Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters
The author describes popular ghost occurrences from a skeptical point of view, providing explanations based on recent scientific research (early 20th century), primarily in the field of psychology, like suggestion and hallucinations, using also his beliefs on mesmerism and telepathy. He finishes his book with a brief mention of ghost hunters and researchers into psychic phenomena. - Summary by Rapunzelina
Genre(s): Psychology
Language: English
Keyword(s): psychology (119), ghost (94), fraud (15), Skeptic (2), hallucinations (2), suggestion (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | 5Tommy00 |
00:02:46 |
| Play 01 | The Devils of Loudun | Louise J. Belle |
00:32:14 |
| Play 02 | The Drummer of Tedworth | Tommy Hersant |
00:32:15 |
| Play 03 | The Haunting of the Wesleys | Thomas Garner |
00:25:20 |
| Play 04 | The Visions of Emanuel Swedenborg | Tommy Hersant |
00:41:39 |
| Play 05 | The Cock Lane Ghost | Mark Richard |
00:25:27 |
| Play 06 | The Ghost Seen by Lord Brougham | Valentina Vocelli |
00:18:35 |
| Play 07 | The Seeress of Prevorst | Dan Gurzynski |
00:28:50 |
| Play 08 | The Mysterious Mr. Home | Valentina Vocelli |
00:31:38 |
| Play 09 | The Watseka Wonder | Valentina Vocelli |
00:29:54 |
| Play 10 | A Medieval Ghost Hunter | Chad Jackson |
00:21:27 |
| Play 11 | Ghost Hunters of Yesterday and To-Day | Dan Gurzynski |
00:24:10 |