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California Ghosts: True Accounts of Hauntings in the Golden State

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This is not a book on haunted locations in California. Instead it is a collection of stories that occurred to people in California. You won't find the Queen Mary in here or Alcatraz or the Hotel Del Coronado or any other location that you can physically visit. Instead you will find stories that happened to real Californians in their homes, businesses, etc.

If you're looking for interesting real ghost stories, this is a book for you. It is an interesting read, and the stories are entertaining. If you're looking for detailed information on specific visitable concrete locations within California this is not the book for you.

Preston Dennett is a UFOlogist and author of such classic books as UFO's Over Topanga Canyon and One in Forty: The UFO Epidemic. His latest work strays from the territory of unidentified flying objects and delves straight in to a more ethereal realm: true cases of hauntings in the state of California.

Mr. Dennett wastes no time in calculating absurd theories like most authors who litter the store shelves with their outrageous scribblings. He jumps straight in to the facts, giving the reader everything he or she needs to know in order to come to their own conclusions. He even reports on a well known haunting related to the Charles Manson family murders in the late 1960's, something eerily reminescent of the Amityville case. As all of Mr. Dennett's case presentations take place in California, hence the title of the book, it is undoubted that readers who dwell in the Golden State themselves will find this book particularly interesting, though the locale does not diminish interest for those outside the area. It is extremely well written and the cases are presented in a straight, factual manner; Preston does not offer preposterous claims of knowing the secret to the ethereal realm and the basis behind the all-too-often mention White Light. This is not his business. He is an investigator and leaves it up to you, the reader, to draw your on conclusions based on the facts that he presents.

An excellent compilation of true haunting cases and a welcomed edition to any reader who is interested in this aspect of the paranormal.