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Post by Swampirella on Nov 12, 2020 12:08:44 GMT
A few more.... Investigating the Paranormal by Tony Cornell (2002) Describes investigations into various cases that the author was personally involved in. Cornell was a long-time member of the SPR. This House is Haunted (1980) Playfair together with Maurice Grosse were the principal investigators of the Enfield poltergeist case, and This House is Haunted records their thoughts and observations. The Haunted Pub Guide (1985) Fancy a spirit with your spirits? Inside are suggestions of where to go. I'm not into purely poltergeist books, so have none of those. The only Cornell book I have so far is co-written with Paul Adams (another good author) "Two Haunted Counties" A Ghost Hunter's COmpanion to Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire. As for pubs, just "Haunted Pubs in Britain and Ireland" by Marc Alexander. It's only a year older than Playfair's pub guide, so I figure it's enough. Especially since I don't like beer.
More recommendations (mostly not serious) anything by Paul Adams, the ghosts of Anglesey series by Bunty Austin & the Isle of Wight series by Gay Baldwin.
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Post by ripper on Nov 12, 2020 12:30:36 GMT
The Ghost of Flight 401 by John G. Fuller (1976)
This one is about the alleged paranormal incidents that followed the crash of Eastern Airline's flight 401 in 1972. The book was made into a TV movie in 1978.
Haunted Houses by Hans Holzer (1971)
Holzer was a prolific author of books on ghosts, ESP, UFOs and related subjects in the 60s, 70s and 80s. I remember reading this one when aged around 12, and I have to say it scared me quite a bit. Holzer also wrote several books on the Amityville Horror case, though I have not read any.
A - Z of British Ghosts by Peter Underwood (1992)
Underwood was another prolific writer on paranormal subjects. Many of his books on ghosts tend to be a long list of haunted places with details of what is alleged to have happened there. The A - Z is no exception; it is entertaining, with hundreds of places and where to stay if you want to visit them. Underwood also tells of his visits to some of the places covered.
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Post by Swampirella on Nov 12, 2020 12:38:01 GMT
The Ghost of Flight 401 by John G. Fuller (1976) This one is about the alleged paranormal incidents that followed the crash of Eastern Airline's flight 401 in 1972. The book was made into a TV movie in 1978. Haunted Houses by Hans Holzer (1971) Holzer was a prolific author of books on ghosts, ESP, UFOs and related subjects in the 60s, 70s and 80s. I remember reading this one when aged around 12, and I have to say it scared me quite a bit. Holzer also wrote several books on the Amityville Horror case, though I have not read any. A - Z of British Ghosts by Peter Underwood (1992) Underwood was another prolific writer on paranormal subjects. Many of his books on ghosts tend to be a long list of haunted places with details of what is alleged to have happened there. The A - Z is no exception; it is entertaining, with hundreds of places and where to stay if you want to visit them. Underwood also tells of his visits to some of the places covered. I recommended The Ghost of Flight 401 in an earlier post; it's great although I'm not sure about the movie. As I recall, the Holzer book is a hefty 600pgs; I read it & then didn't think I could manage it again so gave it away. I have his Ghosts of Europe book but since I'm much more into UK/European ghosts, none of his others. The A-Z book is one of the few Underwood books I don't have; I think his Gazetteer is close enough that I don't need the A-Z. His ebooks are offered for free on a regular basis on you-know-where so some of what I don't have in print I have as ebooks & sometimes both (why not?); maybe I have the A-Z ebook and don't remember.
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Post by ripper on Nov 12, 2020 12:55:12 GMT
The Ghost of Flight 401 by John G. Fuller (1976) This one is about the alleged paranormal incidents that followed the crash of Eastern Airline's flight 401 in 1972. The book was made into a TV movie in 1978. Haunted Houses by Hans Holzer (1971) Holzer was a prolific author of books on ghosts, ESP, UFOs and related subjects in the 60s, 70s and 80s. I remember reading this one when aged around 12, and I have to say it scared me quite a bit. Holzer also wrote several books on the Amityville Horror case, though I have not read any. A - Z of British Ghosts by Peter Underwood (1992) Underwood was another prolific writer on paranormal subjects. Many of his books on ghosts tend to be a long list of haunted places with details of what is alleged to have happened there. The A - Z is no exception; it is entertaining, with hundreds of places and where to stay if you want to visit them. Underwood also tells of his visits to some of the places covered. I recommended The Ghost of Flight 401 in an earlier post; it's great although I'm not sure about the movie. As I recall, the Holzer book is a hefty 600pgs; I read it & then didn't think I could manage it again so gave it away. I have his Ghosts of Europe book but since I'm much more into UK/European ghosts, none of his others. The A-Z book is one of the few Underwood books I don't have; I think his Gazetteer is close enough that I don't need the A-Z. His ebooks are offered for free on a regular basis on you-know-where so some of what I don't have in print I have as ebooks & sometimes both (why not?); maybe I have the A-Z ebook and don't remember. I've not read any of those, though I am sure I have seen the authors on Amazon. Poltergeists by Gauld and Cornell is a decent read. They do a statistical analysis in an attempt to see if hauntings are related to poltergeist outbreaks. I've only read it once and don't own a copy, but I seem to recall that they concluded that cases of hauntings and poltergeists were unrelated. Sorry, I missed your listing of the Fuller book. The movie version I don't recall much about as I have seen it just the once back in 1978 or 1979. I have about a half dozen of Underwood's books, so a small amount based on the number he wrote. I would imagine that there are some duplicates of places covered in his various books, but the guy seems to have visited a heck of a number of haunted locations.
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Post by dem bones on Nov 12, 2020 13:31:26 GMT
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Post by Swampirella on Nov 12, 2020 14:22:13 GMT
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Post by ripper on Nov 12, 2020 14:43:53 GMT
Adding to the list of celebrity ghost encounter books...
All by Hans Holzer:
Haunted Hollywood (1974) Elvis Presley Speaks (1979) Elvis Presley speaks from the Beyond (1993)
And on the subject of paranormal paramours...
Love Beyond the Grave: True Cases of Ghostly Lovers (1993)
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Post by Swampirella on Nov 12, 2020 17:16:34 GMT
Adding to the list of celebrity ghost encounter books... All by Hans Holzer: Haunted Hollywood (1974) Elvis Presley Speaks (1979) Elvis Presley speaks from the Beyond (1993) And on the subject of paranormal paramours... Love Beyond the Grave: True Cases of Ghostly Lovers (1993) Thanks again for more recommendations, Rip! "Love Beyond the Grave" sounds good, I might get it. It probably won't be as "good" as:
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Nov 12, 2020 17:39:02 GMT
Poltergeists by Gauld and Cornell is a decent read. They do a statistical analysis in an attempt to see if hauntings are related to poltergeist outbreaks. I've only read it once and don't own a copy, but I seem to recall that they concluded that cases of hauntings and poltergeists were unrelated. As someone who is fascinated by ghosts (albeit from a skeptical perspective) and works with statistics, I find this idea intriguing! In my day job, I've done some research on public beliefs about the paranormal, including haunted houses, communication with the dead, paranormal investigators, and the like.
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Post by dem bones on Nov 12, 2020 18:45:24 GMT
Adding to the list of celebrity ghost encounter books... All by Hans Holzer: Haunted Hollywood (1974) Elvis Presley Speaks (1979) Elvis Presley speaks from the Beyond (1993) Nor should we overlook 40-or-so pages of Haunted Stars in Peter Haining's The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings (Robinson, 2008) And, of course, Spellbound's plethora of haunted Showaddywaddy members. Morbid miscellanyThanks again for more recommendations, Rip! "Love Beyond the Grave" sounds good, I might get it. It probably won't be as "good" as:
I must investigate. Mammoth Book of True Hauntings, the Haining that keeps on giving, obliges once again with the chapter devoted to Phantom Lovers: Sexual Encounters With Ghosts. Other than that, I don't seem to be doing so great in the supernatural erotica stakes.
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Post by Swampirella on Nov 12, 2020 19:20:19 GMT
Since Dem mentioned an O'Donnell book edited by Harry Ludlam, I should say that Ludlam wrote some fine ghost books, that probably but not necessarily have more truth in them than O'Donnell's. As can be seen, one has some celebrity (related) ghost stories. EDIT: The Restless Ghosts of Ladye Place is still available at Int*rn*t Arch*ve but The Mummy of Birchen Bower is now down.
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Post by Swampirella on Nov 13, 2020 0:41:12 GMT
A vintage ghost book with a nice twist; they're listed by name, starting with Jeremiah Abershaw and ending with "Wroughton The Recluse"
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Post by helrunar on Nov 13, 2020 2:40:30 GMT
Adding to the list of celebrity ghost encounter books... All by Hans Holzer: Haunted Hollywood (1974) Elvis Presley Speaks (1979) Elvis Presley speaks from the Beyond (1993) And on the subject of paranormal paramours... Love Beyond the Grave: True Cases of Ghostly Lovers (1993) It's hard to know how to evaluate Hans Holzer. He claimed to be a serious investigator of psychic phenomena, and his talks were often framed with some more serious metaphysical teachings about the nature of the human psyche and the classification of hauntings. But then he'd published rubbish such as the above, or involve himself in that Amityville nonsense. Presumably he needed the money and at the end of the day, "anything for the next buck" became the imperative (presumably at the beginning of the day as well). There's a TV series running in the US currently that is about investigations from some of Holzer's own case files--I haven't watched it, but a friend really enjoys the show. My advice to her is "assume it's all fiction unless you have serious independent attestations otherwise." H.
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Post by ripper on Nov 13, 2020 12:15:50 GMT
Since Dem mentioned an O'Donnell book edited by Harry Ludlam, I should say that Ludlam wrote some fine ghost books, that probably but not necessarily have more truth in them than O'Donnell's. As can be seen, one has some celebrity (related) ghost stories. EDIT: The Restless Ghosts of Ladye Place is still available at Int*rn*t Arch*ve but The Mummy of Birchen Bower is now down.
Yes, fully agree with you about Harry Ludlam. I've read the two you mention and thought they were pretty good. I do like O'Donnell's books for sheer entertainment, but so many of his accounts are far too dramatic for me to take really seriously; they fly in the face of cases that have the most compelling evidence, which tend to be rather mundane.
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Post by ripper on Nov 13, 2020 12:43:14 GMT
Adding to the list of celebrity ghost encounter books... All by Hans Holzer: Haunted Hollywood (1974) Elvis Presley Speaks (1979) Elvis Presley speaks from the Beyond (1993) And on the subject of paranormal paramours... Love Beyond the Grave: True Cases of Ghostly Lovers (1993) It's hard to know how to evaluate Hans Holzer. He claimed to be a serious investigator of psychic phenomena, and his talks were often framed with some more serious metaphysical teachings about the nature of the human psyche and the classification of hauntings. But then he'd published rubbish such as the above, or involve himself in that Amityville nonsense. Presumably he needed the money and at the end of the day, "anything for the next buck" became the imperative (presumably at the beginning of the day as well). There's a TV series running in the US currently that is about investigations from some of Holzer's own case files--I haven't watched it, but a friend really enjoys the show. My advice to her is "assume it's all fiction unless you have serious independent attestations otherwise." H. He was amazingly prolific for over 30 years. I have read only a small fraction of his books, all ghost-related, and for the main part enjoyed them. I was surprised that he had wrote so many Amityville-related books. Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits and Haunted Places by Brad Steiger (2013) Here's another prolific writer on paranormal subjects. American Brad Steiger had a career at least as long as Hans Holzer, but cast his net to include alien visitors, hollow Earth, vampires, inter-dimensional creatures, strange disappearances, as well as plain old ghosts. He's very entertaining and I've always had a good time with his books. Like so many authors mentioned in this thread, now sadly deceased. He also used to be a frequent guest on various US talk radio shows.
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