Ghosts & Gallows
True Stories of Crime and the Paranormal
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime, Religion & Spirituality, New Age
| Author: | Paul Adams | ISBN: | 9780752477350 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | July 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Adams |
| ISBN: | 9780752477350 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | July 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
A unique compilation of true crime cases with paranormal connections from the mid-18th century to the presentMurder and ghosts go hand-in-hand, and vengeful specters seeking justice or haunting the scene of the crime or their killers have adorned the pages of literature since before Shakespeare. This chilling collection of true-crime tales dating from the mid-18th century to the present all feature some element of the paranormal. Cases include the discovery of a body by a spiritualist medium, a murder solved by a dream of the mother of the victim, and evidence at a Scottish murder trial provided by the ghost of the victim herself. Featuring visions, psychometry, ghosts, haunted prisons, possessions, and spiritualist detectives, this book is a fascinating look at criminology and ghost hunting. Paranormal historian Paul Adams has opened the case files of both the criminologist and the ghost hunter to compile a unique collection of crime from British history.
A unique compilation of true crime cases with paranormal connections from the mid-18th century to the presentMurder and ghosts go hand-in-hand, and vengeful specters seeking justice or haunting the scene of the crime or their killers have adorned the pages of literature since before Shakespeare. This chilling collection of true-crime tales dating from the mid-18th century to the present all feature some element of the paranormal. Cases include the discovery of a body by a spiritualist medium, a murder solved by a dream of the mother of the victim, and evidence at a Scottish murder trial provided by the ghost of the victim herself. Featuring visions, psychometry, ghosts, haunted prisons, possessions, and spiritualist detectives, this book is a fascinating look at criminology and ghost hunting. Paranormal historian Paul Adams has opened the case files of both the criminologist and the ghost hunter to compile a unique collection of crime from British history.
