If you love ghosts stories you will bristle at this crme de le crme account of the supernatural with astounding proof of the hereafter. But this chronicle is not only about ghosts: Carl Tooley, MD, takes on his late fathers experiments. His daughter Vivian, and her ambivalence about an abortion and her vivacious presence give vitality to the story. Sam Stone, retired professor and Carls mentor is shot while in flagrant delecto along with his paramour, Lydia Domintrope. Lydias husband, a pathologist killed in WW II had removed from a crime lab, Carls fathers brain and mailed it to her where it remained in her attic for 40 years. Carls father, also, an MD, was deemed a suicide. Carl sought to prove it was not by using his fathers experiments in retrieving images from dead brains to record their memories showing via video his murderer. A deceased Bishop comes into the story. The late prelate is a ghost that is ghost ridden. Tanya Pavlov, an RN has affaire with Carl. She tells him In my country screwing is what one gives, here it is what one gets Boris Ivanovitch. Carls lab assistant whose old world humor helps keep in perspective the gravity of their experiments. In Russia we deal with spiestie balls to ankles then push downstairs. Humphry Sellers, married to bisexual African American, suffering from gender dysphoria causes him to consider suicide after she bites off his manhood. Tony Fellucci, a maverick cop, tells Carl, In your profession you examine the living in order to exploit the dead. In mine, we examine the dead in order to exploit the living Maggie, a corpulent CIA agent, coerces Carl to hand over his research, Its either you give or we take. My men can be real pricks and I a real bitch!

If you love ghosts stories you will bristle at this crème de le crème account of the supernatural with astounding proof of the hereafter. But this chronicle is not only about ghosts: Carl Tooley, MD, takes on his late father's experiments. His daughter Vivian, and her ambivalence about an abortion and her vivacious presence give vitality to the story. Sam Stone, retired professor and Carl's mentor is shot while in flagrant delecto along with his paramour, Lydia Domintrope. Lydia's husband, a pathologist killed in WW II had removed from a crime lab, Carl's father's brain and mailed it to her where it remained in her attic for 40 years. Carl's father, also, an MD, was deemed a suicide. Carl sought to prove it was not by using his father's experiments in retrieving images from dead brains to record their memories showing via video his murderer. A deceased Bishop comes into the story. The late prelate is a ghost that is ghost ridden. Tanya Pavlov, an RN has affaire with Carl. She tells him "In my country screwing is what one gives, here it is what one gets" Boris Ivanovitch. Carl's lab assistant whose old world humor helps keep in perspective the gravity of their experiments. "In Russia we deal with spies tie balls to ankles then push downstairs." Humphry Sellers, married to bisexual African American, suffering from gender dysphoria causes him to consider suicide after she bites off his manhood. Tony Fellucci, a maverick cop, tells Carl, "In your profession you examine the living in order to exploit the dead. In mine, we examine the dead in order to exploit the living" Maggie, a corpulent CIA agent, coerces Carl to hand over his research, "It's either you give or we take. My men can be real pricks and I a real bitch!"

“Fans of hauntings and ghost stories who are heading towards San Francisco will love this comprehensive guide to the Bay Area’s most eerie spots.” —Fabuloustravel.com Ghost-hunting hobbyist Jeff Dwyer has devised a guide that allows the phantom-seeker in all of us to add spirit sleuthing to our list of typical tourist activities. Ghost Hunter’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area highlights more than one hundred haunted spots in and around San Francisco, all accessible to the public, where you can research and organize your own ghost hunt. Complete with handy checklists, procedural tips, and anecdotal evidence of previous sightings at each location, the guide is an inquisitive and informative supplement to—or replacement for—traditional tourist guidebooks of the Bay Area. Whether readers visit familiar haunts such as Alcatraz, Angel Island, Fisherman’s Wharf, or lesser-known locations such as the USS Hornet, the Old Bodega Schoolhouse, or the First and Last Chance Saloon, all are sure to encounter places and consider possibilities unexplored by the average visitor. With advice on what to do with a ghost, what to do after the ghost hunt, and other telekinetic tidbits, this guide encourages travelers to be attentive and imaginative, willing to take that extra spirit-sighting step. For the curious armchair traveler, it is lively twist on Bay Area history and landmarks. “While sometimes scary, [the ghost stories] more often serve as reminders of the sometimes quirky, and oftentimes tragically haunting, history of the people of California.” —The Reporter (Vacaville, CA) “I thought I knew everything about the wine country, but I apparently overlooked the protoplasmic ‘walk by night’ world.” —Mick Winter, author of The Napa Valley Book

A unique guide to the world of the paranormal, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Ghosts and Hauntings is a perennial favorite. Now updated, revised, and expanded with new information on ghost hunting and observing, this new edition includes new tips on gathering and recording paranormal data, and a new section devoted to "faking it" - showing readers how to haunt their own houses to amuse and bewilder friends. - Expanded appendixes featuring new Internet sites devoted to the paranormal, as well as modern-day "haunted houses" open to the public - Additional information on the origin of spiritualism and its followers - Strong seller for Halloween season - Completely reorganized for easier reading and referencing

An ill-fated journey, a long-lost uncle, and a mysterious cathedral mark the next chapter in the life of Xan, an orphan in search of his destiny. For a year, he has lived in the care of Benedictine monks at Harwood Abbey. Now he learns that he has an uncle, said to live in the far-off city of Lincoln. Will Xan survive the trip alongside the prisoner Carlo and his cruel guards? Will he find Uncle William? And why is Xan drawn to the spirit that haunts Lincoln Cathedral—could a ghost reconnect Xan with his dead parents? Join Xan and his friends to solve the mystery of The Haunted Cathedral.

The states are full of haunted mansions, jails, courthouses, hotels and homesteads. Phantom hitchhikers, headless engineers, and unending battles abound. Let Ghost to Coast Tours and Haunted Places tell you who, what, and where the ghosts and haunted places are, and help you find the tours that will lead you to them in every state from Alabama to Wyoming.