28 days of terror in a house posessed by evil spirits. In December 1975, the Lutz familiy moved into their dream home, teh same home where Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers and sisters just one year earlier. The psychic phenomena that followed created the most terrifying experience the Lutz family had ever encountered, forcing them to flee the house in 28 days, convinced that it was posessed by evil spirits. Their fantastic story, never before disclosed in full detail, makes for an unforgettable book with all the shocks and gripping suspense of The Exorcist, The Omen or Rosemary’s Baby, but with ohne vital difference … the story is true.

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Das Buch gibt die Story von Amityville wieder, wie sie von der Lutz-Familie “verkauft” wurde. Heute wird in Fachkreisen davon ausgegangen, dass es möglicherweise tatsächlich zu Poltergeist-Phänomenen kam, die später deutlich verzerrt und ausgeschmückt wurden.

Weder vorher noch nach den Lutzes kam es nochmals zu Phänomenen. DeFeo hat längst abgestritten, in “teuflischem Auftrag” gehandelt zu haben. Er sagte: “Das einzig Böse bin ich”.

Das Haus wurde inzwischen umgebaut.

Rapping on walls. Mysterious rains of stones. Furniture moving around by itself. Phantom voices. Unexplained fires. Insivible assaults. The symptoms of poltergeist activity are well known, but what is a poltergeist, really? Is it some type of demon, or an angry spirit whose only mission is to cause mischief and destruction? Is it the unconscious engery of a troubled living person, somehow affecting the environment from a distance? Or could it all be simply fraud or misidentification? In this comprehensive book, well over one hundred cases of poltergeist acitivity, from the first century to the present day, are summarized and examined. All the best known cases are presented, from Borley Rectory to the Bell Witch, from the Great Amherst Mystery to Gef the Talking Mongoose, from Rosenheim to Tina Resch, from Enfield to the Entity. A large selection of fascinating and lesser known accounts from all over the world are also included, and all contain testemony of the most eerie and extraordinary events. In addition, the book contains in-depth discussions of distinct patterns, stages, and theorized causes of poltergeist phenomena, drawing from some of the best research in parapsychology, neuroscience, and quantum mechanics, as well as a skeptical perspective to provide a grounded overview. The Unseen Hand is the ultimate, one-stop shop for readers interested in poltergeist disturbances throughout the history and the theories behind what causes them.

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Vorstellung bekannter und weniger bekannter Poltergeist-Fälle mit kleineren Einblicken in verschiedene Lösungsvorschläge, was den möglichen Hintergrund der Phänomene angeht. Die Autorin gibt die Fälle recht ausführlich wieder und bleibt kritisch, was die Authentizität angeht. Empfehlenswert.

One of the most violent and intense manifestations of paranormal activity witnessed in the UK for decades, the Birmingham Poltergeist case occured during a single week in 2021 when real-life Ghostbuster and celebrity supernatural expert Lee Brickley began to investigate strange goings-on at a modest family home in Gravelly Hill, Erdington. From the moment Brickley arrived at the property, it was clear something was very, very wrong, and the seasoned ghost hunter knew he had to act fast. This book contains an entire eyewitness account of the terrifying events that would soon unravel. From knives and cutlery flying around the kitchen to a scary-looking old photograph that just couldn’t be destroyed, the family involved in this haunting were subjected to unimaginable levels of torment and cruelty at the hands of the otherworldly entities invading their lives. A mother and father with two young daughters who, through no fault of their own, became embroiled in a battle for their very souls against a malevolent killer from beyond the grave.

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Augenzeugenbericht eines Ghosthunters, der 2021 zu einem Poltergeist-Fall nach Birmingham gerufen wurde. Bitte mit Vorsicht genießen, da hier klar verfolgt wird, den Fall als dämonisch darzustellen. Bedingt empfehlenswert.

Poltergeist phenomena have been observed from the earliest times in all parts of the world. The phenomena are widely distributed and have been abundantly testified to by witnesses. For centuries they were thought to be the work of angry spirits, but the modern explanation, as set forth in this work by two authors who are among the best-known psychical researchers of today, is quite different. Hereward Carrington describes the characteristic features of the poltergeist. A comprehensive collection of 375 poltergeist cases is outlined in date order ranging from A.D. 355 to the present day. Some are very peculiar stories indeed. For instance there is the poltergeist at the home of Rev. Phelps, Connecticut, in 1850, where a great deal of damage was done and in which even children were bodily transported. There is the ‘Jinn’, reported by the son of Lord Denbigh, who produced such items as sums of money, bromide tables and cigarettes when most urgently required! Nandor Fodor takes up the account with the story of the famous Saragossa Ghost of 1934, whose voice came down the chimney and disturbed local government officials. He suggests that the poltergeist is a case for the psychologist – not the physicist – and describes the very peculiar poltergeist in South London in 1938 which was associated with a Mrs Forbes, herself a remarkable character. In this case the poltergeist obligingly produced phenomena at the International Institute of Psychical Research itself! But the two most striking cases on record are the so-called Bell Witch, responsible for savagely persecuting and eventually murdering a Tennesee farmer and apparently associated with the farmer’s daughter Betsy; and the famous talking mongoose, Gef, which haunted a remote house in the Isle of Man and appeared to ’emanate’ from a farmer. These last two are easily the strangest psychic stories ever published. These, and a multitude of other strange phenomena, are outlined in this book and Nandor Fodor knits them together with an unusual and original theory. Is it an inchoate and mindless entity which merely throws things about? Is it a michievous entitiy in some way corresponding to the mind of a naughty child? Or is it some part of an adult personality which has become detached under the stress of some severe psychological strain? Dr Fodor clearly argues all the alternatives and offers a solution which more than any other explains poltergeist phenomena in general and the incredible examples outlined in this book.

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Reprint vom Original aus 1951.

‘By the end of this book you will never sleep peacefully again’.

For Liz and Bill Rich, two people trying to rebuild their lives, the house symbolized a new beginning, a haven in an enchanted landscape. But within weeks of their arrival, the enchantment turned to horror, and their blessed home became a malevolent prison.

Footsteps thundered along empty landing, apparitions inhabited deserted rooms; posessions flew, furniture moved. Bill’s business collapsed; his son retreated into a blood-red hell, uttering demonic curses in a rasping, guttural, alien voice. the house consumed enough electricity for an office block.

This is a true account of what one family, and those around them, saw and heard and experienced.

Read it – and decide what you believe…

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Noch vor dem Lesen fallen bereits zwei Dinge auf: Die 196 Seiten sind hinter sehr großer Schrift versteckt und es gibt keinerlei Fotos.

Inhaltlich wird die sog. “Witch Farm” im Brecon Beatons Nationalpark in Wales behandelt. 1989 wurde ein abgelegenes Farmhaus für sechs Jahre nicht nur die Heimat für die kleine Familie, sondern auch zum Alptraum.

Das Buch beinhaltet einen größeren Anteil wörtlicher Rede, was die Authentizität erschwert – das Buch entstand laut Copyright 2014, also fast zehn Jahre nach den Ereignissen.

“Is there anybody out there?” However rational we think we are, few of us are completely immune to the idea of ghosts. What explains spectral sightings? Why do we fear the supernatural? Why are some people or cultures more likely to experience hauntings than others? And what proof is there? Growing up in a haunted house, Roger Clarke spent much of his childhood trying to see a ghost. From the terrifying true events behind Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw and the frenzy of the Cock Lane poltergeist to ghoul-hunting flash-mobs and sexually-charged Victorian sèances, he takes us on a journey of belief with ghosts of every kind.

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Interessanter Überblick über zahlreiche mehr oder weniger bekannte Fälle, unterhaltsam dargestellt.

At least 35 police officers around the world claim to have witnessed some form of poltergeist activity. One officer even pulled his weapon on an “unseen force”. A legitimate sighting of a paranormal phenomenon? Just a nervous cop? You be the judge. There are numerous cases of “hauntings” studied throughout the world every year, many of which hold up under close scrutiny. Examples include: * An 11-year-old boy inhabited by a poltergeist who causes still photographs to become moving pictures and raises a chair with a police officer sitting on it. * The famous Tina Resch case: a 14-year-old girl appears to make glasses float off shelves, move tables and send telephones flying with the power of her anger; * The Hogdson family who are terrorized by flying Lego pieces that are hot to the touch and furniture that moves of its own accord; 11-year-old Virginia Campbell, who seems to cause heavy furniture to move at home and desks to float at school, all in 28-day cycles; * A 12-year-old Kentucky boy who, subconsciously, moves heavy objects in the presence of two parapsychologists watching him closely for signs of trickery. Clarkson interviewed hundreds of witnesses, paranormal experts, psychologists, professors, magicians and skeptics to conduct his investigations. Raising as many questions as it answers, this is a fascinating study of the paranormal.

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Viele Wiederholungen innerhalb der Texte (wer ist wer und macht was). Gute Übersicht über die verschiedenen theoretischen Ansätze. Behandelte Fälle: St. Catherine, Bridgeport, Tina Resch (Columbus), Enfield, Sauchie, Rosenheim, Seaford, Olive Hill. Teilweise unkorrekte Recherche (der Fall Hopfgarten wird nach Österreich eingeordnet). Generell gute Quelle, die auf relativ wenigen Seiten viel Wissen vereinigt.

Levitating saints. Flying witches. Demonic posession. Carlos Eire explores tales of the seemingly impossible that abounded in the early modern era – and their resonance and lessons for our time.

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“When an object materialises out of thin air before your very eyes – you write a book.” England. The late 1960s. In the town of Pontefract, the house at number 30 East Drive is about to become the scene to one of the most infamous poltergeist cases the world has ever seen. When co-author and former sceptic Bil Bungay bought the house in order to promote a movie, he had no idea that a powerful, terrifying, entity – one capable of defying the laws of physics – was still very much in residence. This book provides first-hand eyewitness testimonies and reams of recent evidence to make the case that the house is indeed home to extraordinary paranormal phenomena, and then asks the question: Just what the heck is a poltergeist, anyway?

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Sicherlich einer der interessantesten und gewalttätigsten Poltergeist-Fälle in der Neuzeit. Angeblich passieren in dem Haus noch heute paranormale Phänomene, die immer wieder durch verschiedene Personen bestätigt werden. Empfehlenswert.

Kein Klappentext.

Kapitelübersicht: Introductory – Experimental Proofs Of Survival – Haunted Houses: A First Survey Of The Subject – Strange Phenomena in a Calvados Castle – The Haunted House of La Constantine (Corrèze) – Hauntings: Ancient and Modern – Mysterious noises at a parsonage. The Teacher’s House. Insivisble companion – The Fantastic Villa of Comeada (Portugal) – Cherbourg Observations. What is the aura of a dwelling? – A general excursion among haunted houses – Classification of phenomena. Hauntings associated with the dead – Haunting phenomena not attributable to the dead. Rapping Spirits. Poltergeists – Spurious Haunted Houses – The search for causes – Epilogue

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Reprint vom Original aus 1971.

There are few factual books written about poltergeist phenomena, John’s Fraser’s Poltergeist! A New Investigation Into Destructive Haunting fills that void, advancing and updating Colin Wilson’s work Poltergeist!, this study’s namesake from over 38 years ago. Fraser takes readers on a journey from the Borley Rectory to the Isle of Man, and grounds his readers in an historical overview of ‘Poltergeist phenomena’. He examines where such events overlap with other paranormal investigations of ‘apparitional’ ghosts. What do they have in common, what do they differ? To answer this, Fraser looks to new research on paranormal events, never before published in book form. Fraser contends, perhaps controversially, that ghost sightings are and always will be ambiguous and near-impossible to prove, that only Poltergeist phenomena can be empirically verified.

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Buch mit sehr guten Ansätzen, allerdings ist der Autor auch sehr von sich überzeugt und schweift immer wieder ab. Verschiedene Poltergeist-Fälle werden hier vorgestellt, darunter auch die Borley Rectory, einer der bekanntesten Spukorte aus den Anfängen der wissenschaftlichen Beschäftigung mit dem Thema. Empfehlenswert.

In his latest book, One Big Box of ‘Paranormal Tricks’?, John Fraser reflects on his motivations for involvement in paranormal research from an early age, recalling his experiences to date, the people who have influenced him, and the conclusions he’s come to. Whilst Fraser refers to events in his life, this book is not a memoir or ‘life story’ in any conventional sense. It’s presented as a mediation on what the paranormal might mean for us in our universal quest to give our lives meaning. One Big Box of ‘Paranormal Tricks’? takes more of a zen-&-the-art-of-spending-a-night-in-a-haunted-house approach than an autobiographical one.

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Poltergeists was first published in 1979 and rapidly established itself as a leading work on the topic. It has been frequently referred to as groundbreaking and a classic of the genre. Illustrative cases from all over the world are presented, dating from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth. Included are destructive cases, fantastical cases, poltergeist assaults, phenomena that are allegedly brought about by a witch or a demon, and others which appear to be the handiwork of a deceased human being. Most cases are sourced from contemporary notes or diaries, often little known or unknown but nevertheless fascinating, with many translated from non-English language sources. The book includes a computer analysis of the leading characteristics of hundreds of cases of poltergeists and hauntings, and offers tentative conclusions as to the natural ‘clusters’ into which the cases fall. Poltergeists is essential reading for anyone who is interested in parapsychology and the paranormal.

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Standardwerk, das 500 verschiedene Poltergeist-Fälle aus vielen Epochen gegenüberstellt, statistisch auswertet und viele dieser Fälle genauer darstellt. Für jeden, der sich mit Poltergeistern und Spuk auseinandersetzen möchte, ist dies ein absolut empfehlenswertes Buch.

The paranormal is more than just scary. It threatens our normal perceptions of reality and cuts to the core of human experience. This book and each individual chapter, in its own unique way, make this case by bringing together scientific research and scholarship from cultural and critical studies. Indeed, if the paranormal terrifies you even a little bit, imagine the impact on society if some of these exceptional experiences turn out to be true. Truth, as we will see, is often times stranger than fiction and is not so easily assured in our modern world of advancing technology and social change. Often relegated to myths or tall tales, the paranormal is rather already here among us, summoning and sometimes bedeviling us to reconsider our usual ways of understanding. This book is an invitation to just such a journey.

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Nur empfehlenswert, wenn man im Englischen wirklich sicher unterwegs ist.

The defintive record of real-life hauntings in modern times. Surprisingley, the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have turned out to be the most extraordinary periods in the history of supernatural encounters – with more mysterious accounts of ghosts being reported from all over the world than during any previous era.
This giant survey from the acclaimed investigator, the late Peter Haining, years in the making and now posthumously published for the first time, documents the full spectrum of credible hauntings during the last hundred years or so. It encompasses over 100 first-hand accounts of poltergeists and phantoms, ghostly pilots and haunted airfields, seduction spirits and sexual encounters with ghostly entities – and much more. Also included are the notes of famous ghost hunters such as Hans Holzer, Harry Price, and Susy Smith; and some fascinating analysis by notable experts on what ghosts really are.
With a comprehensive A-Z listing, full bibliography and details of further resources, The Mammoth Book of True Hautings is the fullest and most rewarding one-volume survey available today.

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Fallsammlung mit Angabe von Quellen, aber ohne kritische Hinterfragung.

Greyfriar’s Cemetery in Edinburgh has a centuries old reputation for being haunted. Its gruesome history includes bodysnatching, witchcraft, headstone removal, desecration, corpse dumping, live burial and use as a mass prison. In 1998 something new and inexplicable began occurring in the graveyard. Visitors encountered ‘cold spots’, strange smells and banging noises. They found themselves overcome by nausea, or cut and bruised by something they could not see. Over the space of three years, more than a hundred people were knocked unconscious. Homes next to the graveyard wall became plagued by crockery smashing, objects moving and unidentified laughter. Witnesses to these events ran into the hundreds. There were two exorcisms of the area. Both failed. The section of Greyfriar’s where the attacks occur is now chained shut. The entity responsible has been named the ‘Mackenzie Poltergeist”. It has become one of the best-documented and most conclusive paranormal cases in history. This is the story.

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It began with a key. One afternoon in 1956, in the home of the Hitchings family in Battersea, south London, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitching’s bed. This seemingly insignificant event heralded the beginning of one of the most terrifying, incredible and mysterious hauntings in British history. The spirit, who quickly became known as ‘Donald’ began to communicate, initially via tapping sounds, but over time – and with the encouragement of psychical researcher Harold Chibbett, whose case files appear here – by learning to write. Soon, the spirit had begun to make simply incredible claims about his identity, insisting that he was one of the most famous figures in world history – but what was the truth? Here, for the first time, is the full story, told by the woman right at the heart of it all – Shirley herself.

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Sehr guter Einblick in einen ungewöhnlichen Fall, der starke Indizien auf mindestens teilweisen Betrug durch die Fokusperson aufweist. Die angebliche Identität des Poltergeistes konnte nie bestätigt werden und wies erhebliche Logik- und Geschichtsfehler auf. Zudem ist der Bezug auf Shirley extrem erkennbar. Der Autor ist wohlwollend (sicherlich wegen der Beteiligung Shirleys am Buch), hält aber auch mit Kritik nicht hinter dem Berg. Empfehlenswert.

“Everything was in motion and flying in all directions through the house…” Aberdeenshire, 1822. In 1945 the celebrated psi-researcher Harry Price published Poltergeist Over England, popularising the word poltergeist (German for ‘noisy ghost’) and making famous the kind of physical haunting characterised by thrown objects, mysterious noises, and damage by fire or water. Now, for the first time, an astonishing array of historical Scottish poltergeist cases are gathered together, from the 1600s to the modern period – unaerthing many episodes that have remained neglected for centuries. Some were no doubt hoaxes, but in others, multiple witnesses testified to disturbing events enacted over months. Whatever the true causes of the events, 500 years of historical evidence from Scotland suggests that poltergeist phenomena are undoubtedly real.

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Faszinierende Fallsammlung aus Schottland, jeweils mit Interpretationen versehen.

Few people can claim the distinction of experiencing first-hand such occurrences as hauntings and the presence of poltergeists, but countless numbers of people are fascinated by these unexplainable events. Written by the world’s most knowledgeable authorities in this field, the essays in this work promote a better understanding of the manifestations of and various reasons for hauntings and poltergeist phenomena. The experts come from such backgrounds as anthropology, history, philosophy, psychiatry, and sociology, and provide sober yet highly readable in-depth discussions of numerous ideas and rationalizations for hauntings and poltergeists, from a critical and scientific perspective. Divided into three major sections—sociocultural, physical and physiological, and psychological perspectives—this work provides an overview of each perspective and also addresses the general psychology of belief in the paranormal and how that belief relates to experiences with ghosts and poltergeists.

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Erklärungsansätze, geschrieben von den bekanntesten Persönlichkeiten aus der Parapsychologie. Empfehlenswert für alle, die noch etwas tiefer in die Materie und ihre verschiedenen Erklärungsansätze/Theorien eintauchen möchten.

During the mid-1930s, British and overseas newspapers were full of incredible stories about Gef, a “talking mongoose” or “man-weasel” who had appeared in the home of the Irvings, a farming family in a remote district of the Isle of Man. The creature was said to have the ability to talk in several languages, to sing, to steal objects from nearby farms and to eavesdrop on local people. Despite written reports, magazine articles, books, several photographs, fur samples and paw prints, voluminous correspondence and signed witness statements, there is still no concensus as to what was really happening to the Irving family. Was it a hoax? Mental illness? A poltergeist? Bizarre, entertaining and schorlarly, this book is the result of seven years of research, interviews and site visits, and includes many previously unseen photographs and archival materials. Now, for the first time in 70 years, you can read all of the evidence and decide for yourself.

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Reports of paranormal experiences vary tremendously, but are often associated with ghosts, haunted houses, and otherwise eerie circumstances. There exist both classic and modern texts on ghosts and haunted or possessed people, places and spaces; many discuss traditional ideas regarding such phenomena or utilize now-outdated research in highly academic and technical ways. This book offers a very different approach in reviews provided by a leading-edge research program devoted to who has ghostly experiences and why. With new insights both global in scale and multidisciplinary in scope, this collaboration by five researchers uncovers consistent evidence that anomalous experiences represent a very real “Haunted People Syndrome”–a term describing anomalous experiences that manifest recurrently to the same percipients and are interpreted as “ghostly”–with implications for future research across academia. The participation of new citizen scientists (the field investigators and researchers among us) is invited in furthering the exploration of paranormal mysteries. Photos and figures illustrating concepts and models are included, as is a glossary.

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Sehr interessantes, wissenschaftlich basiertes Buch mit vielen praktischen Beispielen und eine Einführung in das “Haunted People Syndrome”, das induziert, dass bestimmte Persönlichkeitsanteile und Charaktereigenschaften bei fast allen Spukbetroffenen auftreten. Empfehlenswert, aber nicht ganz einfach verständlich vom Englischen her.

Stories of poltergeists and their mischievous and sometimes violent actions – knocking, stone or chair throwing, moving objects with invisible hands, and slamming or opening doors – are a constant through the ages. What changes is how we interpret this activity. For our pagan ancestors poltergeists were seen as helper spirits whose negative manifestations revealed their unhappiness with a household. The medieval Christian church demonized these once helpful spirits and held exorcisms to expel them from the houses they haunted – which proved effective less than half the time. The Age of Enlightenment cast these incidents as clever hoaxes, and many still believe this today. But poltergeist manifestations continue to appear and often defy attempts to debunk them as pranks. What then is behind this phenomenon? Exploring accounts of poltergeists from ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, and the modern world, Claude Lecouteux finds that while our interpretations of poltergeists may change, the manifestations always follow a similar course and evolution. He shows how modern scientific studies of poltergeist manifestations have found a strong tie between these visitations and the presence of a troubled adoloscent in the house. Looking beneath the Christian adulteration of pagan practices to reveal the hidden ancestral beliefs tied to poltergeists and haunted houses, the author shows how these unhappy spirits serve as confirmation of the supernatural beings that share the earth wirh us and our relationship with the natural and unseen world, a relationship we must take care to keep in balance.

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” This case is right up there with the most frightening of poltergeist cases: the Enfield Poltergeist, the South Shields Poltergeist, the Bridgeport Connecticut case, and the Matthew Manning case; all well-researched and detailed in various books and documentaries over the years. The Bothell Hell House is a major work, a turning point in poltergeistresearch—Well done.” Robb Tilley of the Australian Institute of Parapsychology Research. In 2012, my girlfriend and I took up residence in a suburban home right outside Seattle, Washington. What we saw and experienced within weeks of moving in, end up sending shock waves through the paranormal community. BREATH IN / BREATH OUT, because this tale is like no other. The Bothell Hell House has finally arrived. This book explains what happened to me and my girlfriend while living there from 2012 to 2016. But that’s not all. I’m not only going to share our horrible experience. I’m going to provide some evidence. Video reenactments of what scared me the most. Aftermath pictures of what attacked us combined with the audio and video evidence are what set this book apart from other haunted tales. What I and my girlfriend lived through and equally important what others before us lived through has come full circle. Yes, this house was featured on Travel Channels Ghost Adventures episode titled “Demons in Seattle.” The episode where Zak Bagans and crew left empty-handed. Why did they leave empty-handed? How does one investigate a malevolent haunting? Those questions and more are finally getting answered. Prepare yourself for an interactive journey. Recently updated.

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Keith Linder ist bis heute viel in den sozialen Medien, auf Youtube und bei Vorträgen z.B. der SPR, aktiv. Er erlebte 2012 einen äußerst aggressiven Poltergeist nach dem Umzug in ein neues Haus. Empfehlenswert.

Part Two – Keith Linder’s, best seller book The Bothell Hell House, has arrived. This true story picks up where the previous book left off. Keith Linder, an IT professional from Texas living outside Seattle Washington, feels the time is right for him to exit the home many now say is haunted. The question everyone’s asking themselves right now is what happened here? Why is this house haunted? Now that the two independent paranormal teams have substantiated Keith and Tina claims of the house being haunted Keith feels the time is right for him to move out. That should be easy right? Not necessarily. Not only is the activity showing signs of resurfacing. But one question that haunts Keith more than any other. Will the spirits follow him? Attachments – Poltergeist of Washington State has more video evidence than its predecessor. More EVPs. More unexplained audio data. More pictures of what was chasing Keith and Tina. And yes the reason why this house was behaving the way it was and the true makeup of the black wall markings are revealed in great detail in this book. The truth emerges. But at what cost to Keith?

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Teil 2 von “The Bothell Hell House”.

A collection of spine-tingling tales that traverse time and space, exploring the eerie and the unexplained. From ancient castles and historic inns to modern-day mysteries, these stories will take you on a journey into the world of the supernatural. Haunted History: From Denmark’s Dragsholm Castle and England’s Mermaid Inn to France’s Chateau de Brissac, our journey begins in the depths of history, were spirits have lingered for centuries. Explore the Tower of London’s chilling past, the enigmatic Hampton Court Palace, and other haunted palaces and castles. Eerie Inns and Hotels: Even the most ordinary places can hide extraordinary secrets. The Ostrich Inn, Ballygally Castle, Hotel Provincial, and more reveal their haunting tales. We’ll take you behind the bars of the Old Charleston Jail and the Old Idaho State Penitentiary. Mysteries and Enigmas: Prepare to be captivated, disturbed, and awestruck as you traverse the realms of the paranormal. “Poltergeist Chronicles” is a gripping journey through time and space, where the unknown becomes your constant companion. Turn the pages, but beware – once you open this book, you might invite the inexplicable into your life.

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Auch wenn sich der Klappentext sehr reißerisch liest, handelt es sich um eine recht gut präsentierte Fallsammlung verschiedener Poltergeistfälle und Hauntings, teilweise gegliedert. Als Informationsquelle ohne weiterführende Hintergründe empfehlenswert.

This book is an exploration of the phenomenon from earliest times to the present day that highlights the variety of activities of these most frightening of phantoms, the efforts of researchers to document and understand the phenomenon and the explanations that have been put forward. Written in an easy-reading style that makes this potentially complex and difficult subject understandable to the non-specialist.

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In 1928, Erix and Mabel Smith took over a lonely parish on the northern border of Essex. In the rectory, Mrs Smith made a gruesome discovery: a human skull. Soon the house was electric with ghosts. Within the year, the Smiths had abandoned it and Borley Rectory became notorious as the ‘most haunted house in England’. When Reverend Lionel Foyster moved in he experienced a further explosion of poltergeist activity with an increasing violence directed at his young wife. Marianne, passionate and sensuous, isolated in a village haunted by ancient superstition and deep-rooted prejudice, would be accused not only of faking the ghosts but of adultery, bigamy – and even murder. Sensationally reported in the tabloid press, the haunting gripped the nation. The case would establish self-made ‘psychic detective’ Harry Price as the most celebrated ghost hunter of the age. Two hundred people bearing witness to some 2,000 supernatural incidents surely confirmed that not only did ghosts exist, but, finally, here was proof of life after death. With the tension of a thriller and the uncanny chills of a classic ghost story, Sean O’Connor brings the story of Borley Rectory to vivid life as an allegory for an age fraught with anxiety, haunted by the shadow of the Great War and terrified of the apocalypse to come.

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Bis heute gehört die Borley Rectory zu den bekanntesten, aber auch umstrittensten Spuk-Orten in der Geschichte Englands. Es gibt unzählige Bücher, die je nach Ausgangslage/Glaubensüberzeugung die damaligen Geschehnisse mehr oder weniger akkurat darstellen. Das hier vorliegende Buch bemüht sich, die historischen Ereignisse möglichst genau darzustellen und beide Seiten – einen paranormalen Hintergrund wie die Möglichkeit eines Betruges – zu beleuchten. Empfehlenswert.

A unique case of paranormal abilities. In the spring of 1983, a thirteen-year-old Polish schoolgirl named Joasia Gajewski suddenly began to exhibit astounding paranormal abilities (often beyond her conscious control) that mystified and frightened the people around her. The inexplicable, often destructive psychokinetic effects she randomly generated (even in her sleep!) met with disbelief, exasperation, and superstitious feat. Attempts by local authorities to ascribe these puzzling events to physical causes (settling of walls, geopathic anomalies, etc.) proved superficial and unsatisfactory. Eventually Joasia’s plight caught the attention of several courageous, open-minded Polish scientists. Over a period of forty months, they administered tests and conducted numerous experiments with her under controlled laboratoy conditions. Their detailled studies, though ultimately inconclusive, did succeed in confirming the girl’s remarkable powers, which she continued to manifest long after the end of puberty – a singular case in the annals od parapsychology.

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Erst jetzt erschien der gut dokumentierte, hochinteressante Poltergeist-Fall in einer englischen Buchausgabe. Unbedingt lesenswert, das Englisch ist gut händelbar.

I know what I heard and saw! It is 1650. and something is very wrong in your house. Pots and pans are flying through the air. Invisible hands are pelting your family with stones. Doors slam shut on their own, and strange knockings echo through the walls at all hours. Your neighbours whisper about demons, your servants flee in terror, and you don’t know where to turn. Welcome to the world of the early modern poltergeist.
While tales of witches and witchcraft have been closely scrutinised by scholars, the mischievous spirits that tormented ordinary households have remained largely overlooked. This groundbreaking study brings together and examines twenty-seven extraordinary cases from 1591 to 1718, drawn from contemporary accounts, and retold as vivid ‘Relations’ in the style of seventeenth-century demonologies.

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This is the Amazing Story of the Enfield Poltergeist On August 31st 1977, normal life ended for Mrs Harper and her four children in their modest council house in a hitherto quiet corner of the north London suburb of Enfield. Compared to what was to come, the initial phenomena were relatively minor – knockings on the walls, and pieces of furniture moving in ways that did not seem normal. The neighbours came in and searched the house, finding all in order, though they too heard the knocking. The police were called, and were able to witness a chair sliding along the floor. The disturbances went on, getting more intense and more frightening. They were eventually witnessed by at least thirty people. They included examples of everything a poltergeist can do – overturning chairs and tables, flinging things about, whipping off bedclothes, levitating one of the girls in full view of passers-by, making her speak with the voice of an old man and defying the laws of physics by passing matter through solid matter. Much of this bewildering and often terrifying activity was captured on tape and film by Maurice Grosse of the Society for Psychical Research and his colleague Guy Lyon Playfair, who were on the case within days of its outbreak stayed on it until it finally came to an end, with a twist as unexpected and surprising as in any detective story. No other case of its kind has been so well witnessed from start to finish or so thoroughly documented. Incidents are described as they happened, without embellishment, from some six hundred pages of transcripts of live tape recordings. The story of the Enfield poltergeist is already regarded as a classic in the annals of psychical research. It has been the subject of worldwide press coverage and several radio and television documentaries.

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Wie bereits erwähnt, ist der Enfield-Fall einer der bekanntesten, wenn nicht gar überhaupt der bekannteste Fall eines Poltergeists, der zudem gut dokumentiert und untersucht wurde. Die SPR-Ermittler Maurice Grosse und Guy Lyon Playfair waren damals vor Ort, wurden Zeugen von Phänomenen und sprachen mit zahllosen weiteren Augenzeugen. Empfehlenswert.

A poltergeist is a ghostly imp with certain unpleasant characteristics. Whereas the ordinary ghost is, usually, fairly quiet and discreet, the poltergeist is the reverse. According to many reports from around the world, the poltergeist is michievous, destructive, noisy, cruel, cunning, malicious, audacious, teasing, ill-disposed, spiteful, ruthless, and resourceful. Not a good testimonial to be sure. This delightful history of the poltergeist phenomenon covers a wide range of investigation. As well as describing his own and his friends’ personal experiences, the author has extracted selected cases from old and rare works on the subject. From Battersea to Barbados, these fascinating accounts will enthral both the student of the supernatural and the general reader.

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Reprint vom Original aus 1945.

One of the most significant cases in the last fifty years, the South Shields poltergeist is a true and terrifying account detailing a family’s brave fight against an invisible intruder. This intense, protracted and well-documented encounter spanning 2005-06 is said to be one of the best cases of its kind, and is certain to go down in the annals of psychical research. Objects moved on their own, carving knives were thrown around, coins appeared in mid-air before being thrown to the floor, sinister text messages were sent by the poltergeist, apparitions were seen, and a number of physical assaults took place on one unfortunate householder.Now, fifteen years on, this new and updated edition includes the original case review, which was first published in the ‘Journal of the Society for Psychical Research’ in 2010. It contains a preface by Alan Murdie, and a new chapter that was originally omitted from previous editions. Based on the testimonies of those who experienced it first hand, the South Shields poltergeist is a chilling reminder that reality is not what we think it is.

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2005-2006 fand einer der modernsten und am besten dokumentierten Poltergeist-Fälle in South Shields, Tyneside statt. Der durch Ghosthunter untersuchte Fall wird hier in seiner ganzen, teilweise erschreckenden Dimension und vielen Details dargestellt. Unbedingt empfehlenswert!

More than fifteen years after the famous South Shields Poltergeist case of 2006, and its well-received book, The South Shields Poltergeist, Darren W. Ritson brings you Poltergeist Parallels and Contagion, a fascinating revised and updated study of the poltergeist enigma. Revised Edition (2021).

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Im Zentrum steht die Frage, ob Poltergeister ansteckend sein können. Das Buch ist durchgängig sehr interessant. Allerdings irritiert die Erzählweise in der 3. Person, die sich abwechselt mit der 1. Person. Ritson und seine Teamkollegen erscheinen bisweilen schon leichtgläubig und sind meist spiritistisch unterwegs, wenngleich Darren in diesem Buch auch immer wieder wissenschaftliche Ansätze kurz anschneidet. Ebenfalls verwirrend sind die Zeit- und Fallsprünge.

Danny Robins is on a mission to try to solve the greatest of all mysteries – do ghosts exist? This thrilling book tells the stories of ordinary people who have experienced extraordinary things and want to understand them. It is also a journey of self-discovery, as Danny explores what the paranormal means to us, and considers the exciting yet terrifying prospect that we are not alone. From poltergeists and apparitions, to UFOs and strange messages from beyond the grave, Into the Uncanny is a page-turning real-life supernatural adventure. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic – and do you dare to find out? With a new and exclusive bonus chapter conaining case updates.

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This is undoubtedly the biggest poltergeist case of its kind in Scotland, (if not the United Kingdom) Not only were the poltergeist events witnessed in the family household, but they also followed the unfortunate little girl to her local school, where the poltergeist was equally disruptive in full view of Virginia’s classmates and teacher.The credibility of the witnesses to these bizarre events consisted of two local doctors, a local minister, and a number of other Church of Scotland Ministers, each of whom were stunned to view the astonishing events in the Campbell household.Researcher Malcolm Robinson takes a look back at this impressive 1960 case, and his re-investigation of it. Malcolm managed to track down some of the witnesses, and their impressive testimony is included in this block buster of a book.Dr Nisbet. The Campbell’s Local G.P was quoted as saying,“Virginia is not responsible for what has happened. The child is innocent. What has taken place was not conjured by the child herself, an outside agent is responsible. Believe me, something unfortunate has been going on in that house. The girl was hysterical all the time the phenomenon was appearing”.Dr. A.R.G. Owen, Mathematician and psychical researcher, stated,“In my opinion the Sauchie case must be regarded as establishing beyond all reasonable doubt the objective reality of some poltergeist phenomena”.Whilst the Reverend T.W. Lund stated,“It was a very humbling experience and I felt we were in the presence of forces hitherto almost unknown, that we were just on the edge of a more or less uncharted ocean, that was my own feeling”.A frightening tale, of one of Scotland’s biggest ever poltergeist outbreaks.

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Einer der weiteren, “großen” Poltergeist-Fälle ist dieser hier: in Sauchie, Schottland, 2005/2006, wurde ein Kind zum Zentrum eines Poltergeist-Falles, der dem Mädchen u.a. bis in die Schule folgte. Empfehlenswert!

There is no mystery greater than that posed by the poltergeist. The ‘noisy ghosts’ of legend and folklore represent some of the most complex phenomena known to – but generally ignored by – science. Psychological research indicates that poltergeists focus on unhappy families who tend to repress and sublimate massive amounts of inner aggression and anger. This anger tends to build within the mind of one of the familiy members until it explodes outward in the form of the poltergeist. But is that the whole answer? ON THE TRACK OF THE POLTERGEIST is D. Scott Rogo’s autobiographical account of his search to witness and document these rare phenomena. Backed by this experience and research, he is able to present a critical reevalation of what we think we know about the poltergeist. Rogo also explains how to respond when confronted with a poltergeist outbreak and how to carry out field investigations of the phenomenon.

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D. Scott Rogo berichtet in diesem Buch über seine eigenen Poltergeistfälle (Los Angeles, Simi Valley, Tucson), geht aber auch auf andere bekannte Fälle ein (Seaford, Bridgeport, Columbus). Er bietet eine gute, zusammengefasste Übersicht über verschiedene Theorien und offeriert neben einem sehr guten Fragebogen für Betroffene auch weitere Tipps für den Umgang mit möglichen Poltergeistphänomenen. Empfehlenswert!

Grounded in scientific acumen and constructive inquiry, this anthology shines a rare, clarifying light on the controversial realms of psychical and paranormal research, collecting key reports, essays, and arguments from more than a century of investigation into matters such as clairvoyance, telepathy, and poltergeist activity. Studies in the modern laboratory, employing rigorous methodology and peer-reviewed oversight, have conclusively detected statistical anomalies suggesting the presence of some not yet understood faculty of the human mind. In The Parapsychology Revolution, Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D. – a scholar widely known for his geological theories, that question the conventional dating of the Great Sphinx – and researcher Logan Yonavjak introduce and athologize core writings that underscore the range and continuing challenges of psychical research. Serious in tone and intent, The Parapsychology Revolution provides a thorough documentary overview of the inception and present-day state of this fascinating and important field of research. The book’s intensive introduction and the editors’ commentary on individual essays and sections highlight milestones, feuds, and leading players that mark the nascent history of paranormal and psychical investigation. Special notice is taken of episodes of fraud and their troubling persistence in the field. The authors examine the work of reputable scholars such as Ian Stevenson, William James, and J.B. Rhine, who did so much to legitimatize the study of the paranormal. Finally, The Parapsychology Revolution addresses and clarifies the all-important question: Is there legitimate evidence for a world beyond the ordinary?

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A large crowd gathered inside the place where a disembodied make voice had been heard to claim, among obsceneties, ‘I am the Devil… get out or I’ll break your neck’. – Poltergeist in Quebec, Canada. Three hundred stones fell on one house in a single day – many from the inside even though the doors and windows were closed. The occupier was hit by one stone weighing five pounds. -Poltergeist in Mauritius. A man was forced to flee his home after 22 fires break out spontaneously within just a few days. The fires then started up in the new home. – Poltergeist in Alabama, USA. Witnesses watched teeth marks appearing on the skin of a woman, and on one occasion saliva was found in the wounds. Examination showed the saliva was not hers. – Poltergeist in Romania. In an ongoing case a young girl woke one morning to find her hair had been cut during the night. This was just one of a number of strange occurences to affect the family over many years. – Poltergeist in north London, England.

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Interessante Fallsammlung, historischer Überblick und mögliche Erklärungsansätze, inklusive einigen Fotos. Empfehlenswert.

It is 1938. As the shadow of facism darkens over Europe, strange things are happening in Alma Fielding’s suburban home in Croydon. Crockery flies off the shelves; stolen rings appear on Alma’s fingers, and white mice scuttle over her handbag. Nandor Fodor – chief ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical Research – arrives on the scene, determined to crack the case. As Fodor’s obsession deepens, and Alma becomes even more disturbed, the pair find themselves in a treacherous battle of wills…

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Beruht auf den damaligen Untersuchungen durch Nandor Fodor, auch wenn das Buch äußerlich einen fiktiven Eindruck macht.

Weiterführende Informationen: www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/30/the-haunting-of-alma-fielding-by-kate-summerscale-review-a-terrific-true-ghost-story

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The Trickster-god is a strange and rather wonderful mythological figure who is found in folklore and legend right across the world, from the Norse Loki to the Greek Hermes to the Raven and Coyote of the Native American people. The ultimate ‘cunning fool’, he and the many subversive tales told about him have been studied down the years by anthropologists, historians, literary theorists and psychologists from Ted Hughes to C.G. Jung. But in the twenty-first century, should be the Trickster also be studied by parapsychologists and ghost hunters? Nobody believes in gods like Hermes or Loki anymore, but that does not mean that people do not still tell one another tales about such Tricksters and their mischievous ways. They do, but in disguised form – the disguised form of the poltergeist. Belief in Trickster-gods, this book argues, has today been transformed into popular belief in Trickster-ghosts, with those noisy, disruptive, roguish spirits known as poltergeists fulfilling largely the same imaginative function as more traditional Trickster-figures like Robin Goodfellow once did. By playing childish trucks upon us, poltergeists appear to reveal our current world-view to be in some way incomplete, breaking the accepted circles of ‘official’ materialistic, scientific logic and provoking laughter at their irreverent audacity in doing so. Rather than being itended to frighten, perhaps the true purpose of certain ghost stories is in fact to amuse, perplex and provoke? Whether true or not, such ghost stories still function as genuine Trickster-myths, providing those who read them with access to a hidden realm lurking somewhere just beyond the rational, in which the usual rules of science, logic and reality simply do not apply. Perhaps in doing so they act as a kind of ’emotional safety-valve’, intended to allow mankind temporary respite from the sometimes oppressive social forces surrounding us. Covering a wide global selection of reported poltergeist phenomena from ancient times right up to the present day, and then subjecting them to a process of literary, historical and sociological analyses, Blithe Spirits is one of the most unusual, original and wide-ranging books about the subject ever to be written.

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Das Buch birgt eine Reihe sehr interessanter Ansätze. Der Versuch, dem Phänomen Poltergeist mit dem “Trickster” eine neue Bezeichnung zu geben, erscheint mir persönlich allerdings wenig schlüssig. Poltergeist-Phänomene werden seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen berichtet, nicht erst in moderner Zeit. Dass Poltergeister nun also sog. Trickster-Götter sein sollen, ist für mich persönlich nicht plausibel.

In this comprehensive book, well over one hundred cases of poltergeist activity, from the first century to the present day, are summarized and examined. All the bestknown cases are presented, from borley rectory to the bell witch, from the great amherst mystery to gef the talking mongoose, from rosenheim to tina resch, from enfield to the entity. A large selection of fascinating and lesser-known accounts from all over the world are also included, and all contain testimony of the most eerie and extraordinary events.

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Die 184 Seiten in großer Schriftart lassen es bereits vermuten: Dieses Buch ist nur ein einziges Ärgernis und hat genau nichts mit Recherche zu tun. Keine Copyright- und Quellentextangaben, sinnloses Aneinanderreihen von Sätzen und eine unfassbare Anzahl an Grammatik- und Rechtschreibfehlern. Nicht kaufen!

Do not buy this book if you want to read a biased account of the famous Enfield Poltergeist Case from 1977 to 1978. I do not mind whether you have a wide-open mind or a totally closed one, since I shall not be trying to convince you one way or the other. Do buy this book if you want to know what really happened. “The Enfield Poltergeist is one of the most famous psychical research investigations of the twentieth century. But between the sensationalised accounts in the media and the more sceptical (unpublished) report of the Society for Psychical Research, where lies the truth? As the archive liaison officer for the Society, custodian of the tape recordings from the case, and a friend of the primary investigations, Dr Willin is in a unique position to present the evidence, so that readers can decide for themselves”. (Professor Bernard Carr)

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Der Enfield Poltergeist-Fall ist sicher einer der bekanntesten Fälle der Gegenwart. Dieses Buch orientiert sich an den Berichten und Zeugenaussagen.

In Beyond the Occult, Colin Wilson puts forward a convincing case that our so-called ‘normal’ experience may, in fact, be subnormal, and that evolution may have brought us close to a quantum leap into a hugely expanded human consciousness. Almost two decades after writing his magistrial The Occult, Coliln Wilson re-examined the whole spectrum of the mystical and paranormal and produced a general theory of the occult that remains as compelling as the evidence for atomic particles. Originally published in 1988, Beyond the Occult highlighted the huge amount of new evidence and material that had come to light following publication of The Occult. It combines scientific thinking on the nature of physical reality with a wide range of fascinating case studies, from the Swiss dowser who located the body of a missing woman, to the lucky American whose dreams foretold the winning horses in multiple races, to scores of accounts of mystical experiences of the Divine, of spirit possession and of poltergeists. This new edition includes a foreword by Colin Wilson’s bibliographer, Colin Stanley.

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Aktuellste Auflage von 2020.

A fascinating study of malicious entities. In this classic book on destructive hauntings, Colin Wilson renowned authority on the paranormal, examines the evidence and develops a definitive theory of the poltergeist phenomenon. Countless true-life cases of poltergeist infestations have been recorded from the days of ancient Greece and Rome to the present. But what are poltergeists? Where do they come from? And why do they appear in our world? From the case of a black-robed monk that terrorized a family for years, to the investigation of a talking mongoose, to true stories of gnomes, sorcerers, witches, and demons, this guide explors a bone-chilling gallery of the mysterious entities known as poltergeists.

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Interessanter Überblick über verschiedene Poltergeist-Fälle. Leider weist der Autor bei den genannten Experimenten und Tests keine Quellenangaben vor.

Colin Wilson’s classic work is the essential guidebook to the mind-expanding experiences and discoveries of the 20th century. His genius lies in producing a skilful synthesis of the available material – clarifying without simplifying, seeing the occult in the light of reason and reason in the light of the mystical and paranormal. It is a journey of enlightenment. He provides a wide-ranging survey of the subject, a comprehensive history of ‘magic’ and an insightful exploration of our latent powers, and brings his own refreshing optimistic and stimulating interpretation to the worlds of the paranormal, the occult and the supernatural.

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Gesamtübersicht über sämtliche Themenbereiche mit Fallbeispielen.

Does human consciousness survive death? Can it manifest itself to the living? And can science study alleged paranormal phenomena? In Apparitions, Hauntings and Poltergeists, Dr Robert Young provides an accessible and informative introduction to the science of Parapsychology, drawing on years of study and first-hand experience as an investigator of paranormal phenomena. This book makes public the case files of The British Ghost Society, an organisation founded and led by Dr Young which has conducted investigations at many of Britain’s allegedly haunted buildings, with dramatic and thought-provoking results. Alongside case studies of classic cases of haunting, apparitions and poltergeist phenomena, Dr Young reveals the true stories behind famous ghost movies, from The Exorcist to The Conjuring, and asks: are paranormal phenomena really evidence of disembodied souls, or are they manifestations of as yet unexplained powers of the human mind itself?

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Interessante Fallsammlung.

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Wie bedauerlicherweise alle Bücher über Ed und Lorraine Warren, ist auch dieses ausschließlich einseitig geschrieben. Die hier vorgestellten Fälle werden nicht hinterfragt und die offensichtliche Bewunderung durch den Autor sehr klar hervorgehoben. Besonders auffällig ist der Roman-Stil, der ganz offensichtlich auf Erinnerungen einschließlich wörtlich wiedergebener Dialoge beruht.

The world’s most famous demonologists, Ed and Lorraine Warren, were called in to help an average American family who were being assaulted by forces too awesome, too powerful, too dark, to be stopped. Their harrowing encounter with otherwordldy evil – supported by dozens of eyewitnesses including neighbors, priests, police, journalists, and researchers – makes for one of the Warrens’ most gripping accounts… and one of the most terrifying true tales of the supernatural. The grim slaughhterhouse odors. The defeaning pounding. The hoofed half-man charging down the hall. Physical attacks, a vivious strangling, failed exorcisms, a succubus… and the final terror that continued to torment the Smurl family.

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Das Buch beginnt schon mit der “Author’s Note” mit einem Widerspruch: Zum einen behauptet der Autor, dass alles exakt so passiert sei, wie es hier niedergeschrieben steht – zum anderen gab es allerdings Dramatisierung und Änderungen in der chronologischen Reihenfolge. Alles, was eine echte Dokumentation völlig unmöglich macht. Das Buch liest sich entsprechend eher wie ein Roman, einschließlich ständiger Dialoge, die vermutlich aus der Erinnerung der Protagonisten stammen. Es fehlen sämtliche zeitliche Angaben, Interviews wurden eingestreut, von denen ebenfalls jede zeitliche und inhaltliche Relevanz in Frage zu stellen ist und schließlich bekommt noch ein komplett fiktionaler Charakter einen nicht einmal Story-relevanten Auftritt. Die Warrens glänzen vor allen Dingen dadurch, dass sie offensichtlich psychische Belastungen ignorieren und der Familie noch mehr Angst machen. Ihr Handeln besteht ausschließlich aus Gebeten. Es soll angeblich Film- und Fotoaufnahmen geben, die den Fall beweisen, leider fehlen diese in der Bilderstrecke im Buch vollständig.

Als echte Fallgrundlage ist dieses Buch gänzlich unbrauchbar.

Nicht empfehlenswert.

Are Demons real? An Evidence-Based Quest to Unmask the Truth. Posessed by curiosity, paranormal investigator Richard Estep hunts down firsthand experiences and historic accounts of the most legendary demonic activity. He consults with experts ranging from a medical doctor to an ordained Catholic exorcist on cases like the Salem Witch Trials and the inspiration for The Exorcist. He also visits several sites of alleged demonic infestations, such as the Monroe House. With the facts at your fingertips, you can determine the truth for yourself.

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Aldous Huxley’s acclaimed and gripping account of one of the strangest occurences in history. In 1643 an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently posessed by the devil. After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convent’s charaismatic priest Urban Grandier – accused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his charge – was convinced of being in league with Satan. Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft. In this classic work by the legendary Aldous Huxley – a remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession considered by many to be his nonfiction masterpiece – a compelling historical event is clarified and brought to vivid life.

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Beruht auf Tatsachen, die allerdings heute sehr differenziert betrachtet werden müssen und vermutlich nichts mit “echter” Besessenheit zu tun hatten.

Original von 1952

How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience, New Age thinking, and fundamentalist zealotry and the testable hypotheses of science? Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagen examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies as witchcraft, faith healings, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today’s so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning, with stories of alien abduction, “channeling” past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.

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The full story can finally be told!! The 1949 exorcism that took place in St. Louis, Missouri, has become one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history. But is the story so mysterious because of the events that occured – or because so much of the story has been kept secret over tthe years? After the events in the story concluded, it was decided that further investigation of the case was “counterproductive”, and details were buried. The identity of the allegedly possessed boy was hidden to protect his identity. If not for a series of coincidences, the story would have never likely been revealed at all and would never have inspired books, films, documentaries, and more. Author Troy Taylor has spent more than zwo decades researching the facts behind this chilling story – searching through old records, visiting the sites that still exist, and interviewing the surviving witnesses to the strange events. But even when he published his first book on the case in 2006, it was nearly impossible to seperate fact from fiction because so much of the story had been purposely hidden. He had also made a promise that he would not reveal the identity of the family – or that of the boy at the center of it – as long as he was living. This book is the result of a promise that he sadly no longer needs to keep. In this updated and uncensored edition of his acclaimed book, he reveals the complete truth for the very first time, uncovering secret details, stories that have never been told, and a full accounting of a story that goes far beyond anything you’ve ever heard before. Read new interviews, never-before-published details, and chilling accounts – and then decide for yourself from this new evidence what you choose to believe – or not believe – about the time when the devil came to St. Louis!

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Der Exorzismus, der 1949 an einem Jungen in St. Louis ausgeführt wurde, war die Grundlage für einen der unheimlichsten Filme überhaupt: Der Exorzist. William P. Blatty orientierte sich für seine Buchvorlage an den damals zugänglichen Informationen, die viele Fakten, aber auch viel Fiktion zur Grundlage hatten. Troy Taylor hat eine umfangreiche Recherche betrieben, um nun Fakten und Fiktion voneinander zu trennen – und die übrigbleibende mutmaßliche Wahrheit ist erschreckend genug.

Neben Auszügen aus dem “Exorcist’s diary”, das begleitend durch einen der Exorzisten angefertigt wurde, begleiten zahlreiche Fotos das Buch.

Auch wenn es den einen oder anderen stilistischen Fehler gibt, ist das Buch sehr empfehlenswert.

Learn how to investigate the paranormal. Have you mind a close encounter with a ghost? Is your home haunted? Is there a presence? Ghost Hunting tells what apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists really are. Ghostbuster Loyd Auerbach describes the many forms ghostly phenomena can take and the methods parapsychologists use to study them. He explains the technology used by ghost hunters and when equipment is and is not helpful. If xou’ve encountered a ghost yourself, this book will show you how to investigate your experiences step by step and how to use the ghost busters methods to make your home “ghost-free”. […]

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Amüsantes, reich illustriertes Büchlein mit einigen hilfreichen Tipps. Bedingt empfehlenswert.

In the early morning hours of June 10, 1912, an intruder forced his way into the house of Josiah Moore and his wife, Sara. During the nightmare that followed, everybody in the house – Mr. and Mrs. Moore, their four children, and two young girls who were visiting for the night – was murdered with an axe.
The small town of Villisca, Iowa, would be scarred forever.
Today, the infamous Villisca Axe Murder House has a fearsome reputation for being haunted. Each year, hundreds of fascinated people flock to the house, seeking an encounter with the paranormal. Some get more than they bargained for.
Join Richard Estep of TV’s Haunted Hospitals and Paranormal 911 as he and a small team of investigators lock themselves inside the Villisca Axe Murder House and delve into its deepest, darkest mysteries.

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Do you believe in ghosts? Well, do you? Haunted is a comprehensive guide to the world of the paranormal in Ireland. As you take this journey into the unknown, a journey into the world of ghosts, spirits and poltergeists, you will find answers to any puzzling questions that plague your mind.
Learn wh ghosts appear to us and why they seem to walk through walls. Learn how to use a range of scientific equipment that can detect the presence of paranormal activity. Let Ireland’s expert on the paranormal teach ou how to communicate with the spirit world using methods such as séance, table-tipping, scrying, ouija boards and automatic handwriting.
Haunted will also take you on a guided tour of some of Ireland’s most haunted locations. Each location has been extensivley researched so that you are well armed to begin your own journey into the mysterious and fascinating world of Paranormal Ireland.
It’s out there… waiting to be uncovered.

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Unterhaltsames, was bestimmte Techniken angeht, aber eher leichtfertiges und sehr spiritistisch ausgelegtes Buch. Für mich am interessantesten waren die tatsächlich gut recherchierten Berichte über einzelne angebliche Spukorte.

Erwähnt in diesem Zusammenhang werden:

• King House

• Moore Hall

• Renvyle House Hotel

• Rockfleet Castle

• Thoor Ballylee

• Áras An Uachtaráin

• Ardgillan Castle

• Charleville Forest Castle

• Clonony Castle

• the Drumgoff Barracks

• Dublin Castle

• Foulksrath Castle

• The Ghost of Jonathan Smith

• Hellfire Club

• Huntington Castle

• Johnnie Fox’s Pub

• Kilgobbin Castle

• Killakee House

• Killula Castle

• Kilmainham Gaol

• Kinnitty Castle

• Loftus Hall

• Malahide Castle

• Marsh’s Library

• Newbay House

• Portlick Castle

• Rathfarnham Castle

• Ross Castle, Co. Meath

• The Shelbourne Hotel

• St. Michan’s Church

• The Brazen Head Pub

• The Ghost of 118 Summerhill

• Tintern Abbey

• Wicklow Gaol

• Wilton Castle

• Ballinacarriga Castle

• Bantry House

• Carrigaholt Castle

• Charles Fort Castle

• McCarthy’s Pub, Ferhard

• Monasteranenagh Cistercian Abbey

• Bonamargy Friary

• Carrickfergus Castle

• Castle Leslie

• Dobbins Inn

• Dunluce Castle

• Gleanveagh Castle

• Grace Neill’s

• The Case of the Ghost of Helena Blunden

• Springhill House

Beschränkt empfehlenswert.

Ghostology is simply the study of Ghosts. It is not ghost hunting, neither is it is parapsychology. The study of ghosts – Ghostology, is not trying to capture apparitions on camera, although that is sometimes a part of it. It is not trying to record the sounds and the voices of the deceased or of spirits, although that too is a part of it. Ghostology is the holistic study of a fascinating aspect of our humanity, a shared human experience that dates back to the earliest civilisations and is common to all of them. Ghostology is not a “How to guide” for those seeking to investigate ghosts but it provides an up to date consideration and a discussion of the many methods and techniques that will prove helpful to anyone interested in the subject, for those who actively seek ghosts or who are merely interested in discovering more about this fascinating subject.

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Steven T. Parsons ist ein bekannter Ghosthunter, der in seinen Büchern sein umfassendes technisches Wissen und seine Erfahrung teilt. Sollte ein unbedingtes Muss für alle sein, die sich mit dem Ghosthunting und vor allem der Technik auseinandersetzen!

Paracoustics: Paranormal Acoustics From the chain-rattling ghost of Pliny’s first century Athens to things that go bump in the night and 21st century electronic voice phenomena sound has always fascinated paranormal researchers. This unique book examines that fascination and presents a selection of the leading research in paranormal acoustics together with an in-depth review of the equipment and techniques that are used by researchers and investigators. It explores the physics and the psychology of sound and its association with the paranormal. Contributed chapters by leading experts in Infrasound, electronic voice phenomenon (EVP), séance tapping and other ghostly sounds encourage a multidisciplinary approach to the subject.

978-1-910121-32-0

Steven T. Parsons ist ein bekannter Ghosthunter, der in seinen Büchern sein umfassendes technisches Wissen und seine Erfahrung teilt. Sollte ein unbedingtes Muss für alle sein, die sich mit dem Ghosthunting und vor allem der Technik auseinandersetzen!

These guidance notes are intended to provide helpful information and practical guidance to all those who use equipment to support their investigations. They are also intended to help the investigator to obtain the maximum usefulness from their equipment and from the data they collect whilst using it.

978-1-9164273-1-0

Steven T. Parsons ist ein bekannter Ghosthunter, der in seinen Büchern sein umfassendes technisches Wissen und seine Erfahrung teilt. Sollte ein unbedingtes Muss für alle sein, die sich mit dem Ghosthunting und vor allem der Technik auseinandersetzen!

Danny Robins is on a mission to try to solve the greatest of all mysteries – do ghosts exist? This thrilling book tells the stories of ordinary people who have experienced extraordinary things and want to understand them. It is also a journey of self-discovery, as Danny explores what the paranormal means to us, and considers the exciting yet terrifying prospect that we are not alone. From poltergeists and apparitions, to UFOs and strange messages from beyond the grave, Into the Uncanny is a page-turning real-life supernatural adventure. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic – and do you dare to find out? With a new and exclusive bonus chapter conaining case updates.

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The phenomena of ghosts and hauntings are very real experiences that more and more people are encountering every day. It is their true cause and nature that is the ongoing mystery. In Paranormal Investigations, author Chad Stambough discusses the process of trying to find that one piece of evidence that could prove, without a doubt, that ghosts are real. Paranormal Investigations shows both the beginner and the professional when and how to correctly operate the different types of equipment integral to a paranormal investigation – cameras, camcorders, voice recorders, digital video recorders, EMF detectors, dowsing rods, pendulums, and more. In addition, Chad breaks down, step by step, the correct procedures for conducting both, public and private investigations, including how to deal with clients, what to look for, how to look for it, and how to document an investigation. Through this detailed guide, Chad works toward creating paranormal unity among those who research the events of phenomena that science can’t or won’t explain.

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Mit Vorbehalt zu genießen, da der Fokus ausschließlich auf der spiritistischen Theorie liegt (Geister existieren und sind Verstorbene). Die vorgestellten technischen Geräte und andere Einsatzgeräte werden nicht kritisch beurteilt. Sinnvoll sind nur die Vorlagen am Ende des Buches. Nicht empfehlenswert.

A leading psychical researcher takes an in-depth look at ghost hunters, both past and present. Who are these intrepid explorers of the unknown? How do they probe and examine the realms of the seemingly inexplicable? What are their conclusions? In fascinating detail, Peter Underwood profiles the lives and adventures of some of the most famous names in psychical investigation.

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This is a 30th Anniversary reprinting of a book that has been lauded by Newsweek and cited by numerous people — from students of parapsychology to ghost hunters to celebrity paranormal investigators — as the book that got them first interested and started on their paranormal journeys and studies. ESP, Hauntings and Poltergeists, first published in 1986, is reprinted with minor changes and minimal updates [Note that the authors subsequent books have much of the update material already]. Writing the book during the height of the (now-defunct) accredited Master’s degree program at John F. Kennedy University in the San Francisco Bay Area, parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach put together a true handbook for those interested in all forms of psychic phenomena and experiences, with a eye towards investigation of the paranormal (apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists). The material is presented in four sections with appendices. Section One is a “handbook” providing basic foundation knowledge of parapsychology and psychical research, psychic phenomena and experiences, and even the skeptical viewpoint. Section Two takes a look at Pop Culture — from TV and film to science fiction and comic books — and news and reality TV coverage of the topics. Section Three is a casebook of sorts, covering famous cases of hauntings (including an expose of the Amityville Horror case) as well as cases investigated by some of Auerbach’s colleagues (and his own very first case). Section Four is the handbook for the would-be paranormal investigator / ghost hunter. It’s a step by step manual that contradicts so much of what has been altered by television producers for reality TV. Coming from the 100+ years of field investigation of the paranormal by his predecessors, colleagues, and his own experience, this common sense guide will enable people to truly investigate, understand, and generally resolve ghostly issues. Honest and direct, even if you think you know how to investigate, this section alone will enlighten you in ways you may not have imagined. Finally, the Appendices provide resources for any and all interested in the topics covered by the book. There are tools for the investigator in Appendix A. Appendix B provides an updated (2016) list of organizations and resources, a “Who Ya Gonna Call?” directory, as well as the questions you should ask to make sure the ghost hunters or parapsychologists you contact actually are trained or educated and know what they’re talking about (and know what they’re doing). Additional suggestions for furthering your education in Parapsychology and the paranormal is included in this section. Appendix C provides a long list of suggested reading materials. There have been a few additional more recent titles added to this appendix (2016) as a starting point for the 21st century. Once you read this book, you’ll have a real understanding of what the real scientific researchers and investigators have been doing since the 19th century start of the field, how the best investigations are conducted, what parapsychologists generally think of apparitions, hauntings, and poltergeists, and so much more!

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Dieses Buch versteht sich als Handbuch für alle, die mit RSPK-Phänomenen in Kontakt kommen (könnten). Es ist ein bunter Querschnitt durch das Thema, einschließlich eines Abschnittes für Ghosthunter. Empfehlenswert.

“The Psi Mind in Action” explores the extraordinary powers of the human mind in interacting with the physical world. In replicated experiments on mice with normally fatal cancer tumours, the mice that were given healing fully recovered and lived a healthy life. Studies on Group Transcendental Meditation have shown a reduction in local crime rates and increased feelings of well-being in the community, despite the community being unaware of the meditation activity. Acoustic analysis of wall-rapping sounds made by a ‘poltergeist’ linked to the mental activity of a young woman were found to have different waveforms from normal physical rapping on the same surface. A stolen harp was successfully located by map dowsing from 1800 miles away.

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Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates paranormal claims to discover what lurks behind this “weird shit”. French provides authoritative, evidence-based explanations for a wide range of superficially mysterious phenomena, and then goes further to draw out lessons with wider applications to many other aspects of modern society where critical thinking is urgently needed. Using academic, comprehensive, logical and, at times, mathematical approaches, The Science of Weird Shit convincingly debunks ESP, communicating with the dead, and alien abduction claims, among other phenomena. All the while, however, French maintains that our belief in such phenomena is neither ridiculous, nor trivial; if anything, such claims can tell us a great deal about the human mind if we pay them the attention they are due. Filled with light-bulb moments and a healthy dose of levity, The Science of Weird Shit is a clever, memorable, and gratifying read you won’t soon forget.

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Psychic and other “exceptional” experiences are surprisingly common but opinions as to their cause very widely. Can tricks of the mind such as hallucinations, mistaken perception and errors of judgement explain such phenomena or does some yet to be understood non-sensory means of communication come into play? In Parapsychology, leading researchers from both the UK and the USA combine their expertise to offer a lucid account of research into the science of psychic experience. Beginning with an introduction to the methodology employed, Parapsychology addresses topics such as coincidence, telepathy, precognition, psychokinesis, healing, apparitions, reincarnation and out-of-body experiences. Each chapter describes the phenomenon, outlines the main lines of research and discusses the merits of various possible explanations for such anomolous experiences. Extensive suggestions for relevant further reading on each individual subject are provided, along with a detailed glossary of terms. Parapsychology provides an accessible and succinct overview of the research and current thinking on the subject of psychic and allied experiences. This balanced account of work in this fascinating area will be of great interest to students and researchers in psychology as well as anyone with an interest in the field.

978-0-415-21360-8

Single case studies have a long tradition in the field of parapsychology and anomalistics research. Naturally, thorough case studies do not usually provide hard evidence for the existence of paranormal effects. However, they demonstrate the dynamics of occurence of such extraordinary phenomena and experiences in the living world. This volume is intended to give an overview of the methodogical peculiarities of anomalistic field research. On the basis of historical and current case studies, certain specific psychosocial dynamics and problems in this interesting and challenging field of research are presented and discussed.

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Die englische Ausgabe ist ausführlicher als die deutsche Version und beinhaltet u.a. den Gefängnisspuk in Weinsberg und ein Bild von Emilie Luz (fälschlicherweise als Adele B. [Grandhotel Waldlust] ins Bewusstsein der Öffentlichkeit geraten).