So you want to investigate a haunting? This book is full of practical advice used in the author's own ghost- hunting practice. Find out whether you're dealing with a ghost, spirit, or an entity … and discover the one time when you should stop what you're doing and call in an exorcist. Learn the four-phase procedure for conducting an effective investigation, how to capture paranormal phenomena on film, record disembodied sounds and voices on tape, assemble an affordable ghost-hunting kit, and form your own paranormal group.

For anyone with time and little money to spend on equipment, this book will help you maintain a healthy sense of skepticism and thoroughness while you search for authentic evidence of the paranormal.

Selling Features
-- Written by a paranormal investigator with fifteen years of experience, focusing on practical advice
-- The only handbook that details how to form paranormal groups, research a suspected haunted area, and practice effective eyewitness interview techniques.
-- Provides contact information on paranormal organizations and supply warehouses for hard-to-find materials (electromagnetic detectors, infrared film, etc.)

This book is a good start for someone who is interested in the paranormal and would like to try some of the techniques that investigators use to capture evidence of unexplained activity. There is helpful information on forming an investigative group and lists equipment that someone might wish to purchase. Richard Southall does a good job of describing how to use each piece of equipment to gather evidence. He does also express his theories on the paranormal, and it is interesting to listen to his point of view. I think this is a good start, but seasoned investigators are not likely to learn anything new.

As a person very interested in the paranormal field, I really enjoyed reading this book. In fact, I have now read it twice.

The ghost stories scattered through out kept the book exciting as the technical jargon would get a little tiresome if that was the only element of the book.

I was disappointed that more space and detail was not devoted to the actual equipment. It would be interesting to know more about why certain pieces worked well in spirit investigations by explaining more of the scientific side. Also, I would have liked to have seen more equipment discussed (or dismissed and the reasons why) such as the EMF K2 meter and thermal imaging cameras.

As a person that leans heavily to the side of scientific investigations and totally dismisses the physic "impression" aspect, I would be interested in hearing an actual physicist's take on what type of equipment might be utilized although I doubt that a physicist would place their name and reputation beside such an endeavor.

Anyway, all in all, this is a good book written by a true believer. I highly recommend it. Michael L. Gooch, Author of Wingtips with Spurs

This is a great book,especially for the beginner, but also some good information overlooked sometimes by the advanced. It is clear, straightforward, and easy to understand and put into practice. If you are interested in the paranormal I recommend it as a starting place.

Donald Ryles PhD, CH
Author of Hidden Secrets of "Many, But One"

A very basic book, seems to be a promotional tool for certain tours, if this type of book is your first read it will serve a purpose.

I bought several books at once on this subject. This is by far the best in the bunch. It is one I can use at a later date for reference and the detailed pages/checkilsts in the back are an added bonus. Thanks!