Recommended Reading

For anyone interested in learning to investigate hauntings , the following books are recommended.

Strange Frequencies
A Practical Guide to Paranormal Technology (2008)
by Craig Telesha

The Haunted Field Guide Series continues with an essential guide to everything a ghost researcher needs to know about using technology to track down evidence of the paranormal. In this compelling and highly readable guide, the author uncovers the real science behind ghost research; offers a wealth of information on the uses of a wide variety of equipment; and offers in-depth instructional knowledge on the best ways to use technical equipment during an investigation. The book explores how to use temperature equipment, EMF meters, recording devices, cameras, video equipment, and offers a hard look at the use of “ghost boxes”, which have become so popular in the paranormal community. With this volume, the reader will not only learn to use just about every type of paranormal tech device on the market, but will also learn how to build his own EMF meters, “ghost boxes”, temperature detection equipment, and more, through the use of photographs and detailed schematics. This is a must-have book for every ghost hunter and for anyone who wants to properly use his or her equipment. It is an essential guide to paranormal research and no ghost hunter’s tool kit should be without it!
The Best Paranormal How-To Book Available -- And the Only Tech Book You will ever need!

To order visit www.prairieghosts.com or www.ghost-tech.com

Ghost Hunter's Guidebook
Tenth Anniversary Edition
The Essential Guide to Investigating Ghosts & Hauntings (2007)
by Troy Taylor

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 of the Guidebook, 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!

To order visit www.prairieghosts.com

Ghosts on Film
The History, Mystery & How-tos of Spirit Photography (2005)
by Troy Taylor

Author and ghost researcher Troy Taylor once again delves into the supernatural with a guide to the history and mystery of spirit photography. In this latest installment in the popular “Haunted Field Guide” series, the author takes an in-depth look at the controversial and mysterious history of spirit photography, including a look at the mediums and scientists who pioneered the field and the most famous pictures that allege to be ghosts captured on film. The book also includes a detailed exploration of the way that cameras have impacted the field of paranormal research and a recounting of some of the best-known cases where cameras played a crucial role, as well as a detailed guide for using your own camera in ghost investigations. Other sections of the book feature an examination of how cameras capture ghostly images, the forms that paranormal energy takes, hints and tips on using cameras in ghost research, step by step guides to photographic investigations and chapters on analyzing photos, detecting photographic trickery, accidental photos, camera operations and much more! This is a must-have book for any ghost hunter’s collection!

To order visit www.prairieghosts.com

Field Guide to Haunted Graveyards
The Research Guide to Investigating America's Haunted Cemeteries (2003)
by Troy Taylor

Author and Ghost Hunter Troy Taylor presents an indispensable guide to finding and investigating America’s haunted graveyards. This book takes the controversy out of  ghost research in cemeteries with an in-depth look at both the history and the hauntings of burial grounds and an essential how-to guide on investigating a cemetery for yourself. The book includes a detailed look at the American cemetery, as well as American burial customs and traditions and a how-to guide for conducting paranormal investigations in graveyards. Discover how to find the history of a particular cemetery, burial records, information from tombstones and grave markers, cemetery plats and maps, and much more. There are also case studies from haunted places, updated info on spirit photography and a state-by-state guide to haunted graveyards -- many of which have never appeared in print before! Over 200 graveyards are listed and reviewed. This is the first ever research guide for investigating cemetery ghosts and an essential addition to the library of any ghost enthusiast, paranormal investigator or cemetery buff!

To order visit www.prairieghosts.com

From Ronin Publishing, Hauntings & Poltergeists provides an understanding ofthe phenomena of ghosts, hauntings and poltergeists based on the more than acentury of field and laboratory research by parapsychologists and professionalparanormal investigators.  How and why people often experience these things, as well as models of what they might be is the focus of this book, as well as a closelook at non-paranormal – though sometimes weird and unusual – explanations.In this book, Auerbach also provides examples of a few of his best cases,paranormal and otherwise, to help readers understand just how the models fit the experiences, and how parapsychologists approach their cases.

To order visit www.mindreader.com

From by Ronin Publishing, GHOST HUNTING  describes the phenomena often referred to as ghosts and what parapsychologists think they really represent. In this manual, Loyd Auerbach explains the methods parapsychologists and professional paranormal investigators have used to investigate and study reported incidents and experiences of apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists.  He explains the technology used by ghost hunters and the limitations of the technology, when the equipment is and is not helpful (something ignored by so many thrill-seekers). 

To order visit www.mindreader.com

The ghost hunter's bible!  Revised and updated with new bios, new photos and new entries on famous haunted places. The leading ghost reference book preferred by paranormal investigators and enthusiasts! Presents a fascinating compendium of ghost beliefs, lore, knowledge and case stories from around the world and throughout history. More then 600 A-to-Z entries describe the range of paranormal activity -- from demon-fighting spirit heroes and banshees to poltergeists and screaming skulls -- with explanations of the strange phenomena from both folklore and modern scientific research.

To order visit www.visionaryliving.com
 

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