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B R A D S T E I G E R A A BOUT THE UTHOR Ghostly phenomena were a common occurrence in Brad Steiger’s childhood home, and because these experiences were accepted by a mystically inclined mother and challenged by a skeptically inclined father, Steiger believes that he achieved a balanced attitude toward ghosts and hauntings that has served him well during his nearly 50 years as a psychical researcher. Since 1958, Steiger has been invited to dozens of private homes, office buildings, dormitories, hospitals, and sacred areas to investigate haunting manifestations. He has conducted investi- gations in 46 states, a number of Canadian provinces, and in foreign countries such as Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Peru. He has witnessed spirit materializa- tions, heard spectral voices, felt ghostly touches on his person, and once was even lifted into the air by hostile entity. In the early 1970s, the Steiger family moved into a haunted house that was home to several entities who tried every frightening method they could devise to drive them out. His first book, Ghost, Ghouls and Other Peculiar People,a collection of his articles on ghosts and the paranormal, was published in 1965. Steiger has now authored or coauthored 150 books on the mysterious and unknown, including the classics The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shapeshifting Beingsand Mysteries of Time and Space.He continues to be drawn into haunted houses and hotels during his travels with his wife, Sherry, with whom he coau- thors the “Miracle” series. Steiger appears frequently on radio and television, and he appears as a guest on the nationally syndicated Jeff Rense Show bimonthly to answer listeners’ questions about ghosts in their own homes. 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Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved 10 9 8 7 6 5 C ONTENTS Introduction [ix] Acknowledgments [xv] Photo and Illustration Credits [xvii] 1 Haunted Houses and Apartments.................................................................1 2 Encounters with Glowing Entities and Ghost Lights......................................41 3 Poltergeists: Unwelcome House Guests.......................................................61 4 Shadow Beings That Attacked....................................................................91 5 Spirit Parasites That Possessed.................................................................111 6 Spirits Seen at Deathbeds and Funerals.....................................................139 7 Ghosts That Returned to Bid Farewell........................................................155 8 Ghosts That Warned of Approaching Danger or Death.................................179 9 Inspirational Messages from the Other Side...............................................191 10 Ghosts That Gave Proof of Their Existence.................................................203 11 Speaking to Spirits: The Mystery of Mediumship.........................................219 12 Ghosts That Came Back to Life.................................................................241 13 Apparitions of Religious Figures...............................................................259 14 Ghostly Encounters of Famous Men and Women.........................................281 15 Animal Ghosts—Domesticated and Wild....................................................303 16 Restored Scenes of the Past.....................................................................319 17 Haunted Churches, Cemeteries, and Burial Grounds....................................335 18 Haunted Mansions and Plantations...........................................................361 [vii] Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places Contents 19 Creepy Castles and Ghostly Royalty...........................................................379 20 Phantoms on Roads and Highways............................................................399 21 Haunted Hotels, Motels, and Inns.............................................................415 22 Haunted Restaurants, Bars, and Theaters..................................................435 23 Battlefields Where Phantom Armies Eternally Wage War..............................447 24 Ghosts in Civic Buildings and Prisons........................................................463 25 Phantoms Seen on Seas and Lakes............................................................483 26 Ghosts on Trains, Planes, and Automobiles................................................499 27 When Ghosts Visit Stores and Office Buildings...........................................513 28 Mysterious Entities and Dark, Hooded Bedroom Invaders............................529 29 Strange Beings That Masquerade as Humans..............................................545 30 Ghosts from Outer Space..........................................................................557 Appendix A: Cities, Towns, and Villages in North America Heavily Populated by Ghosts [569] Appendix B: Ghost Hunters, Researchers, and Resources [581] Appendix C: Selected Filmography [587] Appendix D: Bibliography [595] Index [601] [viii] Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places