- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press (19 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091901731
- ISBN-13: 978-0091901738
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 126,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Independent on Sunday
'A very amusing way to scare yourself stupid'
Jon Ronson
‘Funny, exciting and strangely haunting’
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Move over Louis Theroux!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Will Storr Versus the Supernatural (Paperback)
Although I think programmes like Most Haunted are just stupid I bought this because I thought it looked like a Jon Ronson type book which I enjoy. I was not disappointed. Will's search for the supernatural is as much about the people obsessed with ghosts, demons etc as it is about whether the supernatural actually exists. It's thoughtful, wry, intelligent and the cast of characters Will has managed to track down is superb. Whether you're into all things spooky or just a fan of great, well-written investigative journalism, this book is for you.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Brilliant Book,
By Rej Brown "Alex" (Norfolk UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Will Storr Versus the Supernatural (Paperback)
All the other reviewers have given more detailed descriptions of the contents of Will's book. They are spot on.
This is an excellent book for everyone who is interested in the things in life we call "paranormal"/"supernatural" and has an interest in the people who carry out this research, whether believers or skeptics. Do buy/preorder it. Once you pick the book up and start to read you can't put it down again and it's one of those sorts of books that, like a good film, you'll enjoy reading bits of over and over again. Will is a very intelligent, interesting writer with a witty, rich style of prose and narrative who'll have you laughing hysterically one minute then thinking "ooer..." the next, as he delves into the weird and wonderful world of "ghost-hunting" and all things associated with the possibilities of what might happen after we die - if anything. (Beware of reading it late at night while your partner sleeps or you'll wake them up shaking with laughter or jumping with fright). One thing seems clear throughout - ouija boards are not a good thing to play around with. I don't see much comparison with Louis Theroux - Will Storr is vastly superior and gives an impression of being genuinely ingenuous, he lets the people he encounters (and phenomena) "speak" for themselves in the work mostly, without being judgemental. He has a very interesting biography. It would be good to see the episodes in his life as a writer that he describes also collected into print. Some are wacky to put it mildly! He thoroughly deserves his titles of New Journalist of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year. I'm looking forward to reading his forthcoming novel - it will surely be intriguing. Meanwhile, for those who'd like to know more about Will see his website: www.willstorr.com
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Voyage of discovery!,
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This review is from: Will Storr Versus the Supernatural (Paperback)
This book asks some great questions on the validity of ghosts and the afterlife, and amazingly, goes some way to answering them. The way that Storr approaches the whole thing, in a completely sensible and rational manner, gives it a level of credibility not commonly found in books on this subject. If something is quite plainly silly - and quite a few things in this book are - Storr says so. If something is genuinely strange and inexplicable, he says so. He doesn't have a fixed position as a believer or a sceptic that he feels obliged to defend, and his investigation is clearly a voyage of discovery, to find out the 'truth' or something close to it. Loony frauds and hard-line sceptics are dismissed as equal irrelevancies along the way, and the cases that are worth investigating deeper get close attention. Most Haunted Live, interestingly, gets quite a damning assessment as Storr describes a distinctly un-paranormal chain of events backstage (pre-scheduled 'happenings' anyone? Oh dear...) As he digs through the nonsense and the timewasters on his travels, Storr uncovers some strange and unsettling things. Some of the bits on the Enfield Poltergeist, 'possession' cases and the frontier science of 'string theory' are pretty mind-blowing. All in all, I think this book has genuinely become something more important than it perhaps was intended to be, and is a fantastic document on the subject.
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