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Haunted Houses:
Ghosts, Visitors from the Dead, Demonic Curses, Terrors from the Beyond

By Richard Winer and Nancy Osborn

Mass Market Paperback: 237 Pages — Publisher: Bantam Books (1979)

Haunted Houses is a non-fiction collection of stories and reports about real-world haunted locations, rather than a single fictional narrative. It presents an "eerie tour of the unexplained" with tales of ghostly encounters and paranormal phenomena.

Book Content Overview
  • Collection of Accounts: The book features a compilation of stories and historical accounts collected from various locations known for paranormal activity.
  • Case Studies: It includes descriptions of specific haunted sites, such as the Biltmore Hotel in Miami and Alcatraz.
  • Paranormal Themes: The book explores themes of "ghosts, visitors from the dead, demonic curses, [and] terrors from the beyond".
  • Author Experiences: The authors, Richard and Nancy Osborn Winer, also include some of their own personal experiences from researching the sites, such as an overnight stay in the Biltmore Hotel with mediums.
  • Perspective: It examines common beliefs about the origin of ghosts and the science, or lack thereof, behind paranormal phenomena. 
The book is a work of non-fiction, aiming to provide a comprehensive guide to the subject of haunted houses through a series of collected accounts and the authors' investigations.


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