Complete Guide to Ghosts, Hauntings and the Supernatural World

The supernatural world is a complex and mysterious subject, as most paranormal occurrences appear to defy rational explanation. Even those who declare themselves experts hold opposing views, some believing in the spirit world and the afterlife and others arguing that there is a rational cause for everything. Beginning with a glossary of supernatural terms, from apparitions to ectoplasm and from phantoms to poltergeists, this book then examines the evidence relating to the paranormal, dismissing nothing out of hand. Its aim is to provide readers with the facts and leave them to form their own judgements. The author has also assembled a collection of ghost stories and tales of the supernatural, ranging from spectacular hauntings to frighteningly real apparitions and even phantasms of living people. The final section of the book is a guide to fictional ghosts and their creators.