Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters
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Genre: Religion & Spirituality
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
Book Type: Paperback
Helpful Score: 2
Don't read this at night. Seriously. Don't.
There aren't any ghosts in my house...that I'm aware of. There aren't any puppets or freaky baby dolls or anything like that. But when you read about them with the detail and realism that author Leslie Rule uses, you can't help but do a double-take at all your collector figures and toys. Reading thsi past 10 PM had me checking twice to make sure my Nickelback collector's drumsticks weren't going to fly across the room or my laptop wasn't going to turn on by itself. I did have my printer make processing noises in the middle of the night while I was tucked into bed, and that deprived me of what was left of my vitamin C, but that was before this book, so...never mind.
Leslie Rule visited supposedly haunted locations around the nation and, though she mostly bases the locales' history and haunting experiences on word of mouth, she had a few paranormal experiences of her own. No full-body apparitions or anything, but just enough to make you squirm.
As the book progresses, the ghosts and hauntings get more physically and emotional involved with the living, making the reader squirm quite a bit more. Seriously, how would you feel if you heard the sounds of silverware in a room where there was no silverware (courtesy of the ghosts at Hickory Grove Inn in Cooperstown, New York)? I'll bet you'd be leaving a big human-shaped hole in the door, too.
Rule takes after her mother, fellow author and serial killer expert Ann Rule, when it comes to detailing the murders and disappearances of suspected ghosts (or rather, their previous human forms). Her descriptions of the locations visited are intricate, and visuals of the lost souls appear vivid in one's mind. Though the book does not claim any personal angle, Rule does incorporate her own observations and experiences into the book, only adding to the mysteries.
Any fan of TV series Ghost Hunters will enjoy this read, as it covers several locations the T.A.P.S. team has visited, including the infamous Stanley Hotel. But if you're scared of any forces or spirits that may be lurking around your neighborhood, I'd save this book for the daytime.
There aren't any ghosts in my house...that I'm aware of. There aren't any puppets or freaky baby dolls or anything like that. But when you read about them with the detail and realism that author Leslie Rule uses, you can't help but do a double-take at all your collector figures and toys. Reading thsi past 10 PM had me checking twice to make sure my Nickelback collector's drumsticks weren't going to fly across the room or my laptop wasn't going to turn on by itself. I did have my printer make processing noises in the middle of the night while I was tucked into bed, and that deprived me of what was left of my vitamin C, but that was before this book, so...never mind.
Leslie Rule visited supposedly haunted locations around the nation and, though she mostly bases the locales' history and haunting experiences on word of mouth, she had a few paranormal experiences of her own. No full-body apparitions or anything, but just enough to make you squirm.
As the book progresses, the ghosts and hauntings get more physically and emotional involved with the living, making the reader squirm quite a bit more. Seriously, how would you feel if you heard the sounds of silverware in a room where there was no silverware (courtesy of the ghosts at Hickory Grove Inn in Cooperstown, New York)? I'll bet you'd be leaving a big human-shaped hole in the door, too.
Rule takes after her mother, fellow author and serial killer expert Ann Rule, when it comes to detailing the murders and disappearances of suspected ghosts (or rather, their previous human forms). Her descriptions of the locations visited are intricate, and visuals of the lost souls appear vivid in one's mind. Though the book does not claim any personal angle, Rule does incorporate her own observations and experiences into the book, only adding to the mysteries.
Any fan of TV series Ghost Hunters will enjoy this read, as it covers several locations the T.A.P.S. team has visited, including the infamous Stanley Hotel. But if you're scared of any forces or spirits that may be lurking around your neighborhood, I'd save this book for the daytime.
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