How to Be a Ghost Hunter

by Southall, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780738703121
• ISBN10: 0738703125
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Summary

So you want to investigate a haunting? This book is full of practical advice used in the author's own ghost- hunting practice. Find out whether you're dealing with a ghost, spirit, or an entity ... and discover the one time when you should stop what you're doing and call in an exorcist. Learn the four-phase procedure for conducting an effective investigation, how to capture paranormal phenomena on film, record disembodied sounds and voices on tape, assemble an affordable ghost-hunting kit, and form your own paranormal group. For anyone with time and little money to spend on equipment, this book will help you maintain a healthy sense of skepticism and thoroughness while you search for authentic evidence of the paranormal. Selling Features -- Written by a paranormal investigator with fifteen years of experience, focusing on practical advice -- The only handbook that details how to form paranormal groups, research a suspected haunted area, and practice effective eyewitness interview techniques. -- Provides contact information on paranormal organizations and supply warehouses for hard-to-find materials (electromagnetic detectors, infrared film, etc.)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why a Ghost-Hunting Guide?	ix
Ghosts, Spirits, and Poltergeists Defined	1	(24)
Researching a Suspected Haunted Area	25	(16)
Paranormal Photography	41	(18)
Electronic Voice Phenomenon	59	(10)
Your Ghost-Hunting Kit	69	(14)
Forming a Paranormal Group	83	(6)
Appendix A: Forms and Questionnaires	89	(12)
Appendix B: Useful Websites for Ghost Hunters	101	(4)
Glossary	105	(6)
Bibliography	111	(2)
Index	113