Journeys into the Unknown : Mysterious Canadian Encounters with the Paranormal

by Palmisano, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781550026207
• ISBN10: 1550026208
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

This fascinating and bloodcurdling book takes the reader through a collection of amazing ghost stories and paranormal investigations across Ontario that have never before been reported. The circumstances behind fifteen unusual cases of hauntings and ghostly manifestations are explored together with the detailed sagas of full-scale investigations into six further spooky inexplicables occurring in or near Toronto. The book concludes with a look into a complete investigation of a haunting, including a guide that explains the techniques used to conduct a paranormal investigation. The final section that explains the theories behind what a ghost is, how they manifest, and where they hide -- challenging the classic theories of life-after-death research. So turn on all the lights, keep your back to the wall, and be prepared to take a journey into the reality of the unexplained.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
A Few Thoughts	p. 15
The Stories
The Little Girl and the Thing in the Basement - Scarborough	p. 18
The Playful and the Disturbed - Toronto	p. 23
Waking the Dead - Burlington	p. 31
Was He a Ghost? - Toronto	p. 35
Old Haunts and Transient Ghosts - Toronto	p. 37
Lights, Camera, Ghosts - Toronto	p. 43
The Replay - Toronto	p. 47
Interview on Reincarnation - Toronto	p. 51
A Dedicated Worker - Mississauga	p. 53
The Jumper - Toronto	p. 56
Who's Haunting This Building? - Toronto	p. 57
The Old Woman Who Never Left - Toronto	p. 60
Undying Love - Peterborough	p. 63
A View into the Past - Sunridge	p. 66
The Cabin in the Woods - Sudbury region	p. 68
The Investigations
The Haunted Schoolhouse - Pickering	p. 72
A Call for Help - Oakville	p. 79
The Coach House Haunting - Mississauga	p. 86
Lost: The Family Secret - Mississauga	p. 92
The House of Secrets - Toronto	p. 98
Good and Evil - Bracebridge	p. 107
Theories	p. 133
The Investigation Guide	p. 163
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