56 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Becoming a little skeptical concerning these guys., November 20, 2009
First let me say as have others, I am a huge fan of the show and their investigative style. I have been heavily interested in the Paranormal for close to 40 years, and have read more on the subject than I can even begin to describe.
When I found the show a few years ago I was gratified at the objectivity these guys and their crew displayed and the way they came at the cases, first attempting to debunk the claims of their clients as opposed to most who seem to see paranormal activity everywhere.
I have seen and read others attempts to discredit Jason and Grants evidence saying most is hoaxed so as to boost ratings, I took much of this with a grain of salt. After all the team has been very succesfull on their television program, so some jealous negativity is expected to come their way. On to the book:
I read Jason and Grants first book and enjoyed it immensly, but this second has caused me to rethink their entire group and the authenticity of TAPs as well as their claims. I dont take this position lightly, again I have watched, and continue to watch every show the Ghost Hunters put out.
Reading this second book has me wondering how they were able to document the amazing claims on video that these cases present, while having such minor (in comparison) evidence show up on their tv program.
This second book tells of the following Paranormal activities caught on tape: Small black figures stacking furniture at a clients home. A large menacing black mass hovering over the team for minutes while the cameras are rolling. Objects caught on tape it seems at every investigation moving around by itself. In fact the team even caught a extraterrestrial Grey peeking in a window, and then later presumably that same creature is caught on tape walking past a sliding glass door.
Why do we not see this amazing evidence watching the Ghost Hunters on tv? The most amazing thing I can remmenber visually is a lamp at the Myrtle Plantation moving slightly over the course of an hour. Or a door closing here or there.
This evidence they have reportedly documented in this book would be some of the most amazing footeage ever captured I would imagine. Again, they state they have captured small figures stacking furniture in a clients house and they have this on film!!! Huge Claims here!! Where is this evidence? Is it on their website? This should be dispalyed for all to see.
The book is a fun read and it holds your interest throughout, I just am very dissapointed in the doubts it has given me as to the teams truthfullness.
I will continue for now to watch the show.I am not sure I will buy the Ghost Hunters next book.
I truly Hope Jason and Grant address my concerns,as I am sure I am not the only long term fan who is beggining to doubt.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very interesting read!!, September 29, 2009
This review is from: Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (Paperback)
If you're a fan of the show Ghost Hunters, then you'll need to pick this up. Over all it was a good read.
There are a lot of good things about this book that were improvements over the last book. All of the cases are cases not seen on Ghost Hunters. That's a big plus. The cases were new to us, and they were a very interesting read. Jay and Grant both cases where they had evidence of ghosts, and cases they debunked. After all, not every house they come to is haunted. The cases ranged from some that really broke my heart to cases that made me laugh out loud. All's I'll say is that on one of the cases, a guy was having a **really** good time. It was really neat to see how Jay and Grant debunked some of the cases. Some of the debunking cases, I'd like to have seen on the show, but they didn't have the show back then.
I also liked how Grant told us of his first real paranormal experience. I don't want to say to much of it here because I don't want to spoil it, but man, it was an interesting read. I wish him the best of luck on it. (You have to read that part of the book to know what I mean.)
It was also interesting to see how Jay and Grant first met Krysten and Steve.
I also like that part at the end of each chapter entitled, "Ghost Hunter's Manual" This is the part were they tell tips of Ghost Hunting to people just starting out in the paranormal field. It was a really nice touch.
For me, the book feel short in some places. One of the biggest places it fell short for me is the use of the word "globules". We all know how they feel about orbs, and I'm glad they feel the way they do about them. For me, the problem is that Grant said how globules are signs of the paranormal. Grant gave a definition of the word "globules" and to me, it's the same definition as the word "orbs". The same thing. So how can "globules" be good, and "orbs" not be good.
We know that TAPS really doesn't do an investigation from a religious angle, which to me is fine. Again, the problem is that most of the cases, the guys will call in a "sensitive" to cleanse a house. According to them, it's the only way to "cleanse" a house. However, in the show, the guys tell the family to "come together to get rid of the ghost". To me is sounds like their covering their bases. Either you use "sensitives" or you don't. You can't have it both ways.
In some of the investigations, we're told that the guys collected EVP's. I just wish we were told what the EVP's said. That would have added so much to the book and hook the reader in further. Granted, on some of the cases, we did learn what the EVP's were, but for most of the cases we're never told what they said, rather, "we collected some EVP's."
If you watched the show, we know that they bought an Inn, and it's haunted. We get a lot of detail on that part of the book. I just feel that, that part of the book is awfully self serving. They know that people will come and want to investigate it, and I know that it won't be cheap. Like I said, for me, it was very self serving on their part.
This next part isn't Jay and Grant's fault, but this book needed a better editor. There were a lot of typos in it.
One part I really liked, the "Lost Ghost Hunter's Episode". That was a very interesting read. It mentions once case that we're told about on "Next week on Ghost Hunters....." but it was never aired. Now we know what happened, and it was an interesting read. I really liked it.
Over all, as I put, it has 4 stars. I like it, well, most of it. Is it perfect? No. That being said, if you're a fan of the show and want to see the early days of TAPS and read about their investigations, then go and pick this book up. I doubt you'll be sorry, I know I wasn't. Overall, I liked it.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing Second Effort, October 18, 2009
This review is from: Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (Paperback)
Disappointing second effort from the TAPs guys. I looked forward to this for months, read it the first day I got it and was really disappointed at the end. In my opinion, despite a couple of good things, there were more cons than pros with this book.
Pros:
Grant's telling of his first paranormal experience
Colour pictures insert, although some of the pictures were not very good quality.
Cons:
One or two of the same stories in this as in a former TAPs member's book -
Paranormal Realities
Stories were very very short. In fact, I hesitate calling them 'stories'... they were almost summaries, in my opinion.
As a long-time fan of GH (have watched every single ep), I really don't need the info injected between the stories about EVPs, etc. I would have preferred that all to be at the end so I could skip it easier.
I do hope that there will be a third book, one with more meat on its bones. Only time will tell.
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