Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: The Basics of Ghost-Hunting 5
Chapter 1: Searching for Spirits: Why Do We Do It? 7
Chapter 2: The Phenomenon of Ghost-Hunting 15
Chapter 3: Believing in Ghosts and Spirits 71
Chapter 4: What’s Science Got to Do with It? 81
Chapter 5: Seeing the Spirit World as Entertainment 113
Chapter 6: Preparing to Look for Ghosts 127
Part 2: Investigating Ghosts and Hauntings 135
Chapter 7: Researching the Spirit World 137
Chapter 8: Where the Ghosts Are 167
Chapter 9: The Ghost-Hunter’s Toolkit 179
Chapter 10: The Dangers of Investigating 199
Part 3: Putting Your Paranormal Research into Action 205
Chapter 11: Ghosts on Film: Using Your Camera to Capture Evidence of Ghosts 207
Chapter 12: Talking to Ghosts 241
Chapter 13: Putting It All into Practice: The Paranormal Investigation 277
Chapter 14: Interviewing the Haunted 309
Chapter 15: Authenticating the Ghosts 317
Chapter 16: The Mundane Side of Ghost-Hunting 327
Chapter 17: When Things Go Wrong 339
Chapter 18: Going beyond Just a Hobby 351
Part 4: The Part of Tens 359
Chapter 19: America’s Ten Most Haunted Cities and Towns 361
Chapter 20: Ten of America’s Most Haunted Places 369
Chapter 21: Ten Signs Your House Is Haunted — and What to Do Next 399
Index 407