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Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters | 
 enlarge | Author: Leslie Rule
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 101172
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0740747177
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.1
EAN: 9780740747175
ASIN: 0740747177
Publication Date: September 2004
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Product Description
Do you believe in ghosts? Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, the stories of the supernatural in Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters will keep you riveted. Macabre and fascinating, Ghosts Among Us offers true-life, haunting accounts of eerie visitations and paranormal experiences along with artistically shot black-and-white photographs of haunted sites. The personal, firsthand reports and chilling, full-length stories are bolstered by sidebars of actual accounts of "Ghosts in the News." Each chapter explores mysterious events--events that the reader will find hard to pass off as mere coincidence. In her quest to uncover explanations for each incident, Leslie Rule extensively researched library archives and interviewed credible witnesses, historians, renowned psychics, and parapsychologists. Throughout Ghosts Among Us, Rule's findings are mesmerizing. She writes about being raised in a haunted house. "To top that," Rule explains, "[my mother] introduced me to a serial killer when I was fourteen." The reader is invited to skip ahead to learn about that chilling episode... but the pages prior to that offer their own gripping, spell-binding encounters.
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 Great Ghosts! September 22, 2008
As a 1st time Leslie Rule reader, I was very impressed with the writing style. I found it told the stories without too many unnecessary words but also contained a thread of writing you would find in a first rate novel. The marriage of the two made for a great read. The B&W photos always help a book of this nature and found this to be especially true with this book. Particularly because the author took many of the photographs. This adds to the `reality' of the reporting. I also appreciate the forthrightness of the author's claim to be a true believer. Many of these types of books often obscure the authors belief so one is never sure if they are a skeptic or believer. This author lays it on the line and I appreciate that.
My favorite chapters were the Ghostly Letters and Haunted Hotels. I am a fan of haunted hotels and always greatly enjoy reading more about them; especially the ones I have never heard about. In addition, Leslie was kind enough to provide the physical address and telephone numbers. Now where did I put that Visa card?
The story that has stuck with me the longest was the one about the haunted clown doll. It is a very unusual story along with an actual photograph of the little creep. All in all, a fantastic little book on ghosts.
Michael L. Gooch, SPHR Author of Wingtips with Spurs
very interesting story May 18, 2008
Leslie Rule is a very exciting, talented writer with tougue-in-cheek wit.This book cntains some very interesting and eerie stories that keep you clinging on every word and awaiting what will happen next.
 Entertaining, not the best January 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having grown up in a haunted house, I'm a little picky when it comes to other peoples' ghost stories, so maybe I'm harder to please, but this book just did not have enough hard evidence to satisfy me. There are too many instances of "some say..." and "legend has it...," and while these little asides can be entertaining, I'm much more interested in real eye-witness accounts.
While I loved stories like the children on the carousel as well as some of the letters from real people, there were just not enough of these first-hand accounts to create any substantial goose bumps. There was too much unconvincing speculation that seemed to be reaching for credibility in stories that were just too vague, and simply lacked the in-depth detail to be considered serious documentation.
I did enjoy the historical info and was pleased with Ms. Rule's ability to round up eye-witnesses who were not only willing to share their real names, but were also willing to be photographed. However, there were too many unsatisfying half-page blurps which relied heavily on hearsay, and I thought the theory of the carousel as an energy vortex was just too over the top.
Overall, this was entertaining, but not one of the best collections I have come across. Perhaps it should have been called "Ghosts and Legends Among Us." If you are looking for a book full of ALL first-hand accounts that will really send chills down your spine, try Nantucket Ghosts by Blue Balliett.
interesting January 1, 2008
When I started out in this book, the first ten pages didn't really draw my attantion. Antway, reading further in the book, I must admid that it did hold, and could keep my attention! The story's are written quite well, and if you are interested in the subject, this is a must read!
 Read this at 3 a.m. in a graveyard under a full moon and you still won't be scared November 14, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Really boring, amateurishly reported, slapped-together ghost anecdotes or portions thereof, without climax or resolution, just a lot of lazy, unsubstantiated speculation in the form of "Could it be...?" or "Was it perhaps...?????"
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