GHOSTS: True Encounters with the World
Beyond by Hans Holzer
Visit hundreds of haunted places around the
world, learn how to make contact with the "other
side", read about ghostly manifestations of all
kinds, and see rare genuine photographs of
ghosts and spirits and find out how these
apparitions were captured on film. Nearly 800
pages of great information!
Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery
Symbolism and Iconography
by Douglas Keister
Awesome illustrated resource book for cemetery
sleuths that decodes the meanings of all the
symbols youre likely to encounter, including:
plants, animals, the human body, tradesman's
tools, religious icons, secret society emblems,
fraternal organization insignias, tokens, and
death seals.
Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk
Tales by Lyle Saxon
This book discusses the vast area we know as
Louisiana culture. Everything from werewolves,
voodoo, fais do-do, creole and cajun lifestyles,
this book has it all. Definitely one of my most
favorite books I have ever read! Highly
recommended!
The Prefect Medium: Photography and the
Occult by Clement Cheroux
In the early days of photography, many believed
and hoped that the camera would prove more
efficient than the human eye in capturing the
unseen. Spiritualists and animists of the
nineteenth century seized on the new technology
as a method of substantiating the existence of
supernatural beings and happenings. This
fascinating book assembles more than 250
photographic images from the Victorian era to the
1960s, each purporting to document an occult
phenomenon: levitations, apparitions,
transfigurations, ectoplasms, spectres, ghosts,
and auras. Drawn from the archives of European
and American occult societies and private and
public collections, the photographs in many
cases have never before been published.
Possessed by Thomas B. Allen
The true story that inspired the movie The
Exorcist, this book tells the real life story of a 14
year old Maryland boy and the Exorcism that was
performed on him. The last 30+ pages are the
actual diary of the priest who performed the
exorcism! A MUST READ!!!
FEAR: A Ghost Hunter's Story
by Kriss Stephens
Cemeteries, abandoned asylums, prisons, ships,
hospitals, battlefields, caves, mines, office
buildings, and homes are the sites of paranormal
occurrences in this collection of stories from a
ghost hunter by trade. Beginning with a
childhood spent in a haunted house, this
personal account includes episodes from
traveling and exploring haunted places, including
stories of hearing disembodied voices, watching
balls of dancing light, and being physically injured
by spirits. The stories are corroborated by other
participants in the ghost hunts as well as
photographs. Guidelines for aspiring ghost
hunters and tips for capturing apparitions on film
are included.
The Parapsychologist Handbook by
Loyd Auerbach
This book is the unsurpassed "bible" of how to
investigate haunting cases by the knowledgable
director of the Office of Paranormal
Investigations, Loyd Auerbach. It is witty,
well-written, and gives an accurate and
entertaining account of basic concepts such as
the types of ESP, how to differentiate a ghost
from a haunting, and identifying fraud. Though
hard to find, this book is a real must read for
anyone at all interested in the subject.
The Paranormal Investigator's Handbook
by Valerie Hope & Maurice Townsend
A practical introduction to many unexplained
phenomena from ghosts and poltergeists to ley
lines and out-of-body experiences. This book
gives an informed overview of the current
methods of research used by real-life
investigators.
Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted
Places by Brad Steiger
"The culmination of Steiger's 50 years of
paranormal research, Real Ghosts is a bold telling
of true ghost stories and first-person encounters.
It is also a comprehensive classification of the
spirit world touching on time travel and parallel
universes, presenting the full range of ghostly
manifestations and haunted locations.