Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases Of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
As a fan of Syfy’s show GHOST HUNTERS, naturally this book was one I couldn’t wait to get my hands on. SEEKING SPIRITS chronicles paranormal cases that Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, Founder and Co-Founder of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (T.A.P.S.), investigated long before the hit series premiered. Some of them, I admit, are a little too far-fetched for me (for instance, seeing aliens in windows). Other cases were truly intriguing: a 1997 case about a man who came home to find his pots pulled out of the cabinets and stacked randomly around the house. Jason and Grant were able to witness this phenomenon first hand during their investigation. In the end, they find some true paranormal evidence and are also able to debunk “paranormal” events where they discovered a real-world explanation for the happening. I might as well go ahead and admit it—I'm a huge fan of Ghost Hunters and also the spin-off Ghost Hunters International. Both shows are entertaining and I adore the personalities of the ghost hunters themselves. However, within the same breath, I'm also a skeptic. I don't believe everything I see or hear on the shows.This book, Seeking Spirits, is about the cases Jason and Grant investigated before they landed on television. The cases are broken down into chronological order according to year. In between cases there are sections thrown in devoted to explaining certain types of hauntings, devices, etc., to elaborate. The cases themselves range from the believable to unbelievable to just plain crazy.Many of the cases in this book resulted in unexplained EVPs, noises, and the occasional shadow sighting. We see these types of cases a lot on the show. There were a couple of cases covered in this book that just seemed too “out there” for me. Take for instance the case entitled Pots & Pans. In 1997, a man named Tim claimed that his furniture would get rearranged and his pots and pans would be stacked in the floor by an unknown force. During the investigation Jason and Grant witnessed the claims first hand. They concluded that an “elemental” was responsible.Another case I found totally blown away with was the case of the doppelganger. In 2001, Jason and Grant got a call from a man that said he was concerned about his wife. He claimed that he would have conversations with his wife, then later his wife would account they had no such conversation. This doesn't seem very paranormal sounding does it? Well, the situation started to become worse for the man and his wife and he decided that he needed someone to come in and investigate his claims and get to the bottom of what was happening. According to Jason and Grant, there was a doppelganger impersonating the wife. I still can't seem to wrap my head around that one.Another case worth mentioning was an instance of a little old lady contacting T.A.P.S because she was hearing voices. Jason and Grant arrive and start conducting their interview with the lady. She was sweet and even brought them cookies and milk to snack on. At one point she goes to the kitchen to come back a minute later wielding a frying pan ready to conk both investigators on the head! The little old lady wasn't being affected by a haunting, instead she was found to have dementia.I was thoroughly entertained by this book even though a few of the cases seemed a bit far-fetched.
What do You think about Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases Of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (2009)?
I can't get into this. I may give up. It's just random, non related stories without much meaning.
—Lee
Very interesting. A good look at behind the scenes.
—coli105
I am a GhostHunters/TAPS fan and loved this book!
—israr83
