Jason Hawes & Grant Wilson: Ghost Hunting
I used to be a big fan of Sci-Fi's (sorry, I refuse to refer to it as SyFy) "Ghost Hunters," so I picked up Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society by Jason Hawes & Grant Wilson about a year ago. I tried reading it then, but lost interest. I picked it back up again recently and gave it another try.
Synopsis:
The Atlantic Paranormal Society, also known as T.A.P.S., is the brainchild of two plumbers by day, paranormal investigators by night: Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. Their hair-raising investigations, fueled by their unique abilities and a healthy dose of scientific method, have made them the subject of a hit TV show: the SCI FI Channel's Ghost Hunters.
Now their experiences are in print for the first time, as Jason and Grant recount for us, with the help of veteran author Michael Jan Friedman, the stories of some of their most memorable investigations. The men and women of T.A.P.S. pursue ghosts and other supernatural phenomena with the most sophisticated scientific equipment available--from thermal-imaging cameras to electromagnetic-field recorders to digital thermometers--and the results may surprise you. Featuring both cases depicted on Ghost Hunters and earlier T.A.P.S. adventures never told before now, this funny, fascinating, frightening collection will challenge everything you thought you knew about the spirit world.
I didn't start watching "Ghost Hunters" until the second season so there were a few cases that weren't familiar to me. And, of course, the background information about how Jason and Grant got involved with ghost hunting is interesting. Still, it's just a summary of each episode of "Ghost Hunters," almost like a detailed episode guide.
Some of the photographs were cool, including one that looks like a shadow hand touching Jason Hawes' shoulder.
If you've never seen "Ghost Hunters" and you want to get an idea about their ghost hunting methodology (with zero over-the-top hysterics and more of a focus on debunking the claims) and learn about some of their most famous cases (the Stanley Hotel investigation was quite compelling), then I'd recommend checking out this book.
If you've seen the show, you might find yourself bored like I was. I'd rather pop in the DVDs and watch the evidence unfold on my television screen. It's far more interesting that way. As much as I love reading, some things are better seen and heard.
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