American HauntingsAmerican Hauntings
This work provides an accurate, in-depth examination and scientific evaluation of the most famous hauntings in American history as depicted in popular films and television programs.
This work provides an accurate, in-depth examination and scientific evaluation of the most famous hauntings in American history as depicted in popular films and television programs.
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.
Written by highly credentialed, recognized authorities on the paranormal and social psychology, this book contains meticulously documented, science-based information written for a broad audience, from middle and high school students and those taking introductory courses at a university level to general readers. There is no other work that provides as careful and unbiased an evaluation of the most famous hauntings in American history. The book also examines the reliability of popular television shows such as Unsolved Mysteries and Paranormal Witness.
- Supplies a balanced approach to the subject of the paranormal and social psychology that explores both sides of the issue and evaluates the evidence as a scientist would
- Examines subject matter that is of universal, natural interest to students, teachers, and the general public, and supplies interdisciplinary coverage of religion, history, sociology, social psychology, folklore, critical thinking, pseudoscience, and media/film studies
- Provides an ideal resource for students writing reports and research papers
American Hauntings investigates the accuracy and probability of the real-life events that inspired the movies An American Haunting, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, The Conjuring, The Amityville Horror, and The Haunting in Connecticut, as well as several so-called true reality TV shows about the paranormal. Each of the movies examined in this book have been promoted as “based on a true story.” American Hauntings scrutinizes the evidence based on actual accounts from real people combined with science in order to determine what is real and what is fiction. This book was written for a wide variety of audiences, from the general reader to students from middle and high school to college. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, [2015]
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