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Ghost Hunter's Guide to Los Angeles

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For some strange reason, I've had a sudden interest in local ghost stories. Why? I really haven't a clue. I suppose it could be because the topic is rather entertaining (even though I really don't believe in ghosts - at least I haven't met any yet <smile>). I recently read another book which I found in the bargain bin at the bookstore. That book, "The World's Most Haunted Places: From The Secret Files of [...]" was poorly written and did little but put me to sleep. While Ghost Hunter's Guide to Los Angeles follows the same format (just a few pages on each alleged "haunting"), the author's prose is far better and the stories remain interesting (albeit, unconvincing).

It is apparent the Jeff Dwyer must have done a fair amount of research before writing this book and his tales are a good read. Even so, the book lacks any "hard evidence" that the spooks he reports on exist - most are simply good stories that outline the history of the "haunted" places he writes about. Having lived in the Los Angeles area essentially all of my life, I am familiar with a large number of the places he writes about and was surprised to find that Dwyer reports on many of the lesser known landmarks, in addition to the "standard" ones (i.e., the Queen Mary, Disneyland, and many of the large cemeteries).

While I remain a skeptic (and nothing in this book convinced me otherwise), the book was both interesting and enjoyable. I would certainly recommend it to those who are interested in Los Angeles historical landmarks as many are covered in this book. Of course, it also adds a bit of character to the history of those places.

As the founder and case manager of Valley Investigators of the Paranormal I have found this a very useful book for finding locations to investigate. We explore the history of locations and this book is a great starting point. Not only is it organized in an easy-to-read format, listing the address of locations, but it's a quick and fun read as well. For the amateur to professional ghost hunter, I recommend this book if you're looking for locations in the Los Angeles area.

This is a great ghost guide for the city of LA. Not only does this book give you the haunting information but you also get a review of the location history from the ghost name if available to what may have happen causing the ghost to haunt the location. I been researching ghost locations in LA for fun in my spare time. This book hit places I never heard of before. From great Silent movie era locations, to famous Hollywood Golden Age ghost, to LA CIVIL WAR GHOSTS!!, Mexican American War, wild west, to Indian haunting. This is one great book and guide. This book has it all.

I only bought this book for gifts to family, as the property on the cover is my family's ancestral home.
It is now a historical museum and I am a docent there . . They described in the book a particular ghost in a corner of one of the rooms . . I went there but felt nothing! But I am certainly NOT a ghost hunter . .