The Pale Haunt Departure

{{Infobox album

| name = The Pale Haunt Departure

| type = studio

| artist = Novembers Doom

| cover = The Pale Haunt Departure.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 8, 2005

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Death-doom, gothic metal

| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=43}}

| label = The End

| producer = Novembers Doom, Chris Wisco

| prev_title = To Welcome the Fade

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = The Novella Reservoir

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-pale-haunt-departure-mw0000266497 | title=Novembers Doom - the Pale Haunt Departure Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic | website=AllMusic }}

|rev2 = Blabbermouth.net

|rev2Score = 8.5/10{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-pale-haunt-departure#:~:text=%22The%20Pale%20Haunt%20Departure%22%20is%20the%20kind%20of%20record%20you,doom%20metal%2C%20location%20be%20damned | title=The Pale Haunt Departure | date=20 March 2005 }}

|rev3 = Chronicles of Chaos

|rev3Score = 10/10{{cite web | url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-3720 | title=CoC : Novembers Doom - the Pale Haunt Departure : Review }}

|rev4 = Exclaim!

|rev4Score = favorable{{cite web | url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/novembers_doom-pale_haunt_departure-2 | title=Novembers Doom the Pale Haunt Departure | Exclaim! }}

|rev5 = Metal Storm

|rev5Score = 9/10{{cite web | url=https://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=151 | title=Novembers Doom - the Pale Haunt Departure review }}

}}

The Pale Haunt Departure is the fifth studio album by the American death-doom band Novembers Doom, released in 2005. On this album the band shifted styles towards a more straightforward death metal sound with a gothic metal influence. Two music videos were made for this album. One for "The Pale Haunt Departure" and the other for "Autumn Reflection."