Danny's Bed : A Tale of Ghosts and Poltergeists in Savannah Georgia (Paperback)

~ Al Cobb (Author)

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Product Description

The stories in Danny's bed are written on true life experiences of the Cobb family in Savannah, Georgia.In 1998 Al Cobb purchased an antique bed at a local Savannah auction house for his son Jason Cobb. Little did the Cobb's know about the bed or it's previous occupant Danny.Within the first few days Jason became aware of breathing down his neck and a pressing down beside him as he tried to go to sleep. Jason felt as if he was being watched and the photos of his deceased grandparents that he had on his bedside table were constantly found face down. He righted the frames and when he turned around then looked back they were down again! Toys that Jason had long outgrown were removed from their storage in the closet and grouped together on the bed. Jason's mother Lila and I called in a priest and two of the world's most reknown parapsychologists Dr. William Roll (late of Duke University now at Georgia Western) and Dr. Andrew Nichols who declared our home "Haunted by Intelligent Poltergeists RSK." Our family is featured on a new Fox Family television series called "Real Scary Stories" which premiered October 2000. The book also covers six other Savannah individuals and families that have had paranormal activities in their homes.

About the Author

Al Cobb is a full time antique dealer and appraiser with thirty years experience.Born on November 6 , 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma I have three children Jennifer Tara Cobb, Albert L. Cobb Jr.(LEE) and his twin brother Jason Aaron Cobb. I married my Savannah Christian School classmate and sweetheart on Lila Crosby (Cobb) July 5, 1974.This is my first book which has proven to be a local best seller!

Product Details

• Paperback: 91 pages
• Publisher: Al Cobb (October 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970553706
• ISBN-13: 978-0970553706
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,163,398 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Read, September 6, 2001

By	david kelley "kelley102" (cumming, ga United States) - See all my reviews

Danny's Bed is a nice little piece reflecting upon the haunts of historic Savannah, Ga. It is a quick read but it really pinpoints the issues that Danny's family was facing dealing with spirits of the other world. Having lived in Savannah myself, the book leaves me yearning to go back and walk through the gates at Bonaventure Cemetery again. There are a few typos, but it doesn't hurt the story. Nice Read, 4 Stars.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Easy Read, September 6, 2001

By	david kelley "kelley102" (cumming, ga United States) - See all my reviews

Danny's Bed is a nice little piece reflecting upon the haunts of historic Savannah, Ga. It is a quick read but it really pinpoints the issues that Danny's family was facing dealing with spirits of the other world. Having lived in Savannah myself, the book leaves me yearning to go back and walk through the gates at Bonaventure Cemetery again. Nice Read, 4 Stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable but Questionable..., May 22, 2003

By A Customer

I'm not quite sure whether to reccomend the book or not. While I did enjoy reading it, there were several things that made me question some validity. At the time, I just put it off as bad writing -- Al Cobb is no professional writer, nor does he claim to be. In fact, the writing style is an English teacher's worse nightmare at times -- characters being referred to before their introduction into the narrative, simple words and phrases panning out into more complex sentences (VHS could've been said with those three letters rather than the longer sentence used).

After speaking to some that were very familiar with the case and knew a lot about the paranormal in general, I'm questioning the book further.

As far as the whole Danny's Bed incident goes, it did take place and it had happened long before the Cobb family purchased the bed. The questionable material comes from the aftermath -- the portal that was supposedly opened up in their hallway, inviting friendly ghosts from all over the world into their home, from little knowns looking for a child that's burried under their house to one of Savannah's more famous haunts, Little Gracie.

His other book, as well as the supplement at the end of this one, is actually more worth reading as they're made up of short tales of what others in Savannah have told him about the ghostly happenings at their home and work. Anybody that knows Savannah will know that this is merely just a daily routine for many of the residents, so there's little to question about most of those short tales.