Take a spirited tour through the supernatural history of America, from its haunted sites to its famous ghosts to its ghost-obsessed pop culture.
Ghosts are everywhere--whether you believe in them or not. Every town has its local legends, and countless books, movies, and television shows are haunted by their presence. But our obsession with ghosts runs deeper than we know--and is embedded in the very fabric of American history.
Writer and historian Marc Hartzman dons the mantle of tour guide, taking listeners on a fascinating journey through supernatural history, including:
The Fox sisters and the rise of spiritualism,
The supernatural obsessions of famous figures like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
Famous haunted sites like the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and the LaLaurie House in New Orleans,
Famous ghosts like the Bell Witch of Tennessee and the Greenbrier Ghost of West Virginia, and
Paranormal investigators like Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Deeply researched and highly entertaining, Chasing Ghosts will satisfy believers and skeptics alike.
About the Author :
Marc Hartzman is "one of America's leading connoisseurs of the bizarre" (ABCNews.com) and is the author of several books, including The Big Book of Mars. Hartzman's work has appeared in Mental Floss, Bizarre, AllThatsInteresting.com, and HuffPost/AOL Weird News. He has discussed oddities on CNN, MSNBC, Ripley's Radio, and the Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum. More of his love for the unusual can be found on his website, WeirdHistorian.com. Hartzman works in advertising and lives in New Rochelle with his wife, Liz, and their two daughters.
Keith Szarabajka has appeared in many films, including The Dark Knight, Missing, and A Perfect World, and on such television shows as The Equalizer, Angel, Cold Case, Golden Years, and Profit. Szarabajka has also appeared in several episodes of Selected Shorts for National Public Radio. He won the 2001 Audie Award for Unabridged Fiction for his reading of Tom Robbins's Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates and has won several Earphones Awards.
Review :
"Fascinating...Chasing Ghosts explores famous haunted places, haunted films, and even the haunted machines designed to open windows into the world beyond the veil."
-- "Cult of Weird"
"A fantastic book."
-- "Ben Kissel, New York Times bestselling author"
"A lively primer on all things paranormal. This book covers the gamut from ancient times to modern tech and everything relevant in between."
-- "Andrea Janes, owner and founder of Boroughs of the Dead: Macabre New York City Walking Tour"
"A perfect guide that takes you through much of the unknown and fascinating world of ghosts."
-- "Michael Yudin, executive producer of Ghost Adventures"
"An extraordinary, documented, inherently fascinating, and entertaining study."
-- "Midwest Book Review"
"Fun, readable, and most importantly informative...It provides an excellent understanding of our past fascination with spectral experiences."
-- "Loyd Auerbach, parapsychologist, paranormal investigator, and instructor, Rhine Education Center"
"Injected with humor and pop culture references...this is a breezy and fun rollick through supernatural history."
-- "Booklist"
"Using humor, fun illustrations, and interesting anecdotes that will appeal to readers of all ages, Hartzman makes the serious point that ghost stories say as much about the world of the living as they do about the dead."
-- "BookPage"
