American hauntings : the true stories behind Hollywood's scariest movies-from The exorcist to The conjuring / Robert E. Bartholomew and Joe Nickell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartholomew, Robert E.

Contributor:

Nickell, Joe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghosts--United States.

Ghosts.

Motion pictures--Influence.

Motion pictures.

Parapsychology.

United States.

Parapsychology--United States.

Occultism--United States.

Occultism.

Horror films--United States--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xv, 172 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, [2015]

Summary:

Neither a debunking book nor one written for the "true believer" in the paranormal, American Hauntings objectively scrutinizes the historic evidence behind such hugely popular films as The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, An American Haunting, The Conjuring, and The Haunting in Connecticut to ascertain the accuracy of these entertainment depictions of "true life" hauntings. The authors then compare these popular culture accounts against the alleged real-life encounters and impartially weigh the evidence to assess whether each incident actually took place.

Contents:

Introduction

An American haunting: terror and torment in Tennessee

The exorcist: diary of a demonic possession

Poltergeist: the inspiration for the film

The conjuring: what possessed the Perron family?

The Amityville horror: haunting or hoax?

Don Decker: the man who could make it rain

The haunting in Connecticut: a disturbing truth

Weighing the evidence: separating fact from fiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781440839689

1440839689

OCLC:

903596840

Publisher Number:

99981561005