The Ghost Hunter's Guidebook: The Essential Guide to Investigating Reports of Ghosts & Hauntings

by Taylor, Troy

• ISBN13: 9781892523044
• ISBN10: 1892523043
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Whitechapel Productions

Summary

The Ghost Hunter's Guidebook by author and paranormal investigator Troy Taylor not only solves the mystery of how to find ghosts, but dozens of others as well! This manual is the essential guide to conducting paranormal research, written by a real ghost hunter with years of experience in the field. This book will provide you with a step-by-step guide to conducting a paranormal investigation, plus tell you how to know if your location is really haunted. It also answers questions like:

How do you use ghost detection devices?

What is the most common type of haunting?

Why do some ghosts wear clothes?

How do you capture ghosts on film?

Are Ouija boards really dangerous?

Can ordinary audio machines really record the voices of the dead?

How do you get rid of a ghost?

And much more!

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(13)
Ghosts & Hauntings
Ghost Research
Myths & Mysteries of Ghosts
Scientific Evidence of Ghosts
Historical Proof of Hauntings
Gathering Evidence
Ghost Hunting & Ghost Research
The Ghost Hunters	21	(28)
The Hunted History of Ghost Research
Among the Spirits
The Investigations into Spiritualism
The Ghost Hunters
Sir William Crookes
Sir Oliver Lodge
Nandor Fodor
Harry Houdini
Harry Price
Searching for Ghosts	49	(18)
Groundbreaking Investigations of Hauntings
Colonel Olcott and the Eddy Brothers
Borley Rectory
The Entity Case
Investigating the Paranormal	67	(4)
An Introduction to Ghost Research
The Scientific Framework of Ghost Investigating
Approaches to Ghost Hunting
Getting Started as an Investigator
Ghosts & Hauntings	71	(27)
What are Ghosts & Where do you find them?
Why do houses become haunted?
Traditional Hauntings
Residual Hauntings
Poltergeis-like Activity
Portal Hauntings
Other Types of Ghostly Phenomena
Crisis Apparitions
Ghost Lights
Man-Made Ghosts
Where to Find Ghosts
The Trouble with Ghostlore
Where the Ghosts Are
Frequently Asked Questions on Ghosts	98	(7)
A number of Question related to ghosts and hauntings including queries about belief in ghosts, harmful ghosts, negative spirits, ghosts that follow you and why some ghosts wear clothes and more
The Ghost Hunter's Kit	105	(24)
Essential Tools for Ghost Research
Basic Items for an Investigation
Ghost Detection Devices
Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Meters
New Theories on working with EMF Meters
Detailed Institutions for various Types of EMF meters
Usage Diagrams for Meters
Other High-Tech Equipment for Investigations
Communicating with Spirits	129	(12)
Spirit Communications
The Ouija Board
Using the Ouija Board
Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)
History of EVP
How Real is EVP?
Experimenting with EVP
Digital Recording
Ghosts on Film	141	(21)
Using a camera to gather evidence of ghosts
History of Spirit Photography
Ghosts on Film
The Trouble with Orbs
Mist-Like Activity
Apparitions on Film
Analyzing the Evidence
Paranormal Photo How-to Guide
Digital Cameras
Infrared Photography
Using video in Investigations
The Ghost Investigation	162	(23)
Putting the information into Practice
What to do Before you get there
When is it Okay to call?
Rules for Investigations
Step-by-Step Guide to Investigations
Examining the House
Equipment Failures
Afraid of Ghosts?
Interviewing the Witness
Questions to Ask the Witness
Researching the History
Getting Rid of the Ghost
Conducting a Ghost Vigil	185	(8)
Investigations in Cemeteries & Other Outdoor Locations
Preparing for the vigil
What to do First
Equipment to Bring
Basic Rules for the Vigil
Guide to Conducting the Investigation
Beyond Ghost Research	193	(5)
Working with Other Ghost Hunters and the Media
Appendix 1: Investigation Forms	198	(4)
Appendix 2: Dictionary of Ghostly Terms	202