When Denice's 10 year old son, Michael, begins seeing strange objects he describes as light and dark shadows, no one believes him. But when objects levitate and people are locked in closets, they come to believe that their house is haunted. They try exorcisms and psychic detectives. Nothing helps. They move, but the demonic acts continue and become more and more dangerous. Then Denice realizes that it's not the house that's haunted; it's Michael.
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"Michael's name was repeated again in a string of words that ran together, which roughly read: MICHAEL WE'RE COMING TO GET YOU YOU KNOW WHY and then the number 3 and a roughly drawn eye with red drops dripping from it" describes what terrified Jones on the day she realized that all the paranormal events that had occurred up to now were part of a diabolical plan to harm her 10-year-old boy. Objects had been flying around rooms, mysterious welts appeared on Michael's body, her mother-in-law was mysteriously thrown down the basement stair. Jones, her husband and three children are ordinary Americans, practicing Catholics and keep to themselves; they seem not terribly sophisticated. Despite Jones's clumsy writing, there is something about the naked conviction evident in her every sentence (as well as the psychologist and neurologist's confirmation that Michael is perfectly healthy) that will keep readers turning the pages as the horror builds to a dramatic climax involving exorcised demons and protective angels. With the broad media coverage Jones has already received, the recent revival of The Exorcist and the popularity of more recent movies like The Sixth Sense, this book has a guaranteed readership, particularly among those who haunt the occult and New Age section of bookstores. (Nov.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This is a searing, suspenseful story of the supernatural in the tradition of The Sixth Sense and Poltergeist--but all the more chilling because it is true.
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194 of 198 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fiction trying to cash in on the Sixth Sense hype,
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This review is from: The Other Side: The True Story of the Boy Who Sees Ghosts (Hardcover)
This is a ridiculous "true story" about a kid supposedly haunted by ghosts. Amateurishly written, poorly plotted, and not even good as a trashy, third-rate Exorcist rip-off. Maybe ghosts exist and maybe they don't (I doubt it), but this is a load of B.S. pretending to be an inspirational true tale. Too bad Denice Jones doesn't respect her reader's intelligence.
208 of 213 people found the following review helpful:
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Had the author just seen "The Sixth Sense"?,
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This review is from: The Other Side: The True Story of the Boy Who Sees Ghosts (Hardcover)
I started to read this book with great enthusiasm, as I have always wanted to be someone who "wants to believe"; however, as I plowed through the slightly hysterical, rather simplistic paragraphs, I found myself becoming more and more disgruntled, until outright skepticism finally took over. Why hasn't this story been given full-hour coverage on TLC, Unsolved Mysteries, The Discovery Channel, etc.? Why haven't Dr. Dave and Dr. Sharon from ... been over to take pictures? My brother lives in Manchester, CT; he's never heard anything about this. This would have been great fiction, however, had the writing been better. Sorry!
72 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Completely unbelievable,
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This review is from: The Other Side: The True Story of the Boy Who Sees Ghosts (Hardcover)
The story is something created to sell books. Completely fictional. It reminds me of the Blair Witch Project.
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