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Author | : Troy Taylor |
Publisher | : Whitechapel Productions |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2017-04-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781892523990 |
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From the mediums of Spiritualism's golden age to the ghost hunters of the modern era, Taylor shines a light on the phantasms and frauds of the past, the first researchers who dared to investigate the unknown, and the stories and events that galvanized the pubic and created the paranormal field that we know today.
Author | : W. Haden Blackman |
Publisher | : Three Rivers Press (CA) |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
Download The Field Guide to North American Hauntings Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
For today's huge cult of the supernatural, this companion to "The Field Guide of North American Monsters" explores the country's most haunted places and the stories behind them. 40 photos.
Author | : Robert E. Bartholomew |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2015-06-19 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
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This work provides an accurate, in-depth examination and scientific evaluation of the most famous hauntings in American history as depicted in popular films and television programs. Neither a debunking book nor one written for the "true believer" in the paranormal, American Hauntings objectively scrutinizes the historic evidence behind such hugely popular films as The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, An American Haunting, The Conjuring, and The Haunting in Connecticut to ascertain the accuracy of these entertainment depictions of "true life" hauntings. The authors then compare these popular culture accounts against the alleged real-life encounters and impartially weigh the evidence to assess whether each incident actually took place. Written by highly credentialed, recognized authorities on the paranormal and social psychology, this book contains meticulously documented, science-based information written for a broad audience, from middle and high school students and those taking introductory courses at a university level to general readers. There is no other work that provides as careful and unbiased an evaluation of the most famous hauntings in American history. The book also examines the reliability of popular television shows such as Unsolved Mysteries and Paranormal Witness.
Author | : Robert E. Bartholomew |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-06-19 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1440839689 |
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Neither a debunking book nor one written for the "true believer" in the paranormal, American Hauntings objectively scrutinizes the historic evidence behind such hugely popular films as The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, An American Haunting, The Conjuring, and The Haunting in Connecticut to ascertain the accuracy of these entertainment depictions of "true life" hauntings. The authors then compare these popular culture accounts against the alleged real-life encounters and impartially weigh the evidence to assess whether each incident actually took place.
Author | : Colin Dickey |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Ghosts |
ISBN | : 1101980192 |
Download Ghostland Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through some of the country's most infamously haunted places--and deep into the dark side of our history.
Author | : Michael Norman |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 2007-09-18 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1466805153 |
Download Historic Haunted America Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Continuing the success of the nationally acclaimed Haunted America, Historic Haunted America is a further investigation into North American ghost legends. This chilling collection documents yesterday's and today's most terrifying hauntings in the United States and Canada in more than seventy-five shocking stories! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : Nancy Roberts |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2019-10-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1643360426 |
Download Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Nancy Roberts has often been described to as the "First Lady of American Folklore" and the title is well deserved. Throughout her decades-long career, Roberts documented supernatural experiences and interviewed hundreds of people about their recollections of encounters with the supernatural. This nationally renowned writer began her undertaking in this ghostly realm as a freelance writer for the Charlotte Observer. Encouraged by Carl Sandburg, who enjoyed her stories and articles, Roberts wrote her first book in 1958. Aptly called a "custodian of the twilight zone" by Southern Living magazine, Roberts based her suspenseful stories on interviews and her rich knowledge of American folklore. Her stories were always rooted in history, which earned her a certificate of commendation from the American Association of State and Local History for her books on the Carolinas and Appalachia.
Author | : Tiya Miles |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2015-08-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1469626349 |
Download Tales from the Haunted South Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
Author | : Troy Taylor |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2009-07-15 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 0811740161 |
Download The Big Book of Illinois Ghost Stories Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
More than 100 stories from haunted locales across the Prairie State. Compiled by Illinois's best-known author on the paranormal, Troy Taylor.
Author | : Troy Taylor |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2019-07-17 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1493043854 |
Download The Big Book of Missouri Ghost Stories Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Show Me State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Troy Taylor shines a light in the dark corners of Missouri and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From a headless ghost who stalks the aptly named “Murder Rocks”, to a large hairy monster that roams the banks of the Missouri River, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. It’s even rumored that the devil himself came to St. Louis in 1949, but nobody knows for sure if he ever left. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.