So you are considering ghost hunting, or to become a paranormal researcher, or just simply out of pure curiosity? You have to start somewhere, and the best place is through books. You need to know the pitfalls of ghost hunting before you dive in to the most haunted house you can find, and how it’s properly done. You need to know the difference when a door suddenly slams shut – was it the wind? or (you may hope) a restless spirit trying to get your attention. You need to do A LOT of research.
I have gathered a list of books that can guide how to get started, the does and don’ts and how to keep yourself safe during an investigation.
*The Everything Ghost Hunting Book: Tips, tools, and techniques for exploring the supernatural world
by: Melissa Martin Ellis
Shadowpeople ... cold spots ... orbs. Ghosthunter Melissa Martin Ellis takes readers on an exciting high-tech journey into the supernatural world of haunted sites, restless souls, and messages from beyond the grave. Readers explore motion sensors, highly sensitive digital cameras, and so-called Ghost Telephones, as well as the supernatural phenomena themselves, including:
- Poltergeists
- Electronic-voice phenomena (EVP)
- Possession
- Photo anomalies
- Séances and voodoo rituals
Appealing to the same audience as such popular TV shows as Lost, Medium, Invasion, Charmed, Ghost Hunters, Destination Truth, and Most Haunted, this book shows readers how today's investigators use the tools of modern science to study a wide range of paranormal activity.
*Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting
by: Christopher Balzano
"Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting: Step-by-Step Instruction for Exploring Haunts and Finding Spirits, Spooks, and Specters" introduces novice paranormal explorers to the history, techniques, and equipment used in the search for proof of life after death, or simply, ghosts. Written like a field guide to ghost hunting, the book begins by examining what a ghost is, and isn't, and presents a brief history of ghosts and the pioneers of the ghost hunting field. You'll review what has already been discovered and the tried and true methods and tricks that have been successfully used by seasoned ghost hunters and their outcomes. You'll also take a look at the different types of equipment used to both search for and communicate with ghosts, as well as how to approach the hunt depending on the location. Finally, you'll learn how to assess the evidence that you've gathered and what it all means, and how to avoid the pitfalls that are the stuff of popular ghost legends. Written by an avid and experienced paranormal researcher, "Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting" is filled with firsthand tips and advice, including a 90-minute interactive DVD featuring tutorials and interviews, and is both a reference and a source of helpful inspiration for any aspiring ghost hunter.
*Ghost Hunter's Guidebook: The Essential Guide to Investigating Ghosts & Hauntings
by: Troy Tyler
Do you Believe in Ghosts? Want to Know How to Find them? Author, ghost researcher and American Ghost Society founder Troy Taylor returns once more to the field of paranormal investigation with the 10th Anniversary Edition of his bestselling guide to investigating ghosts and hauntings. With this new, updated edition, Taylor has expanded on all of the original material from past volumes and has added new information on investigation techniques, detection equipment, spirit communication, cameras and photo analysis, historical research and more! This essential manual offers step-by-step methods for investigating homes, buildings and graveyards; authentic methods of taking and analyzing paranormal photos, video and Electronic Voice Phenomenal; real-life case files of ghostly activity; best uses for 35mm and digital cameras; spirit communications and ghost watches --- and just about anything else that a ghost hunter needs to know! The acclaimed guide explores step-by-step methods of investigating homes, buildings and graveyards; ghost detection equipment; authentic methods of spirit photography; secrets of Electronic Voice Phenomena; real-life stories from ghost hunting case files; and much more! Don't just read about haunted houses --- go out and find your own!
*The Ghost Hunter's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Paranormal
by: Lori Summers
From Publishers Weekly:
Got a haunting on your hands? Part of the inventively designed Field Guide to the Paranormal series (which resemble passports to another world), The Ghost Hunter's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Paranormal by Lori Summers offers help for those in need. With blocky drawings and eerie photographs, the title explains what ghosts are, where and how to find them and "What to Do if You Encounter a Ghost." An appendix suggests books and movies for further research; fill-in-the-blank pages encourage kids to document sightings. Also available: The Witch's Handbook: A Field Guide to Magic by Rachel Dickinson (with movie stills from The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter and more).
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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