Real ghosts, restless spirits, and haunted places
By: Brad Steiger
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 615
ISBN-13: 9781435137400
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Ghosts; Spirits; Haunted places; Esprits; Lieux hantés
Description: The culmination of Steiger's 50 years of paranormal research, real ghosts is a bold telling of true ghost stories and first-person encounters as well as a comprehensive classification of the spirit world touching on time travel and parallel universes. It investigates and classifies the full range of ghostly manifestations and haunted locations, that include spirits seen at death beds and funerals; haunted churches, cemeteries, and burial grounds; and phantoms on roads and highways.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Acknowledgments; title: Photo and illustration credits; title: Haunted houses and apartments; title: Encounters with glowing entities and ghost lights; title: Poltergeists: Unwelcome house guests; title: Shadow beings that attacked; title: Spirit parasites that possessed; title: Spirits seen at deathbeds and funerals; title: Ghosts that returned to bid farewell; title: Ghosts that warned of approaching danger or death; title: Inspirational messages from the other side; title: Ghosts that gave proof of their existence; title: Speaking to spirits: the mystery of mediumship; title: Ghosts that came back to life; title: Apparitions of religious figures; title: Ghostly encounters of famous men and women; title: Animal ghosts-domesticated and wild; title: Restored scenes of the past; title: Haunted churches, cemeteries, and burial grounds; title: Haunted mansions and plantations; title: Creepy castles and ghostly royalty; title: Phantoms on roads and highways; title: Haunted hotels, motels, and inns; title: Haunted restaurants, bars, and theaters; title: Battlefields where phantom armies eternally wage war; title: Ghosts in civic buildings and prisons; title: Phantoms seen on seas and lakes; title: Ghosts on trains, planes, and automobiles; title: When ghosts visit stores and office buildings; title: Mysterious entities and dark, hooded bedroom invaders; title: Strange beings that masquerade as humans; title: Ghosts from outer space; title: Appendix A: Cities, towns, and villages in North America heavily populated by ghosts; title: Appendix B: Ghost hunters, researchers, and resources; title: Appendix C: Selected filmography; title: Appendix D: Bibliography; title: Index.