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Over 100 eyewitness accounts of hauntings, from all around the world and right up to the present day.
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This giant collection includes a huge range of 20th-century first-hand accounts of hauntings, such as the American troops who repeatedly saw the ghosts of a dead platoon of men while on patrol in Vietnam; and the witnessed haunting of a house near Tintagel in Cornwall that led actress Kate Winslet to pull out of buying the property. It covers the full spectrum of credible hauntings, from poltergeists (the noisy, dangerous and frightening spirits that are usually associated with pubescent girls, like the Bell Witch), to phantoms (like the Afrits of Saudi Arabia) and seduction spirits (such as the Lorelei, which have lured German men to death). Also included are the notes of the most famous ghost hunters of the twentieth century such as Hans Holzer, Susy Smith (USA); Harry Price, Jenny Randles (UK); Joyce Zwarycz (Australia), Eric Rosenthal (South Africa), and Hwee Tan (Japan). Plus essays by such names as Robert Graves, Edgar Cayce, and M. R. James outlining their own – often extraordinary – conclusions as to just what ghosts might be; along with a full bibliography and list of useful resources. Praise for MBO Haunted House Stories: ‘A first rate list of contributors … Hair raising!’ Time Out ‘All we need say is buy it.’ Starlog
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I believe this was Peter Haining's last published title before he died and he has gone out with a bang.
Enclosed within are 'true' stories and recollections of many creepy and ghostly happenings.
Whether you believe them or not is entirely up to you but I challenge you to read them alone at night and not feel an icy chill run up your spine.
A great book for the horror or ghost lover.
Mr Haining has produced the goods. He can rest in peace.
Thank you Peter.
Highly recommended.
Enclosed within are 'true' stories and recollections of many creepy and ghostly happenings.
Whether you believe them or not is entirely up to you but I challenge you to read them alone at night and not feel an icy chill run up your spine.
A great book for the horror or ghost lover.
Mr Haining has produced the goods. He can rest in peace.
Thank you Peter.
Highly recommended.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Peter Haining (whose book was published posthumously) has included a lifetime's worth of collected material - including newspaper articles covering a century of reports, a wide variety of reputable personages recounting their experiences with ghosts, eyewitness accounts from profressional journalists, a chapter on theories put forth by experts, a 'phantoms of the world' glossary at the end, and a lot more besides. This book is packed with well sourced evidence from the anecdotal to the professional investigators' of the paranormal. It is both engaging, informative and never boring (which all too many books on the 'afterlife' and 'hauntings', despite such a fascinating topic, are). Highly recommended.
P.S. If Peter Hainings compilation appeals, the book 'Night Side of Nature' by Catherine Crowe is sure to please. It was first published in 1848 and enjoyed great success for 50 years but now, unfortunately, is largely forgotten, though it most recently was reprinted by Wordsworth. Night Side of Nature is a paranormal tour de force. It is packed with almost 400 pages of accounts of apparitions of all varieties interspersed with arguments for and against investigators conclusions and opinions and is possibly the single best all around read on ghostly experiences. Catherine Crowe was also the first person to bring the word 'poltergeist' into the English language - the famous discussion is included in the Wordsworth publication which brings both volumes into one book. (A wee note - when Mrs Crowe writes of 'somnambules' she is basically referring to mediums of the day; when speaking of 'magnetism' she is referring what contemporary investigators might call 'psychic energy' or, more esoterically, 'magical sympathy').
P.S. If Peter Hainings compilation appeals, the book 'Night Side of Nature' by Catherine Crowe is sure to please. It was first published in 1848 and enjoyed great success for 50 years but now, unfortunately, is largely forgotten, though it most recently was reprinted by Wordsworth. Night Side of Nature is a paranormal tour de force. It is packed with almost 400 pages of accounts of apparitions of all varieties interspersed with arguments for and against investigators conclusions and opinions and is possibly the single best all around read on ghostly experiences. Catherine Crowe was also the first person to bring the word 'poltergeist' into the English language - the famous discussion is included in the Wordsworth publication which brings both volumes into one book. (A wee note - when Mrs Crowe writes of 'somnambules' she is basically referring to mediums of the day; when speaking of 'magnetism' she is referring what contemporary investigators might call 'psychic energy' or, more esoterically, 'magical sympathy').
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book. It does say on the front 'modern' hauntings, but then begins in 1900, I guess it's all relative where ghosts are concerned! Great value for money with masses of accounts to browse through and enjoy. I recommend it.
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Almost enough ghost stories to feed a craving...
I purchased this book to feed a ghost story craving and my craving was nearly satiated. There are a few weird stories that I thought might have been put in a separate book (sexual... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cari Hislop
True Hauntings
I got this book a little while ago, as I've always been interested in the paranormal, and I was looking for new stories that I hadn't heard before. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kayleigh W
My review
When the book got to my home i was very happy with how well it was packed i liked that every step was taken to make shore the book was safe while it was being sent. Read more
Published 6 months ago by jade
Sadly missed
Peter Haining was a brilliant popular author, a man who brought some of the most interesting subjects on earth to a wider audience. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sarcosuchus
More true than I anticipated
This book is both matter of fact in style and yet fascinating. Many of the stories behind the hauntings are tragic e.g. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Taffeta Phrases
Unimpressed
I purchased this book as a pressie for my mum who likes a good ghost story. The issue I have is that she is in her mid 80's and the text is absolutely tiny and she certainly won't... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ms. L. Hall
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The book arrived ,well packed. It was a present for my husband, who was delighted with the book and its condition.
Published 17 months ago by linda heyman
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The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings (Mammoth Book of) perfect condtion, once again. Really good telling of true ghost storys, highly recomended.
Published on 7 May 2010 by Mrs. A. Rhodes
True Hauntings
True Hauntings is truely a superb collection into the paranormal.
Very interesting to read.
Very interesting to read.
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by V. Heaton
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This is a really good book which I brought as a Christmas Present for my husband, definetely worth the money, and really good value too.
Published on 12 Jan 2010 by V. L. Camplin
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