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The Ghost That Haunted Itself: The Story of the McKenzie Poltergeist (Paperback)

by Jan-Andrew Henderson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Publishing (19 Jul 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840184825
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840184822
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,015 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Greyfrair's Cemetery in Edinburgh has a centuries old reputation for being haunted. Its gruesome history includes use as a mass prison, headstone removal, witchcraft, bodysnatching, desecration, corpse dumping and live burial. In 1998, something new and inexplicable began occurring in the graveyard. Visitors encountered 'cold spots', strange smells and banging noises. They found themselves overcome by nausea, or cut and bruised by something they could not see. Over the space of two years, twenty-four people were knocked unconscious. Homes next to the graveyard wall became plagued by crockery smashing, objects moving and unidentified laughter. Witnesses to these attacks ran into the hundreds. There were two exorcisms of the area. Both failed. The section of Greyfriars where the attacks occurred is now chained shut. The entity responsible has been named the 'Mackenzie Poltergeist'. It has become one of the best-documented and most conclusive paranormal cases in history. The Poltergeist is still growing stronger. This is its story.


About the Author

Jan-Andrew Henderson is the director of Black Hart Storytellers and is the author of The Emperor's New Kilt: Two Secret Histories of Scotland and The Town Below the Ground: Edinburgh's Legendary Underground City. He lives in Edinburgh and is the visitor services manager at St Giles' Cathedral.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric - regardless of whether it's for real or not, 23 Sep 2004
By A Customer
I bought this book while on a short break in Scotland this summer. It was while I was waiting for a tour of the Undergroud - I didn't actually go on the City of the Dead tour which is described in the book. After reading the book, in some ways I wish I had and in some ways I am glad I did not.
The author has certainly done a great job in creating an atmospheric book, which despite it's supposed truthfulness, easily reads as a novel. This book is just as much about the tour guides who started the City of the Dead tours as it is about the Mackenzie Poltergeist. I actually liked this about the book, however Henderson does ham it up at times.

The book includes statements from people who have experienced the poltergeist first hand, and Henderson includes history of the cemetary and some of the characters as background.
The result is a book which, while it cannot provide conclusive evidence, does leave you with a lot of questions and a slight feeling of unease. Could this really be true? And if it is, could it get worse?
While I was in Scotland I did not get chance to visit Greyfriars. After reading this book I am torn between a great urge to go back and visit, along with a strong urge to stay away...

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, 27 Oct 2004
By A Customer
I've been on the City of The Dead tour twice and it's everything this book describes it to be. I got this book after my second outing to greyfriar's because I find it so interesting.

The book tells the history of the Kirkyard, the history of Mckenzie and a (dramatised) account of what the guides encountered. by dramatised I mean it's told in story form as opposed to a basic statement. However, Henderson's way of telling his story is comical and I found his comments about his guides (and incidentally the ones who took me on the tours) highly amusing. I like the bit where one visitor had his new leather coat ripped in the Black Mausoleum by something he didn't see or feel. Henserson went on to tell us how alarmed the guides were to hear this. Not because of the cuts bruises and collpses, but because they all wear long leather coats as part of ther uniform.

There are also statements from the guides themselves, and visitors who experienced collpases and injuries in the tomb. I remember City of The Dead being on the news, in the papers and even featured on GMTV because of what they found.

Another good point about this book is that there is absolutely no attempt made to prove the existance of the ghost. It's not as if Henderson is trying to sell his tour by exaggerating everything. He makes it clear that he is not sure what is there. If it's a ghost or not. There is something, but what it is he can't explain. There are theories put forward, both scientific and those of the guides, but none put words in the readers mouths. We are presented with what happened on the tours, and we can make up our own minds.

All I can suggest is that those who haven't done the tour do so. Even if nothing happens (nothing weird happened on either of my tours by the way) it's still a hugely enjoyable night and the book is the perfect addition.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reading, 10 Jan 2003
By A Customer
I usually read a few chapters here and there of a book and then put it away and forget about it. I could not put this book down. This book tells the story of the McKenzie Poltergeist in great detail. It explores the history that lies behind this and also real-life memories of the people who have been lucky enough to meet the McKenzie poltergeist. Very interesting reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great ,scary, couldn't put down
Purchased this book on a friends recomendation and it was everything they said it was scary but full of facts and real life testimonies i just couldn't put it down i have since... Read more
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Published on 15 Dec 2006 by J. Ramage

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Published on 29 Mar 2006 by J. Proctor

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An excelent book. Full of facts and information a great read. Unable to put it down. I learnt a lot of facts on Scottish history. Highly recommended
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