apparition is of DILF, who did end up being the correct body⬇

Bodies Running Past the Doors of the Body Storage Room
Just like the last one, this could clue you in depending on which body is involved.

Cold Storage Doors Slamming
One game I had two different doors slam, and one other time all doors slammed at once. Every game where only one door slammed ended up being the correct body so this one is very nearly a guarantee.

Bodies Pulled Out of Cold Storage
This clue has actually never led me astray, but I'm hesitant to put it in the Most Reliable section. I'll pay attention to what people say, and after anther 50 bodies or so I might switch this if it is a consistently reliable tell for the Demon. In this example I was putting away The Smirker, and Karen popped out, indicating that she was the right body⬇

Bone Cracking Sounds Coming from the Body
I usually hear these while looking at the chart over a body. It seems to usually be the right body, but I need more examples to be confident.

Back Wound
This clue is very rare, and in my 150+ shifts I have never seen it myself (update: I've still never seen it). I've seen reports that it is usually the right body, so it will stay in this category for now. More people have been saying it's a trick so I've moved it to this category. If you have nothing else, test the body with the house ashes trick, but do not rely on this alone.

Smiling Body
-In my experience, this almost always a guaranteed sign of the possessed body. I usually only look for smiles once the jaw has been wired shut, but sometimes you can tell a body is smiling as you wheel it to the embalming area. Also, don't be fooled by The Smirker. Vittoria is one of the most subtle smiles; I could barely tell until I layered the two images and switched back and forth that it was indeed a smile. Below I've included all at rest versus smiling faces to compare against⬇
The Smirker
No Smile:
Smile:
Al
No Smile:
Smile:
Karen
No Smile:
Smile:
DILF
No Smile:
Smile:
Granny
No Smile:
Smile:
Pinky
No Smile:
Smile:

The Smirker's Long Lost Brother
No Smile:
Smile:
Vittoria
No Smile:
Smile:
Simone
No Smile:
Smile:
Drew
No Smile:
Smile:
Malcolm
No Smile:
Smile:

Marge:
No Smile:
Smile:

The Clown
No Smile:
Smile:

Nosferatu
No Smile:
Smile:
Santa
No Smile:
Smile:









Twitches
This is apparently very rare, if it's not part of a haunt then you may have the right body.













Demon Mark
The recent update changed the mark so you should only see one per game, if at all. It can be trusted some of the time, but there are some reports of incorrect bodies with demon marks. I have screenshots to see it on Al and the DILF for skintone varity⬇




















Upside Down Cross
This is a rare one; I've only seen it once. It was on the correct body, so for now I will assume it is semi- accurate like the Demon Mark.












The House of the Demon Appearing in Your Sketch
If you have yet to narrow down your demon name, the house appearing in your sketch can help. It's never a trick. In this example, I am possessed enough to reveal the House of Immolation⬇

Ashes Revealing the Same House as the Demons Name
If your demon name is correct then a matching house on a body is a guarantee that it is correct.

Every semi-reliable clue should be used to narrow the bodies down to 2. At this point, pick the body that you think is most likely to house the demon, and use the ashes and matches on the torso to check the house. Compare this to your demon name on the computer; If the house on this body is the same house that your demon name is from, then congrats! You've found the right body.

House on Body:

Houses on Night Shift:

Embalming Report Jumping to the Top Slot
When placing a completed embalming report into the slots by the front desk, aim at the bottom slot. If the report jumps up to the top slot, the body you have out is the possessed one. If it's not the right body, the report will stay where you placed it.
-This tip is courtesy of @Cozy Moose
-This method was removed

8/31/2022

• Added "Granny" to roster of bodies.

9/15/2022

• Updated guide icon.

10/1/2022

• Added "The Clown", "Pinky", and "The Smirkers Brother", to roster of bodies.

12/4/2022

• Added "Santa" to roster of bodies.

12/9/2022

• Added 'Embalming Report' method for identifying possessed body.

2/14/2023

• Removed 'top slot' method for identifying the possessed body.

7/12/2023

• Added 3 new bodies: "Vittoria", "Simone", and "Drew". Changed pictures of updated models to show new skin tone and detail: "The Smirker", "DILF", and "Pinky". Added new haunts to reliability tier list.

10/23/2023

• Added "Nosferatu" to the body roster.

08/02/2024

• Added updated haunts. Added "Tilda", "Malcolm", and "Henry", and "Marge" to roster of bodies.

08/03/2024

• Added twitching GIF.

08/05/2024

• Updated skin tone of smiling picture for "Karen". Added "Drew's Twin Sister" to body roster. Added new haunts to reliability tier list. Added 'smile' pictures for Marge and Malcolm.

Let me know if there are any clues y'all think I should add! If you need help with ID'ing still, leave a comment and me or someone else will try to help you out.

Leave a like, award, or favorite this guide if it helped. It took a really long time to gather all the evidence (especially a smile per body)!