GHOST FILES: A REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

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GHOST FILES

The Collected Cases from Ghost Hunting and Seeking Spirits  

BY JASON HAWES and GRANT WILSON
with MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN

ABOUT THE BOOK:

FINALLY IN ONE BONE-CHILLING VOLUME, TV'S GHOST HUNTERS SHARE ALL OF THEIR CREEPY TRUE STORIES OF UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA!

What did a paranormal investigation uncover at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, the hotel built in 1903 that inspired Stephen King's The Shining?  

What is the chilling history behind the Rolling Hills Asylum in Batavia, New York? 

What happened when a man was overcome by an evil entity as Jason and Grant surveyed his home?  

How can a Connecticut woman seem to exist in two places at once? 

In this hair-raising omnibus, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (T.A.P.S.), reveal the memorable and spine-tingling cases featured in their smash-hit collections, Ghost Hunting and Seeking Spirits. From their never-seen-on-television adventures as budding paranormal investigators to the behind-the-scenes accounts of heart-pounding supernatural encounters featured on their popular show, these fascinating and frightening real life tales will keep you up at night!

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson head up TAPS, The Atlantic Paranormal Society. Built on Jason and Grant's interest in getting to the bottom of everyday, paranormal occurrences, TAPS is an eclectic but unified bunch. Jason and Grant are plumbers by trade, and their TAPS colleagues are in similarly ordinary professions: factory worker, office manager, teacher. TAPS has developed an impressive reputation for helping people with "unusual domestic problems." It has been more than a decade since Jason and Grant first met, and since then TAPS has grown in size and scope to become one of the most respected paranormal-investigation groups in America. It now has branches across the United States and affiliates in 12 other countries. Jason, TAPS' founder, is in his mid-30s and the father of three girls and twin sons. He enjoys spending quality time with his children, deep-sea fishing and writing screenplays. Grant, the father of three young boys, enjoys whipping up a mean Italian dish, writing songs on the piano and guitar and penning a series of high-fantasy novels.

MY THOUGHTS/REVIEW:
In GHOST FILES, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, the founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (T.A.P.S.), have compiled an anthology filled with the unforgettable and chilling cases which were previously in their former collections of GHOST HUNTING and SEEKING SPIRITS. The collection takes readers from the early days before they had a television show up to some of the segments from their current shows. I will admit up front that I do not watch the show and am somewhat skeptical about the supernatural accounts that people make. However, I have enough personal history that can’t be explained to make me think that some of what they reveal might be quite possible. Whether you are a follower, believer, or neither, you will find the book to be enjoyable to read.

Hawes and Wilson tell very short stories; just a few pages each, about previous cases. If you are looking for explanations to logically explain how these experiences came about, you won’t find them. Instead, you will read some fascinating tales and with them being so short, you can read a few and put the book down and come back to it. For some of you, it may be a page turner as you get into it and want to read more and more that they have witnessed. For me, a few stories at a time sufficed and I believe the book contains well over one hundred stories so it lasted a while.

They also included an easy to read glossary for those of us not familiar with some of the words and terms used, as well as color pictures for visual effects.  The stories are varied and also include information about T.A.P.S., their television show, and how they go about investigating occurrences. They don’t shy away from revealing reports that wind up being explained by something simple and not paranormal. I found their honesty refreshing. I especially found the parts about Poltergeists to be interesting (OK, I liked the original movie a lot). I found out the word Poltergeist came from Germany and is a word meaning noisy spirits, with citings going as far back as ancient Greece and Rome. Often they will center on a female in her teens, who is not really aware that she is in control of the energy around her.

They also write about “imaginary friends” which I have heard about kids having for years. But their explanation goes into how these invisible pals come to children because these young people are open to accepting them. It seemed to make sense to me in that part.

Finally, some advice is given on how to prove what you have seen or encountered. Surprisingly, right up front they suggest you shouldn’t automatically believe in it being ghosts because doubting will lead you to examining it more and getting to the truth. They also give practical advice such as having 2 or more witnesses and trying to get it on film.

For me, as I said, this was an entertaining book and did make me think a lot about the topic. I am not sure it made me a believer but it did make me less skeptical and perhaps that is a start. We shall see with Halloween around the corner that there will surely be plenty of things going on to think about like the book suggests. I think if you are a fan of the television show, you would really enjoy this book but if not, you might just find it to be as I did…interesting and fun!

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