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Ghost Hunters by Ed Warren , Lorraine Warren , Robert David Read and Download Ebook Ghost Hunters... Ghost Hunters Ed Warren , Lorraine Warren , Robert David Chase PDF File: Ghost Hunters... 1 Read and Download Ebook Ghost Hunters... Ghost Hunters Ed Warren , Lorraine Warren , Robert David Chase Ghost Hunters Ed Warren , Lorraine Warren , Robert David Chase Ghosts know no season, respect no boundaries, and offer no mercy. Ed and Lorraine Warren, the world’s most famous and respected demonologists, have devoted decades to exploring, authenticating, and conclusively documenting countless cases of otherworldly phenomena. Bestselling books and hit motion pictures, including The Amityville Horror, A Haunting in Connecticut, The Conjuring, and Annabelle, have been inspired by the Warrens’ extraordinary real-life experiences with the supernatural. From the grounds of the United States military academy at West Point, New York to the backwoods of Tennessee, Ghost Hunters chronicles their first-hand confrontations with the unknown, the unholy, and the unspeakable. Here are the accounts of teenage girls who trifled with Satanism and séances, only to fall victim to the most horrifying of spirits… A village terrorized by a murderous, unstoppable force too evil to be anything but Hell-born… A family’s home besieged by the relentless, destructive fury of poltergeists… The real facts behind the house of horrors in Amityville. In all, fourteen terrifying tales… all the more spine-tingling because they’re true! Books by Ed & Lorraine Warren also include Graveyard, The Haunted, In a Dark Place, Werewolf, and Satan's Harvest. Ghost Hunters Details Date : Published October 3rd 2014 by Graymalkin Media (first published October 1989) ISBN : Author : Ed Warren , Lorraine Warren , Robert David Chase Format : Kindle Edition 240 pages Genre : Horror, Nonfiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Download Ghost Hunters ...pdf Read Online Ghost Hunters ...pdf Download and Read Free Online Ghost Hunters Ed Warren , Lorraine Warren , Robert David Chase PDF File: Ghost Hunters... 2 Read and Download Ebook Ghost Hunters... From Reader Review Ghost Hunters for online ebook Jacqueline Smith says Do not read this book before bed. Daniela says Well... it was entertaining, at least... Delainie Bullis says The book Ghost Hunters is a book written by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren with Robert David Chase. This is a non-fiction book and is quite creepy. Yet again, this is a spine chilling book which includes many stories of Ed and Lorraine’s experiences with the paranormal. It also informs the reader of some things that are involved with being a paranormal investigator. To summarize it, Ed is a non-ordained demonologist, and the only one that is recognized by the Catholic church. His wife, Lorraine Warren, is a gifted clairvoyant and medium who can come into contact with spirits. She also has visions that can help her and Ed with solving these cases and saving another family. All of their experiences with the paranormal are all real. Well, to those who are believers and not skeptics. I definitely recommend this book to those who enjoy reading about scary and creepy things. Especially real things that have actually happened in real life. This is good for people who are interested in this topic because they can gain more information of this kind of thing and how dangerous the paranormal world can be. I really enjoyed it personally, just because I’m really into things like that. I also do some paranormal investigating and not just this book, but all of Ed and Lorraine’s books have given some kind of inspiration even if this is quite dangerous. Kathy says I was very disappointed with this book. I was expecting to be scared, and creeped out, but every story fell short. They were dry case files. There was no suspense at all. I was expecting and hoping for so much more! Sarah Ricard-Walton says Every chapter in this book is an individual case file, so it's more like a book of short stories than one cohesive story. This is a big reason why I didn't find this book as enjoyable as The Haunted, another Warren book. Both books have a certain level of dryness to them, even if the dramatics of some of the events were maybe (I don't know! I wasn't there!) punched up for entertainment value. However, this book, Ghost Hunters, was MUCH dryer and I don't think that style helps when you're also not given much time to connect with the victims of these paranormal events. This book contains a lot of "in their own words" stuff, but THAT doesn't help, imho, when the entire tone of the book is conversational to the point of mundane. Credit PDF File: Ghost Hunters... 3 Read and Download Ebook Ghost Hunters... where credit is due, because you might be wondering so far where the 3 stars come from if I hate this book: well, I don't hate this book, and the STORIES ARE VERY HIT AND MISS, which was my big takeaway. Most of them WERE entertaining enough, just through compelling premise alone. A handful actually used pretty good storytelling techniques. Which stories you personally like might come down to how believable vs outlandish you find various paranormal phenomena- e.g., if you can buy ghosts but not Big Foot. Overall, I don't think this book is very good at making you suspend your disbelief, particularly if you're a skeptic about these kinds of things in general. If you open up this book determined not to believe anything you're reading, I don't know how this book would scare you at all. I went in with an open mind and a few chapters registered as creepy- but only barely creepy. The stories are fun, for the most part, but the tone is not scary. Terrance Zepke says This is the name of a great book written by Ed and Lorraine Warren with Robert David Chase. I was excited to get this book as I had already read THE DEMONOLOGIST (also written by Ed and Lorraine Warren), which was a most intriguing book. Most of us in the paranormal arena are all too aware of this dynamic duo. But for those of you who aren’t familiar with the Warrens, they are the only non-clergy approved by the Catholic church to perform exorcisms. The Warrens have been all over the world and all across the U.S. investigating supernatural events, as well as performing church-sanctioned exorcisms. GHOST HUNTERS shares fourteen of their cases, which involve some well-known places and people, such as West Point, Amityville, and Actress Jane Seymour. Your first thought when you read these extraordinary stories is “I don’t believe any of this.” This just sounds too fantastic to be true. You may not want to believe such things exist or happen. But if you do a google search and read about some of their cases, you will soon realize that the Warrens are a credible team. First and foremost, they are deeply religious and faith and prayer is a big part of their process. They often bring a priest with them on their investigations. Also, they have helped law enforcement solve many cases, thanks to Lorraine’s psychic abilities. Furthermore, some of their cases have become quite renowned and the end result is hard to dispute. Examples include The Haunting in Connecticut, Annabelle, and The Conjuring (all have been made into major motion pictures). This book gives us a glimpse into a world that most of us are seldom exposed to (thankfully). For those who think that evil doesn’t exist or that there is no such thing as poltergeists, think again! If you prefer not to be knowledgeable about such things then I recommend you don’t read this book. Although parts of the book were shocking and scary, it was an interesting and educational read. I am looking forward to reading more books by and about the Warrens, who founded the New England Society for Psychic Research. Note: Ed Warren died on August 23, 2006. Lorraine is still alive (at the time I wrote this review), residing in Bridgeport, Connecticut. To read my review of their book, The Demonologist, on This is the name of a great book written by Ed and Lorraine Warren with Robert David Chase. I was excited to get this book as I had already read THE DEMONOLOGIST (also written by Ed and Lorraine Warren). Most of us in the paranormal arena are all too aware of this dynamic duo. But for those of you who aren’t familiar with the Warrens, they are the only non- clergy approved by the Catholic church to perform exorcisms. The Warrens have been all over the world and all across the U.S. investigating supernatural events, as well as performing church-sanctioned exorcisms. GHOST HUNTERS shares fourteen of their cases, which involve some well-known places and people, such as West Point, Amityville, and Actress Jane Seymour. PDF File: Ghost Hunters... 4 Read and Download Ebook Ghost Hunters... Your first thought when you read these extraordinary stories is “I don’t believe any of this.” This just sounds too fantastic to be true. You may not want to believe such things exist or happen. But if you do a google search and read about some of their cases, you will soon realize that the Warrens are a credible team. First and foremost, they are deeply religious and faith and prayer is a big part of their process. They often bring a priest with them on their investigations. Also, they have helped law enforcement solve many cases, thanks to Lorraine’s psychic abilities.
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