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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal
On this leg of the journey you'll explore the scariest spots in
Southern New England. Author Andrew Lake visits more than 30
legendary haunted places, all of which are open to the public--so
you can test your own ghosthunting skills, if you dare.
Join Andrew as he visits each site, snooping around eerie rooms and
dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal
experiences, and giving you a first-hand account.
Enjoy "Ghosthunting Southern New England" from the safety of your
armchair or hit the road, using the maps, "Haunted Places" travel
guide with 50 more spooky sites and "Ghostly Resources." Buckle up
and get ready for the spookiest ride of your life.
"Nashville Haunted Handbook" is the second book in the new Haunted
Handbook line within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip
series. The Haunted Handbooks are city-specific travel guides to
nearly one hundred places within a major city.
Each of the places in "Nashville Haunted Handbook" is presented in
a two-page spread that includes directions, a brief history,
details about how the place is haunted, and advice on visiting the
place. Each spread also includes one or two photos. The places are
organized into sections, including schoolhouses, roads and bridges,
hotels and inns, and others.
"Nashville Haunted Handbook" is written with the ghost enthusiast
in mind. All 100 chapters contain information on the history as
well as the haunting surrounding each location, as well as detailed
directions on how to locate each site. Many of the chapters also
contain insider information that only a local would know, making it
easier for ghost hunters to investigate.
A mighty yet subtle bias favoring life predisposes inanimate
entities to elaborate so that some eventually awaken and elaborate
as organisms. This multiplex Primal Bias is projected through a
"Master System" whose expedients and constraints create avenues of
evolutionary development.
Seattle may not be as old as some would expect from a haunted city.
But it has a large number of haunted sites and stories. Spooked in
Seattle will lead readers on a journey through Seattle's
neighborhoods and reveal the city's public locations, history, and
tales of strange encounters. For those who love to venture off into
corners in search of ghosts and the unknown, this book will set
readers forth in the right direction. Spooked in Seattle features
more than 150 haunted locations, historic and contemporary photos,
top ten questions about ghosts, Seattle's top ten most haunted
places, location maps and addresses, Seattle history and haunted
facts, Seattle cemeteries and tombstone symbols, and more. Spooked
in Seattle presents many locations throughout the city that are
believed to be haunted, claim to have ghosts, or have undergone
investigation. All of these stories are broken down into sections
based on the city's neighborhoods with corresponding addresses to
make finding them easier for the ghost enthusiasts. Maps and photos
help bring to life the locations, making the Seattle ghosthunting
experience easy and enjoyable.
With 250 entries, this updated filmography and resource is the
encyclopedic guide to all things lycanthropic and a fascinating
compendium of comparative mythology and folklore. Delving into the
15th century to uncover the origins of the werewolf legend, it is
an eye-opening, blood-pounding tour through the ages, landing on
the doorstep of creatures like hirsute mass-murderer Albert Fish,
Michael Lupo (Lupo is "wolf" in Italian), and Fritz Haarman who
slaughtered and ate his victims-selling the leftovers as steaks and
roasts in his butcher shop. The photos and drawings provide
hair-raising evidence of strange and obsessional behavior through
the centuries, and a helpful chronology of lycanthropic activities
dates back 140,000 years to the first mixing of human and lupine
blood. Werewolf hunters of all ages will appreciate the detailed
section on slaying the beast, while potential victims will find the
information on detecting and warding away the occasional wayward
wolfman more to their immediate liking--if not need.
Shrouded in the mists of history and legend, the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador is a land of mysteries. Its waters are a
graveyard for countless wrecked ships. Its lore is full of tales
about treachery and murder. And it was once the haunt of pirates.
Haunt, indeed
Newfoundland and Labrador has tales of the supernatural that
date back centuries, to a time before Canada even existed as a
nation. Here the ghosts not only lurk in old houses and forlorn
cemeteries, they come up out of the sea to walk the decks of ships
before the eyes of terrified crewmen. They lament out on the ice
where seventy-seven men perished in the Newfoundland Sealing
Disaster of 1914. And in St. Johns the courthouse is said to be
haunted by the ghost of Catherine Snow, who was hanged in 1834 for
the murder of her husband.
Here we find tales, both personal and historical, of ghostly
haunting and unexplained happenings; from the Old Hag to headless
ghosts. So read on if you dare
On a dark winter's night in December 1980 two US airmen who were
security guards at a USAF base in Suffolk, England, encountered a
mysterious unidentified craft with flashing lights that had landed
in the forest outside the perimeter. When the story got out,
despite a cover-up and official denials, there were many who saw it
as clear evidence our planet was being visited by UFOs from outer
space. Skeptics who felt sure that must be a false explanation
rushed to offer more earthly suggestions, or to insist the story
was quite untrue and the airmen were lying. But they weren't! Years
after this strange incident, the actual identity of the "UFO" has
become plain and also the purpose for which this weapon was
devised. It was needed as a result of an international crisis. Now,
author George Wingfield examines the background of these events and
also other similar unexplained sightings and encounters with UFOs
during that era.
The UFO Files digs deep into the government's archives to
unravel the true story of Canada's fascinating connection to the
UFO phenomenon. Weaving together eyewitness accounts and secret
government files, including newly declassified documents, Palmiro
Campagna relates some startling episodes in Canadian UFO history;
ranging from the revelations made to Wilbert Smith, a Canadian
Ministry of Transport engineer, and the unexplained case of Stefan
Michalak, whose close encounter with a strange, burning hot craft
left him physically scarred. It also explores the United States'
so-called "black" program, which may have originated with the
Avrocar (also known as the Project Silver Bug), the United States
Air Force flying saucer built in Canada.
The Toronto Star noted that The UFO Files provides "a detailed
and convincing portrait presented with an astonishing array of
archival evidence and photographs." While George Filer, New Jersey
State director of the Mutual UFO Network, said this book "is well
worth reading and helps unravel the true story of UFOs in
Canada."
As Palmiro Campagna demonstrates, the truth is indeed out
there.
Spirituality and Medicine: can the two walk together, summarizes
the Howard University Hospital's Seminar Series on Spirituality and
Medicine over a ten-year period, from 1998-2007. It meticulously
presents a compelling discussion through five chapters which
summarize such titles as, Perspectives on death and dying, The
spiritual side of medicine: the art and science of healing, The
power of faith and the use of prayer, Renewing the mind and its
impact on health and The scientific and spiritual aspects of the
soul. The foundation for the discussion is grounded in the history
of medicine and cultural anthropology and is explicated in a
"reader friendly" fashion throughout the text. As the discussion
integrates various aspects of the union of spirituality and
medicine, helpful tools are provided that shed light on relevant
legal and scientific issues concerned with end of life care. The
book includes a glossary of terms that is very helpful to the
reader. The scientific information presented is based upon fact and
the standards of medical research as published in peer-reviewed
journals. Additionally, many testimonials attesting to the
connection of spirituality and health and the first-hand knowledge
of physicians and clergy experiencing this connection are also
included. The language, content and context of this book are
designed in such a way as to appeal to readers from all walks of
life and leave them with the resounding conclusion that
spirituality and health have always and shall continue, to walk
together.
Taking a thorough review of the historical record, eyewitness
accounts, whistleblower testimony, and deathbed confessions, Area
51 peers behind the classified secrets to understand the nature,
history, and scope of the most controversial base in the United
States. Redfern investigates the Cold War years, U-2 spy plane,
SR-71 Blackbird, and chemical and nuclear weapon research as well
as the base's link to an extraterrestrial presence on Earth,
reports of alien autopsies, recovery of non-terrestrial spacecraft,
and attempts to duplicate the fantastic, alien technology.
Read 20 chilling stories about shipwrecks and reportedly true
encounters with ghosts, UFOs, bigfoot, and other unexplained
phenomena in northeastern Minnesota. A haunting figure that roams a
Duluth cemetery, a giant serpent that lurks beneath the surface of
Lake Superior, a fighter jet that vanished while investigating an
unidentified flying object-northeastern Minnesota seems to be a
magnet for the paranormal, and this collection of 20 "ghost
stories" presents the freakiest, most surprising tales of
Minnesota's North Shore! Local authors William and Kathryn Mayo
grew up in Minnesota-with a shared fascination for things that go
bump in the night. As adults, the professional writers spent
countless hours combing the region for the strangest and scariest
run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans will delight in these
terrifying tales about haunted happenings, as well as harrowing
reports of shipwrecks and animal attacks. They're based on
reportedly true accounts, proving that Lake Superior is the setting
for some of the most compelling ghostly tales ever told. The short
stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate
even the most reluctant of readers. Share them with friends around
a campfire, or try them alone at home-if you dare.
Maryland, with its role in the War of 1812 and the Civil War, is a
ghost-hunter's dream. This handy guide divides the state into six
regions, and profiles the best destinations in each. The USF
Constellation boasts three ghosts, including a sailor executed for
dereliction of duty; the Gridiron Club is haunted by an old woman
kidnapped and murdered by her slaves; Ellicott City is considered
the most haunted town in America, with an embarrassment of spooks
to choose from. These are just a few of the exciting places
profiled in this unusual guidebook.
Rosemary Ellen Guiley is a renowned expert on paranormal,
visionary, and spiritual topics. She puts her expertise to use in
this guide to the scariest sites in the Keystone State. Each
destination includes a detailed description and photographs so
readers may test their own ghosthunting skills or visit from the
safety of their armchairs. Firsthand accounts of otherworldly
encounters bring the spooks into view, while a Ghostly Resources
section points ghosthunters to further information.
The Lone Star State is so vast it includes just about everything --
including ghosts! This guide is divided into regions to make it
easy to find the phantoms. North Texas offers such creepy
destinations as the Old Alton Bridge and Miss Molly's Bed &
Breakfast. West Texas spooks haunt the Permia Playhouse and
Historic Fort Davis. In Central Texas, they've been spotted
terrorizing the Driskill Hotel and the Austin Pizza Garden. More
than 50 spooky sites are here, along with detailed maps and
photographs of each haunted locale.
This anthology explores the spatial dimension and politics of
haunting. It considers how the 'appearance' of absence, emptiness
and the imperceptible can indicate an overwhelming presence of
something that once was, and still is, (t)here. At its core, the
book asks: how and why do certain places haunt us? Drawing from a
diversity of mediums, forms and disciplinary approaches, the
contributors to Spectral Spaces and Hauntings illustrate the
complicated ways absent presences can manifest and be registered.
The case studies range from the memory sites of a terrorist attack,
the lost home, a vanished mining town and abandoned airports, to
the post-apocalyptic wastelands in literary fiction, the
photographic and filmic surfaces where spectres materialise, and
the body as a site for re-corporealising the disappeared and dead.
In ruminating on the afteraffects of spectral spaces on human
experience, the anthology importantly foregrounds the ethical and
political imperative of engaging with ghosts and following their
traces.
Patterned after the first volume published in 1964, The UFO
Evidence, Volume II is much anticipated by the research community.
The book reports 30 years of UFO sightings since 1964 with related
data and descriptive features organized by category. Among the
topics discussed are the now strongly established patterns of UFO
sightings, the growing evidence worldwide that UFOs represent
someone's technology, the history of government sponsored UFO
investigations, and political and human responses to UFO sightings.
The master chronology is an incredibly complete listing, which also
refers the reader to pertinent sections in the book for fuller
descriptions.
Virginia and the District of Columbia are fertile ground for
serious and casual ghosthunters alike and have no shortage of
venues for paranormal investigation -- if visitors know where to
look. Author Michael J. Varhola has spared no efforts to make
"Ghosthunting Virginia" as useful a resource as possible for those
interested in visiting haunted sites as he leads readers on a
guided tour of the most haunted sites in the Old Dominion and the
nation's capital. A great many of these sites have some connection
to the Colonial era or to the Civil War, two defining elements in
the history of the region. Battlefields, cemeteries, tunnels,
caves, bridges, haunted highways, inns and taverns, lighthouses,
theatres, haunted cities like historic Winchester, Colonial
Williamsburg, and Washington, D.C., and all manner of other eerie
locales can be found in this novel and informative travel guide!
It's also perfect late-night reading for anyone who loves a good
ghost story.
Spooky Stories to tell even after the campfire burns out! Unfold a
camp chair, huddle close to the fire, and get ready for thirty
creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other
strange occurrences from times past. Set deep in the woods where no
sane person would dare to go, along murky bottomless lakes, and on
cobblestone streets that empty before sundown, the
stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have
you looking over your shoulder again and again.
Bone-chilling, frightful folklore traditions are kept alive in
these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and
through artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet
ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel
an icy wind on the back of your neck even as you inch
closer to the crackling, glowing embers. Whether read in a group
around the campfire on a dark and silent night or alone with a
flashlight from the safety of your sleeping bag, this is a
collection to treasure.
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