Will Storr vs. The Supernatural one man's search for the truth about ghosts
What if ghosts really exist does that means there really is an afterlife?
In an effor to unravel what happened, Will sets out on a journey to find the truth about ghosts. He meets spiritualists, trance mediums, professional paranormal investigators, expert druids, a sceptical monsterologist and a pair of black magic vigilantes from worthing. He stays in a haunted pub, a medieval priory and a couple of graveyards, and spends a week in the most paranormally troubled house in Britain. He takes part in seances and vigils; tries out divining rods, ouija boards and experiments with Electronic Voice Phenomena. He seeks out sceptical voices from the worlds of clinical psychology and philosophy. He also visits the legendary ghost investigator Maurice Grosse, goes on set with TV's Most Haunted, and is exorcised in Rome by the Vatican's chief exorcist."
This is a re-read, actually the 3rd time of reading, and, I suspect it won't be the last. Obviously the subject matter is one of interest to me, Haunted Isles in the company of Grace Clairmont is my blog, mainly, about British ghosts, but, I also enjoy Will Storr's style of writing.
An award winning investigative journalist, bestselling writer and educator, Will digs deep into the world of the paranormal. He starts out as a bit of a sceptic, is open minded and questioning, always respectful of others beliefs. He's looking for answers, all sorts of people appear to have paranormal experiences, but, what are they? The human mind playing tricks? Ghosts? And what is a ghost anyway?
He spends time with and interviews many different people, some one could describe as Great British Eccentrics, but, not all of them are British. Some like Will are sceptical, others non-believers, the type that the famous Enfield Poltergeist investigator Maurice Grosse said wouldn't believe even if they saw a ghost themselves. And of course there are those who firmly believe.
It's a fascinating, entertaining, sometimes a little scary, sometimes amusing book. If you're interested in the paranormal I think you'll thoroughly enjoy it.
Highly recommended.
