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Faces at the Window: First-Hand Accounts of the Paranormal in Southern New England | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: New River Press
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List Price: $10.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 61403
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B001C1C6Y4
Publication Date: September 10, 1998
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Product Description
FACES AT THE WINDOW isn't the usual collection of rehashed New England ghost tales, half-legends and spooky sketches. It's the real thing, told by an author who actually experienced most of the cases in this book -- and even photographed them. On the rare occasions when he wasn't an eyewitness, he uses first-hand sources, reliable press accounts and even government documents. Prize-winning journalist and connoisseur of the unexplained Paul F. Eno not only investigated these cases personally, but recounts them in a breezy, conversational style that's a pleasure to read. Included are the Bridgeport poltergeist outbreak of 1974, which grabbed headlines around the world; Connecticut's bizarre "Village of Voices"; the grisly story of the vampires of Rhode Island; the never-before-told story of the Connecticut haunting that started with a ouija board; and from the files of the U.S. Coast Guard, a puzzling look at New England boats and ships that have vanished under mysterious circumstances.
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 Great book! Too short! July 24, 2007
I am a ghosthunter and can appreciate what Eno has accomplished in his long career. Psychology is the main weapon in fighting parasite cases and negative type hauntings. The multiverse theory is fascinating.
But why was this book so short?
The face in the window on the cover of the book was very interesting.
James Kelly
 78 Pages?! March 17, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've been reading ghost stories for maybe 40 years or so, and have experienced a whole lot of paranormal phenomena personally. I don't think I'm that hard to please as a reader, either; if it's a good story, I'll probably enjoy it. And yes, some of the five stories were good. The "pick of the lot" so to speak was definitely the Bridgeport Poltergeist incident. Fascinating account, well documented.
But here's the thing. First of all, the entire book comprises reprinted stories. There's nothing new! OK, if they were all great accounts, then it would be worth it, but at least in my opinion a couple of the accounts were very cursorily covered. The account of Connecticut's Village of Voices for example, didn't impress me at all as solid research. If the photos reprinted are as high quality as the originals I have to say that the "faces" and "dagger" Eno points out are dubious at best. Old stories, not many of them, and some are less than substantial. Here's the thing that really gets me, though. On top of everything else, the total page count is 100, and that's including what I feel to be "padding"; an index, a section on "disappearing ships of New England" (sorry, ships hit by rogue waves aren't ghosts, and even reading the author's review of the occurrences, only one of the disappearances even seemed that mysterious), and a two-page "glossary" containing a grand total of ten words. You get less than 78 pages of actual ghost stories!
Not to be overly denigrating, but I have a very strong feeling I just bought something the author threw together from old research to get a little more publicity and another "book" under his belt. Seriously, there's a reason why larger publishers won't touch a manuscript under 80,000 words, and this has to be barely half that. I'm really not at all happy with this book, and I'd recommend you pass on this one. There are a ton of great books out there on the subject, keep looking.
No No No ,pretty much about everything in this book June 3, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have a pretty good idea of what "Spine Tingling" means and it is most definately not "Faces in the Window".It was hard to even keep interested while reading.
Come on now, time to tell the truth so here goes... Do not buy this book not even if it is on sale !!! I'm a person with a pretty vivid imagination and though I looked pretty hard at the cover picture and I guess one could see a nose kind of, sort of. Even in the pictures of scenery it was hard to see anything resembling anything except what I was looking at.. Well, this is my first review and sorry it is a negative one but really , is this person promoting himself or what?
 Incredible page-turner January 27, 2001
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
What a wonderful book, Paul Eno sure knows how to tell a story, He starts off his stories with a slow tapping and follows up with a big bang, I have not forgotten one story in this book, I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read First hand accounts of Paranormal phenomena, From poltergeist's to Vampires its all here... A must have for the paranormal genre collector... This is the real thing.... No fiction here...
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