We have put together a large selection of books and movies on ghosts and the paranormal. Here you will find information on ghost hunting, ghost stories, books of specific haunting cases and a selection of paranormal encyclopedias. We will be posting reviews of some of these books and also feature a "Historic Ghost Watch Pick" for books that we find to be exceptional. All our reviews are written by true book lovers. We do not receive any kind of financial payment from the authors or publishers.

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Books On Ghost Hunting and Investigation

The Ghost Hunter's Guidebook by author and paranormal investigator Troy Taylor not only solves the mystery of how to find ghosts, but dozens of others as well! This manual is the essential guide to conducting paranormal research, written by a real ghost hunter with years of experience in the field. This book will provide you with a step-by-step guide to conducting a paranormal investigation, plus tell you how to know if your location is really haunted.

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Haunted Places - Where to Find Ghosts

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Ghostly legends abound wherever history has made its mark-from battlefields to monuments, prisons to inns. If these places have existed for centuries or more, and if they are where history-especially tragic history-was made, ghost stories will inevitably follow. The World's Most Haunted Places: From the Secret Files of Ghostvillage.com explores the history, folklore, and ghostly legends behind some of the world's most fascinating points of interest. Objective, educational, and entertaining, Ghostvillage.com's founder, Jeff Belanger, speaks with witnesses, psychics, and ghost hunters who tell their stories and share their research on haunted places around the globe. Take a world tour of history, the supernatural, and the macabre. You will explore libraries, museums, restaurants, inns, and landmarks from North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. But be careful: The World's Most Haunted Places may make you a believer!

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Paranormal Reference Books

With more than 500 entries and 100 black-and-white illustrations, The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft gives readers a detailed look at the Craft and its history from its pagan origins to its modern revival. Here, in A-to-Z format, readers will find unparalleled coverage of witchcraft practices around the world in different time periods and societies, including entries on magic, shamanism, the occult, and wizardry. Biographies of the most influential characters in the movement and how they shaped the traditions and practices of their followers are included. Completely updated throughout, this edition features expanded cross-cultural entries and additional historical data.

Among the more than 30 new entries are: Modern Wicca and Paganism, related organizations, and their activities Biographical profiles Magic tools, rituals, and types of divination Fairy lore and other mythological roots of witchcraft Spells, charms, and other witchcraft lore.

Some might think of angels as our human pathway to the monotheistic God of our Western culture--a God who remains abstract and remote. All major cultures and religions, however, have intricately developed angel systems. Guiley covers all--comparing angels to analogous beings in non-western cultures in order to trace their evolution. The book is arranged alphabetically by topic, so readers can look up subjects such as angel hierarchy, individual angels, Judaic angelology, the supernatural manifestations of the Virgin Mary, and even--God forbid--sex with demons.

The Encyclopedia of Angels is thoroughly researched and pleasantly illustrated with photographs of sculpture and reproductions of some of the great medieval, Renaissance, and contemporary works of "angel" art. Believers and skeptics alike will treasure this encyclopedia of information on a luminous and mysterious subject!

Watch your back! . . . How to spot and identify demons and other subversive spirits . . . And what to do next.

Demons, fairies, and fallen angels are everywhere. They lurk at crossroads, crouch behind doors, hide in trees, slip into beds, wait in caves, hover at weddings and childbirths, disguise themselves as friends, relatives-even disguise themselves as you. They are powerful; they are protean; they are enchanting. And, to the uninformed, they are often invisible. This illustrated guide-the first of its kind-reveals the remarkable permutations of the demon and fairy species worldwide. Packed with lore about each demon, detailing its origins, the culture surrounding it, and its reputed antics and exploits, A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits is a fascinating exploration of global mythologies. Perfect for the armchair traveler and the intrepid, seasoned demon-spotter alike, this complete guide to subversive spirits offers a behind-the-scenes look at the devilish mishaps, impish irritations, and demonic devastations that punctuate our lives.

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Ghost Hunter Chronicles

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Collections of Hauntings

In their own words, forty Cape Codders describe ghosts who descend staircases that no longer exist, kiss sleeping women, flip theater seats, fold laundry, and join musicians onstage. Among those sharing their stories are the former National Environment Coordinator, a scientist from the United States Geological Survey, a retired West Point professor and a Wampanoag Native-American educator.

While seeking out only the mysterious, Gordon and Joseph instead met thoughtful individuals who related their stories with humor and insight. Their descriptions of often life-changing experiences are refreshingly frank and honest. Readers will respond to the joy, affection, humor, uncertainty, ambivalence, and other sincere emotions expressed in these accounts.

Those who have experienced America's most beloved summer travel destination will find this collection much like the Cape itself--beguiling, indelible and timeless.

Most people think of ghosts as rare, elusive creatures that are more or less inaccessible to the average Joe. Sure, we read about them, watch TV shows about them and tell stories about them, but we'll probably never run into one--right? Don't be so sure. Even if you've never personally encountered a ghost, chances are you know someone who has.

The Ghost Next Door takes a revealing look into the lives of average, everyday people from across the country who have had experiences in the realm of the unexplained. Whether you're a true believer in ghosts or a hard-nosed skeptic, you're sure to get a chill or two when you read about the woman who was visited by her grandfather...on the night of his funeral! Or the man who was forced to move by a troublesome spirit...only to find it had followed him!

As you make your way through these and other genuinely spooky stories, you'll probably find that ghostly encounters are a lot more common than you had imagined. Could there be a "haunted house" in your town? Perhaps on your very street? Maybe even right next door?

A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."

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A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."

The First Book To Take A Hard Look At The Phenomenon Called "The Ouija Board"

Is it just a game? When you ask the Ouija board a question, who is it that answers? What about those stories of Ouija-inspired prophecy and clairvoyance?

What are the dangers of the Ouija board? Do you know the stories of Ouija-inspired murders, madness, obsession and possession?

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Specific Hauntings and Cases

This is the true story of how Kathleen McConnell came to know and care for the spirit children who lived in the attic of the mansion: Angel Girl, Buddy, and Baby. From playing ball with Kathleen, to saving her son Duncan from drowning, the spirit children became part of the McConnell family in ways big and small. Finally, a heart-wrenching dilemma triggered an unexpected and dramatic resolution to the spirit childrens plight.

Dont Call Them Ghosts is an inspiring story of the transcendent and lasting power of a mothers love.

a "Historic Ghost Watch Pick"

One scientist's account of the poltergeist case that made headlines across the country -- and the riveting examination of a child's mysterious murder.

When she was just fourteen years old, Tina Resch became the center of the best-documented case of poltergeist activity of the twentieth century. During the spring of 1984, Tina's home in Ohio was thrown into chaos: appliances turned themselves on without electric current, objects flew through the air, furniture scooted across the floor. Censured endlessly by her adoptive family and thrust into the eye of a media twister thanks to one reporter's photographic evidence of a flying phone, Tina was propelled into a downward spiral that led to an abusive marriage, a divorce, and the birth of a child -- all before her twentieth birthday. Three years later she was charged with that child's murder, and she is currently serving a life sentence for a crime as controversial, mysterious, and complex as the accused herself -- a crime she maintains she did not commit.

Unleashed is Tina's story as told by a parapsychologist who witnessed striking paranormal phenomena in Tina's presence. Examining the destructive powers of thwarted emotions from a scientific perspective, William Roll sheds remarkable light on the case of Tina Resch -- and boldly confronts our cultural responses to events that cannot be easily explained.

In 1996, a young girl living with an abusive mother commits suicide. Shortly afterwards, her spirit returns to the house, only to find her mother gone and strangers moving in. She also finds the older spirits who dwell there, beginning a powerful battle for control of the house — trapping its new residents in the middle.

Overshadows chronicles the events of this terrifying multiple haunting, but more importantly, it shares the incredible discoveries made during the course of the six-year investigation. This book will challenge and disprove classic theories, and create upheaval in the circle of life-after-death research.

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Hardly a week goes by when the Myrtles Plantation isn't featured on The History Channel or PBS. At age 28 Frances Kermeen gave up her life in California to follow her dream of owning an inn--little did she know that she was being drawn to her destiny: The Myrtles Plantation. In the eight years that Frances owned The Myrtles, she was confronted by phenomena far stranger than just ghosts--incredible encounters and possessions and the discovery of past lives that blew away her core beliefs. Frances's journey in the years she owned the Myrtles is the stuff of the very best science fiction and ghost stories, only these events were as real as the Plantation itself. Come along with Frances as the explosive ending to this real-life drama erupts as her past life and present life converge into one catastrophic event.

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Psychic Related Reading

This wasn't luck. It was an actual skill called psychometry. And as with all skills, you can do exercises to improve it. Now you can learn how to enhance this ability and many others in William W. Hewitt's Psychic Development for Beginners.

Using more than 25 examples and 44 easy but potent mental exercises, you'll learn to develop all of your psychic abilities. Psychometry is just one of them. Other skills you'll learn include psychic healing, telepathy (mental communication with others), clairvoyance, communication with the spirit world, prophecy, astral travel and creative visualization.

Psychic abilities can be very practical, too. The book explains how to use your psychic abilities to develop a psychic alarm clock that can wake you up at any time you desire, keep you from falling asleep at the wrong time, or even help you find a parking place.

While interning in Homicide with the county attorney's office, Allison DuBois found she could do something remarkable. As she laid out crime scene photo's & gathered information for trial, she realized that she could see the crime through the eyes of the perpetrator. This experience prompted Allison to examine the full extent of her abilities. She reached a juncture. Instead of running from her uniqueness, she decided to fully own it. Allison connects with her readers on a very personal level as she chronicles her walk through her personal wonderland.

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Movies & Videos

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The Bell Witch Haunting Movie - BUY Following the story of one  of the world's most famous and well documented ghost stories ever, "The Bell  Witch Haunting" movie is a powerful supernatural historic thriller based on  terrifying actual events that took place in Tennessee from 1817 to 1821, in  which a spirit tormented John Bell and his family, leaving him in a terrifying  fight against the vengeful ghost to save his children and his own life. The  haunting is the only known case where a spirit actually took credit for killing  someone. After visiting the Bells' home, future President Andrew Jackson said,  "I vow I would rather fight the entire British army single-handed than face the  Bell Witch again!" The  haunting started as unexplained noises around the Bell house beginning as  scratching and knocking sounds and soon progressed to the sounds of dogs  fighting, chains being dragged around and "beating" sounds on the outside walls of their house. It wasn't long until the children began complaining of more terrifying things--having their bed covers pulled off, being touched and pinched  by a seemingly invisible force. Soon, they heard what sounded like faint, whispering voices--too weak to understand--but sounded like a feeble old woman  crying or singing hymns. The encounters escalated, and the Bells'  thirteen-year-old daughter, Betsy, began experiencing brutal physical encounters  with the entity. It relentlessly pulled her hair, beat and slapped her, often leaving visible prints on her face and body for days at a  time. Quickly, the  entity's voice strengthened; it carried on intelligent conversations, and answered questions from visitors. Although the Spirit tormented many people,  including the Bells' slaves, she seemed to adore Lucy Bell, John's wife. Over a four year period, hundreds of people spoke with the Spirit and witnessed its  wonderful and horrifying demonstrations; and ever so many detectives, wise men,  witch doctors and conjurors came to exercise their skills on the Spirit and  tried to rid the Bells of their tormentor; all were brought to grief by the  Spirit and left confessing the phenomena was beyond comprehension. Yet, those  who witnessed the demonstrations knew that it had a wonderful power of  intelligence, possessing great knowledge of men and things; a spirit that could  apparently read minds, tell men's secrets, repeat sermons word for word and sing every song in the hymn book. It often assumed a pious character, enjoying  religious discussions and quoting scripture with absolute accuracy. The Spirit often expressed  its dislike for "Ol' Jack Bell" and vowed to kill him. As John Bell's health  grew worse, the Spirit would torture him more severely by relentlessly beating  him while he was experiencing seizures. On the morning of December 20,  1820,  John Bell took his last breath; and when the family found a small  vial of unidentified liquid, the Spirit suddenly spoke up exclaiming, "I gave  Ol' Jack a big dose of that last night, and that fixed him!" John Bell's funeral  was one of the largest ever seen in Robertson County, hundreds of people  attended, including the gloating Spirit, who cheerfully offered mourners a  concert of brawny drinking  songs. "The Bell  Witch Haunting" movie is a haunted house adventure that mixes history, a  frightful ghost story and a great suspense plot. This true story of terror from an unseen evil is chilling and unforgettable", said Linda, the film's producer.  "What kind of being was this that was gentle to his wife, but tormented John  Bell to his death? Why was it so full of contradictions; kind to some, vengeful  to others; angelic at times, demonic at others?" Linda asked. "No one knows, but  there seems to be a lot of evidence that something is still around  today." All information was taken directly from thebellwitchhaunting.com or from emails we have received from Willing Hearts Productions.