The Mammoth Book Of True Hauntings Av Peter Haining

<P>This giant collection includes a huge range of 20th-century first-hand accounts of hauntings, such as the American troops who repeatedly saw the ghosts of a dead platoon of men while on patrol in Vietnam; and the witnessed haunting of a house near Tintagel in Cornwall that led actress Kate Winslet to pull out of buying the property.<br><br>It covers the full spectrum of credible hauntings, from poltergeists (the noisy, dangerous and frightening spirits that are usually associated with pubescent girls, like the Bell Witch), to phantoms (like the <I>Afrits </I>of Saudi Arabia) and seduction spirits (such as the <I>Lorelei</I>, which have lured German men to death).<br><br>Also included are the notes of the most famous ghost hunters of the twentieth century such as Hans Holzer, Susy Smith (USA); Harry Price, Jenny Randles (UK); Joyce Zwarycz (Australia), Eric Rosenthal (South Africa), and Hwee Tan (Japan). <br><br>Plus essays by such names as Robert Graves, Edgar Cayce, and M. R. James outlining their own - often extraordinary - conclusions as to just what ghosts might be; along with a full bibliography and list of useful resources.<br><br><B>Praise for <I>MBO Haunted House Stories</I></B>:<br><br>''A first rate list of contributors ... Hair raising!'' <I>Time Out</I><br><br>''All we need say is buy it.'' <I>Starlog</I></P>