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Ghosts, Hauntings & Posessions: The Best of Hans Holzer, Book I (Fate Presents) (Bk.1)

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If this is truly the best of Hans Holzer, then I think I've read all the Holzer I need to read. This anthology, edited by Raymond Buckland, of some of Holzer's writings on ghosts, apparitions, possessions, and the like contains very little content of any merit. Instead, what you get in these pages is a mish-mash of vague assumptions and suggestions alongside surprisingly few actual ghost stories, with a touch of Holzer's own beliefs about possession thrown in at the end. Several chapters on ghosts of the American Revolution era barely even touch on the famous individuals referred to, the material on premonitions (such as the deaths of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy) is ridiculously vague and unconvincing, and information gleaned from séances (particularly one with the spirit of Elvis Presley) possess nothing to actually make them remotely believable. The only haunted location that gets a decent treatment is the Waverley House. Honestly, if I had picked up a manuscript of this book with no knowledge of the author and editor, I would have presumed the writer to be someone seeking to make Hans Holzer look bad.

An terribly written book. So bad.......it's scary

A terribly written book. So bad.......it's scary

HEY!!! WHO WROTE THIS JUNK? BUCKLAND WHY IS YOUR NAME ON THIS THING? BETTER YET WHY IS HOLZERS NAME ON IT? HANZ TRUST ME YOU DO NOT NEED BUCKLAND TO HELP YOU WRITE. WHOEVER DID THIS MESSED UP WHOEVER IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE GOTTEN CREDIT FOR GOOD WRITING. GEESH!!!!!!!!!!