Ghosts
True Encounters with the World Beyond
Published on 25. September 2012
768 pages
978-1-4532-8069-0 (ISBN)
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From the renowned parapsychologist . "The holy grail of his work . . . from Hollywood to the White House to Amityville and beyond . . . fascinating insights" (Knight of Angels). Join paranormal expert and storyteller extraordinaire Hans Holzer as he explores ghostly manifestations of every variety and delves into the true nature of "the other side." In this groundbreaking book--featuring eye-opening photographs of ghostly apparitions and visitations--Holzer presents hundreds of case histories, tips on interpreting sounds and other signals from the beyond, and more.
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Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: The Nature of Life and Death
- Chapter Two: What Every Would-be Ghost Hunter Should Know
- Chapter Three: Ghosts and the World of the Living
- Chapter Four: What Exactly Is a Ghost?
- 1 The Conference House Ghost
- 2 The Stranger at the Door
- 3 A Visit with Alexander Hamilton's Ghost
- 4 The Fifth Avenue Ghost
- 5 The Case of the Murdered Financier
- 6 The Rockland County Ghost
- 7 A Revolutionary Corollary: Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale, et al.
- 8 The Vindication of Aaron Burr
- 9 Assassination of a President: Lincoln, Booth, and the Traitors Within
- Chapter Five: Famous Ghosts
- 10 A Visit with Woodrow Wilson
- 11 Ring Around the White House
- 12 The Ill-Fated Kennedys: From Visions to Ghosts
- 13 Michie Tavern, Jefferson, and the Boys
- 14 A Visit with the Spirited Jefferson
- 15 Major Andre and the Question of Loyalty
- 16 Benedict Arnold's Friend
- 17 The Haverstraw Ferry Case
- 18 "Ship of Destiny": The U.S.F. Constellation
- 19 The Truth About Camelot
- 20 Her Name Was Trouble: The Secret Adventure of Nell Gwyn
- 21 Ghosts Around Vienna
- 22 The Secret of Mayerling
- 23 Royalty and Ghosts
- 24 A Visit with Robert Louis Stevenson
- 25 Bloody Mary's Ghost
- 26 Spectral Mary, Queen of Scots
- 27 Renvyle
- 28 Is This You, Jean Harlow?
- 29 Do the Barrymores Still Live Here?
- 30 The Latest Adventures of the Late Clifton Webb
- 31 The Haunted Rocking Chair at Ash Lawn
- 32 A Visit with Carole Lombard's Ghost
- 33 Mrs. Surratt's Ghost at Fort McNair
- 34 The Bank Street Ghost
- 35 The Whistling Ghost
- 36 The Metuchen Ghost
- 37 A Greenwich Village Ghost
- 38 The Hauntings at Seven Oaks
- 39 The Central Park West Ghost
- 40 The Ghosts at St. Mark's
- 41 The Clinton Court Ghosts
- 42 Hungry Lucy
- 43 The House Ghost of Bergenville
- 44 The Riverside Ghost
- 45 Ocean-Born Mary
- 46 The Ghosts of Stamford Hill
- 47 The "Spy House" Ghosts of New Jersey
- Chapter Six: This House Is Haunted
- 48 The Strange Case of the Colonial Soldier
- 49 The House on Plant Avenue
- 50 The Whaley House Ghosts
- 51 The Ghost at the Altar
- 52 A Ghost's Last Refuge
- 53 The Octagon Ghosts
- 54 The Octagon Revisited
- 55 The Integration Ghost
- 56 The Ardmore Boulevard Ghosts
- 57 The Ghost Who Refused to Leave
- 58 The Haunted Motorcycle Workshop
- 59 Encountering the Ghostly Monks
- 60 The Somerset Scent (Pennsylvania)
- 61 The House of Evil (New York)
- 62 The Specter in the Hallway (Long Island)
- 63 The Bayberry Perfume Ghost (Philadelphia)
- 64 The Headless Grandfather (Georgia)
- 65 The Old Merchant's House Ghost (New York City)
- 66 The House on Fifth Street (New Jersey)
- 67 Morgan Hall (Long Island)
- 68 The Guardian of the Adobe (California)
- 69 The Mynah Bird (Canada)
- 70 The Terror on the Farm (Connecticut)
- 71 A California Ghost Story
- 72 The Ghostly Usher of Minneapolis
- 73 The Ghostly Adventures of a North Carolina Family
- 74 Reba's Ghost
- 75 Henny from Brooklyn
- 76 Longleat's Ghosts
- 77 The Ghosts at Blanchard
- 78 The Ghosts of Edinburgh
- 79 The Ghostly Monk of Monkton
- 80 Scottish Country Ghosts
- 81 The Ghost on the Kerry Coast
- 82 Haunted Kilkea Castle, Kildare
- 83 The Ghosts at Skryne Castle
- 84 Ghost Hunting in County Mayo
- 85 The Ghost at La Tour Malakoff, Paris
- 86 Haunted Wolfsegg Fortress, Bavaria
- 87 A Haunted Former Hospital in Zurich
- 88 The Lady from Long Island
- 89 The Ghost of the Olympia Theatre
- 90 The Haunted Rectory
- 91 The Haunted Seminary
- 92 The Ghostly Sailor of Alameda
- 93 The Ghost Clock
- 94 The Ghost of Gay Street
- 95 The Ship Chandler's Ghost
- 96 The Ghost-Servant Problem at Ringwood Manor
- 97 The Phantom Admiral
- 98 The Ghosts in the Basement
- 99 Miss Boyd of Charles Street, Manhattan
- 100 The Haunted Ranch at Newbury Park, California
- 101 The Narrowsburgh Ghost
- 102 The Ghost in the Pink Bedroom
- 103 The Poughkeepsie Rectory Ghost
- 104 The Ghost at West Point
- 105 The Stenton House, Cincinnati
- 106 The Ghost at El Centro
- 107 The Ghostly Stagecoach Inn
- 108 Mrs. Dickey's Ghostly Companions
- 109 The "Presence" on the Second-Floor Landing
- 110 The Oakton Haunt
- 111 The Restless Ghost of the Sea Captain
- 112 The Confused Ghost of the Trailer Park
- 113 The Ghost Who Would Not Leave
- 114 The Ghost at Port Clyde
- 115 A Plymouth Ghost
- 116 The Ghosts at the Morris-Jumel Mansion
- 117 The Case of the Lost Head
- 118 The Woman on the Train (Switzerland)
- 119 The Lady of the Garden (California)
- 120 The Ghost Car (Kansas)
- 121 The Ghostly Monks of Aetna Springs
- 122 Who Landed First in America?
- 123 The Haunted Organ at Yale
- 124 The Ghost on Television
- 125 The Gray Man of Pawley's Island (South Carolina)
- 126 Haunted Westover (Virginia)
- 127 The Case of the I.R.A. Ghosts
- 128 The Last Ride
- 129 The San Francisco Ghost Bride
- Chapter Seven: Haunted Places
- 130 The Strange Death of Valerie K.
- 131 The Warning Ghost
- 132 Jacqueline
- 133 The Wurmbrand Curse
- 134 Dick Turpin, My Love
- 135 The Restless Dead
- 136 The Devil in the Flesh (Kansas)
- 137 The Case of the Buried Miners
- 138 The Ghostly Lover
- 139 The Vineland Ghost
- 140 Amityville, America's Best-Known Haunted House
- Chapter Eight: Haunted People
- 141 When The Dead Stay On
- 142 Alabama Stay-Behinds
- 143 Arkansas Stay-Behinds
- 144 Georgia Stay-Behinds
- 145 A Tucker Ghost
- 146 The Howard Mansion Ghost
- 147 The Stay-Behinds: Not Ready to Go
- 148 Rose Hall, Home of the "White Witch" of Jamaica
- 149 There Is Nothing Like a Scottish Ghost
- 150 The Strange Case of Mrs. C's Late but Lively Husband
- 151 The Ghost of the Little White Flower
- 152 Raynham Hall
- 153 The Ghost of the Pennsylvania Boatsman
- Chapter Nine: Stay-Behinds
- Chapter Ten: Poltergeists
- 154 The Devil in Texas
- 155 Diary of a Poltergeist
- 156 The Millbrae Poltergeist Case
- 157 The Ghosts of Barbery Lane
- 158 The Garrick's Head Inn, Bath
- Contacts and Visits by Spirits
- When the Dead Reach Out to the Living
- Unfinished Business
- When the Dead Help the Living
- 159 Vivien Leigh's Post-Mortem Photograph
- 160 How the Dead Teacher Said Good-bye
- Bilocation or the Etheric Double of a Living Person
- Astral Projections or Out-of-Body Experiences
- 161 The Monks of Winchester Cathedral
- 162 The Secret of Ballinguile
- Chapter Eleven: Ghosts That Aren't
- Communications from Beyond through Photography: Track Record and Test Conditions
- The Mediumship of John Myers
- Authentic "Spirit Pictures" Taken at Séances
- Spirit Photography at a Camp
- Some Unexpected Spirit Faces
- Photographing Materializations
- The Physician, Catherine the Great, and Polaroid Spirit Photography
- Mae Burrow's Ghostly Family Picture
- A Ghostly Apparition in the Sky
- The Parish House Ghosts
- Chapter Twelve: Psychic Photography--The Visual Proof
- Copyright
