'Will Storr vs. The Supernatural' by Will Storr
Title: Will Storr vs. The Supernatural
Author: Will Storr
Pages: 311
Genre: Non-Fiction, supernatural
Country: England
Year: 2006
My Synopsis: Journalist Will Storr goes on a search for the truth about ghosts and the supernatural.
Blurb from the back: Will Storr doesn't believe in ghosts. Not, that is, until he is sent on a journalistic assignment to follow Lou Gentile, a Demonologist from Philadephia. What Will expects to be a straightforward piece, poking gentle fun at an amusing eccentric, turns into a terrifying nightmare of spectral ghost lights, suburban possession and horrific demonic growling. It is an experience that instantly demolishes all of his safe, adult preconceptions. In an effort 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 vigilante from Worthing. He stays in a haunted pub, a medieval priory and a couple of graveyards, and spends a week in the most paranormally trouble 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.
Rating: 4/5
Review: Amusing, terrifying and brilliant. During Will Storr's search for the truth about ghosts he meets everyone from across the supernatural investigating range. He questions everything he sees, he goes on a search and draws some personal theories. Well worth a read if you are interested in this subject, or are looking for a good non-fiction book.
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