The Haunted House Diaries: The True Story of a Quiet Connecticut Town in the Center of a Paranormal Mystery

by William J. Hall

Overview

Nestled deep in Litchfield Hills, Connecticut, a 1790 farmhouse sits near the epicenter of a paranormal commotion. The family that resides there regularly encounters its own ancestors and strangers—human and 
non-human—who seemingly occupy the same physical space in our world while remaining in their own, parallel worlds. When famous ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated, they dubbed it "Ghost Central."

Here's your chance to unlock and experience the private diary of farmhouse resident Donna Fillie. This amazing record spans five decades and recounts a parade of uncanny occurrences, including:

Notes from old friends who insist they didn't deliver them

A grandson playing with an invisible—but very real—friend

Donna awakening to phenomena at precisely 12:42 a.m., an eerie correspondence to her house number, 1242

This compelling work includes many other unexplainable details of a wide variety of phenomena that frequently occur in this otherwise normal area of Connecticut, which may also be the site of a secret military base.

After reading The Haunted House Diaries, you will undoubtedly wonder: Are our assumptions about the paranormal all wrong?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632650061
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	08/17/2015
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	631,777
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

William J. Hall was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the events of this book took place. He watched the news coverage of the Lindley Street haunting on TV when he was 10 years old. Hall is professionally equipped to recognize trickery. After more than 25 years as a performing magician, he knows how to create and recognize illusions. He is experienced in researching the unexplained, from folklore and urban legend to fortune telling, the pyramids, and other mysterious tales. His syndicated 1990's column "Magic and the Unknown" ran for six years in multiple local papers in his home state. Hall has two sons and resides in Plainville, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Disclaimer 15

Note to the Reader 17

Foreword Donna Fillie 19

Introduction: Paranormal Crossroads 21

Part I The Haunted House Diaries

Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Diary 27

Chapter 2 Diary Entries From the 1960s 35

Chapter 3 Diary Entries From the 1970s 41

Chapter 4 Diary Entries From the 1980s 73

Chapter 5 Diary Entries From the 1990s 87

Chapter 6 "It" Follows Michelle 111

Chapter 7 Ashwar: The Invisible (but Not Imaginary) Friend 119

Chapter 8 Diary Entries From the 2000s 129

Part II Phenomena in the Flap

Chapter 9 Missing Time on Burr Pond 153

Chapter 10 The Most Famous Cryptid and a Secret Government Base 159

Chapter 11 When Are They From? 167

Chapter 12 Other Haunted Houses 171

Part III Investigation, Theory, and Discussion

Chapter 13 Paranormal Assumptions 177

Chapter 14 What Magic Has Taught Me About Interpreting the Paranormal 183

Chapter 15 Analysis of the Phenomena 187

Chapter 16 The Investigation 201

Chapter 17 I Don't Know What Universe You're Living In 219

Epilogue 225

Appendix I Initial Family Interview 229

Appendix II Historical House Records 235

Appendix III Bonus Features 239

Appendix IV Litchfield Hills Phenomena Reporting Procedure 241

Bibliography 243

Index 245

About the Author 247

Editorial Reviews

"In 45 years of paranormal research, this is the deepest and widest-ranging case I've ever tackled. It makes me wonder what I was missing in earlier cases."

Paul F. Eno

"Bill Hall chronicles his investigation into claims of an allegedly haunted house with great enthusiasm, offering a tremendous amount of detail and evidence not found in similar works. His conscientious efforts to lay out facts, observations and testimony in a clear, concise manner makes The Haunted House Diaries a compelling read for anyone who enjoys the paranormal."

Ray Bendici

"Bill Hall chronicles his investigation into claims of an allegedly haunted house with great enthusiasm, offering a tremendous amount of detail and evidence not found in similar works. His conscientious efforts to lay out facts, observations and testimony in a clear, concise manner makes The Haunted House Diaries a compelling read for anyone who enjoys the paranormal."
--Ray Bendici, editor of Connecticut Magazine, author, and owner of Damnedct.com

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