How to be a Ghost Hunter (How To Series) [Paperback]

Richard Southall (Author)

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About the Author

Richard Southall (West Virginia) has been interested in the paranormal since a very young age, and was conducting his own paranormal investigations by the time he was a teenager.  He is the co-creator of a haunted walking tour of Parkersburg, WV, one of the best-received tours in the United States.  Today, Southall conducts private ghost investigations, teaches workshops on ghost hunting, has contributed to numerous periodicals, and has been interviewed on regional and national radio about ghosts and hauntings.  He is a member of the paranormal group MAJDA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (April 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738703125
• ISBN-13: 978-0738703121
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #573,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange pursuit ..., December 18, 2003

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to be a Ghost Hunter (How To Series) (Paperback)

This book is a field guide for the prospective paranormal investigator. It provides information on how to form a group for the investigation of the paranormal, how to research haunted areas and much more. The advice is very practical and the author obviously has years of experience in this field. He provides details on the types of entities likely to be encountered, like ghosts, spirits or dangerous spirit creatures that are best left to an experienced exorcist. I found the sections on how to capture paranormal phenomena on film and how to record disembodied voices and sounds on tape particularly interesting, as these are easy to do with equipment that most people already have. What's more, it can be done anywhere as all walls and buildings contain some residue of recorded voices. Plenty of sources for material are provided, as well as contact details of organisations devoted to studying these phenomena. The book contains photographs, an appendix, a glossary, bibliography and index. It is a very thorough handbook for those who wish to pursue this rather unusual hobby.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Less antedotal/More How-To, August 14, 2005

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N.Krawler "nightcrawler51" (Central Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to be a Ghost Hunter (How To Series) (Paperback)

I really hate so called 'experts' in the paranormal that believe their theories are truths and pass them off as such. His 'orb' pictures are obviously soft diffusion from the tombstone reflecting into a lens with a bit of dew on it.

The margins are wide, reducing the actual text in the book. The author spends a great deal of time telling stories and actually very little on 'how' to hunt ghosts.

Troy Taylor's Guidebook is much better.

On the other hand, the forms in the back of the book are great starting points for creating your own tailored forms. There is good information in the book. There just isn't a whole lot of it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars recommended for all beginners, October 20, 2004

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Chancellor R (Missouri) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How to be a Ghost Hunter (How To Series) (Paperback)

There is a little detective in all of us, but in most cases one wouldn't know where to begin. If you are curious about possible existence of paranormal phenomenon this book gives you that place to start. Whether a skeptic,a believer,this book gives the information needed to begin simple investigations in a manner that is easy to understand. For someone who hasn't had years of experience in the paranormal, or criminal investigation some of the books available can be intimidating. Mr Southalls book however makes you feel that doing your own investigation is within abilities. This book is not perfect, but it give an excellent starting point for the novice to begin investigating from.