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House of Spirits and Whispers: The True Story of a Haunted House | 
 enlarge | Author: Annie Wilder
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 30285
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0738707775
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.129776
EAN: 9780738707778
ASIN: 0738707775
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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Product Description
Annie Wilder suspected the funky 100-year-old house was haunted when she saw it for the first time. But nothing could have prepared her for the mischievous and downright scary antics that take place once she, her two children, and her cats move into the rundown Victorian home. Disembodied conversation, pounding walls, glowing orbs, and mysterious whispers soon escalate into full-fledged ghostly visits-provoking sheer terror that, over time, transforms into curiosity. Determined to make peace with her spirit guests, she invites renowned clairvoyant Echo Bodine over and learns fascinating details about each of the entities residing there.
Wilder's gripping tale provides a compelling glimpse into the otherworldly nature of the lonely spirits, protective forces, phantom pets, and departed loved ones that occupy her remarkable home.
Annie Wilder (Minnesota) is a mother and writer. She continues to bravely live in her spooky old house with three cats and numerous ghosts. This is her first book.
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 Standing cats and strange ghosties.... October 2, 2008
Here's another great ghost story that is well written. The author is now a career writer but was not at the time of her experiences.
While the happenings aren't of the traditionally terrifying sort, they do make interesting reading--everything from cats that stand on their hind legs--for an extended duration--to transparent entities that walk toward you while you're in bed. And I'm sure that most would find those experiences unsettling to say the least. Fortunately, there is a hopeful ending.
I can recommend this book and "Grave's End" by Mercado. Both are a great read for your buck.
I was so drawin in by this book that I read it in one sitting, which I never do. August 1, 2008
I love books that are about true hauntings, especially the kind where the whole book is about one particular house (as opposed to a book chock full of short stories about historical places where all the stories consist of phrases like "some say that this place is haunted by blah blah blah...). No, this book is more up my alley; one book dedicated to one house's haunting. Lots of detailed experiences and I even laughed a few times. I'm a slow-reader but I finished this in one night. I was pulled in so deeply that I was even reading faster than my normal speed. I was especially interested in some of the authors' non-ghost paranormal experiences (such as seeing grids, geometric shapes, etc.). I once saw a grid like she describes. I just thought I was losing my mind. Now I wonder if there's more to it than that. Anyway, I loved this book and from the book I got a short list of other books I'd like to check out as well.
 Bland as white rice January 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I heard the author on a podcast and immediately bought the book. Mistake. It's so boring it just about put me to sleep. There were two fatal flaws.
First, there was no suspense, no creepiness, no fear. La la la, a ghost tried to get in my bed, la la la, whispers from the radiators, la la la, pounding in the walls. Ho hum. The second major problem was that we know so little about the house's inhabitants. Everyone besides the author is a mere prop, a cardboard cutout. It's hard to care about what happens when there's no one to care about it happening to.
All in all, it's a poorly done treatment of what could have been a fascinating story.
 Not a bad story, but.... December 26, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The story isn't bad, but I thought the author came across as somewhat "flaky", thus making the story less believable.
Yikes! (Not in a Good Way) November 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I couldn't get through this one. I am fascinated by the subject matter, but the author's presentation was weak and sadly unbelievable. I much preferred Elaine Mercado's "Grave's End."
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