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BOUT THE UTHOR
Ghostly phenomena were a common occurrence
in Brad Steiger’s childhood home, and because
these experiences were accepted by a mystically
inclined mother and challenged by a skeptically
inclined father, Steiger believes that he achieved a
balanced attitude toward ghosts and hauntings that
has served him well during his nearly 50 years as a
psychical researcher. Since 1958, Steiger has been
invited to dozens of private homes, office buildings,
dormitories, hospitals, and sacred areas to investigate
haunting manifestations. He has conducted investi-
gations in 46 states, a number of Canadian provinces, and in foreign countries
such as Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Peru. He has witnessed spirit materializa-
tions, heard spectral voices, felt ghostly touches on his person, and once was
even lifted into the air by hostile entity. In the early 1970s, the Steiger family
moved into a haunted house that was home to several entities who tried every
frightening method they could devise to drive them out.
His first book, Ghost, Ghouls and Other Peculiar People,a collection of
his articles on ghosts and the paranormal, was published in 1965. Steiger has
now authored or coauthored 150 books on the mysterious and unknown,
including the classics The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shapeshifting
Beingsand Mysteries of Time and Space.He continues to be drawn into haunted
houses and hotels during his travels with his wife, Sherry, with whom he coau-
thors the “Miracle” series. Steiger appears frequently on radio and television,
and he appears as a guest on the nationally syndicated Jeff Rense Show
bimonthly to answer listeners’ questions about ghosts in their own homes.
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ONTENTS
Introduction [ix]
Acknowledgments [xv]
Photo and Illustration Credits [xvii]
1 Haunted Houses and Apartments.................................................................1
2 Encounters with Glowing Entities and Ghost Lights......................................41
3 Poltergeists: Unwelcome House Guests.......................................................61
4 Shadow Beings That Attacked....................................................................91
5 Spirit Parasites That Possessed.................................................................111
6 Spirits Seen at Deathbeds and Funerals.....................................................139
7 Ghosts That Returned to Bid Farewell........................................................155
8 Ghosts That Warned of Approaching Danger or Death.................................179
9 Inspirational Messages from the Other Side...............................................191
10 Ghosts That Gave Proof of Their Existence.................................................203
11 Speaking to Spirits: The Mystery of Mediumship.........................................219
12 Ghosts That Came Back to Life.................................................................241
13 Apparitions of Religious Figures...............................................................259
14 Ghostly Encounters of Famous Men and Women.........................................281
15 Animal Ghosts—Domesticated and Wild....................................................303
16 Restored Scenes of the Past.....................................................................319
17 Haunted Churches, Cemeteries, and Burial Grounds....................................335
18 Haunted Mansions and Plantations...........................................................361 [vii]
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19 Creepy Castles and Ghostly Royalty...........................................................379
20 Phantoms on Roads and Highways............................................................399
21 Haunted Hotels, Motels, and Inns.............................................................415
22 Haunted Restaurants, Bars, and Theaters..................................................435
23 Battlefields Where Phantom Armies Eternally Wage War..............................447
24 Ghosts in Civic Buildings and Prisons........................................................463
25 Phantoms Seen on Seas and Lakes............................................................483
26 Ghosts on Trains, Planes, and Automobiles................................................499
27 When Ghosts Visit Stores and Office Buildings...........................................513
28 Mysterious Entities and Dark, Hooded Bedroom Invaders............................529
29 Strange Beings That Masquerade as Humans..............................................545
30 Ghosts from Outer Space..........................................................................557
Appendix A: Cities, Towns, and Villages in North America
Heavily Populated by Ghosts [569]
Appendix B: Ghost Hunters, Researchers, and Resources [581]
Appendix C: Selected Filmography [587]
Appendix D: Bibliography [595]
Index [601]
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