John B. Kachuba

Ghosthunters
On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers, and
Other Investigators of America's Paranormal World
by John Kachuba

Well whew, this one really caught my attention, 249 pages of freak me out and amaze me all at the same time. I got in a debate with myself about the best time to review this book, first I thought well not at night and then when I picked it up I couldn't put it down so it didn't make any difference anyway. I just loved the ghostology quiz in the beginning of the show more book.

I learned so much about people both here and passed, and the author's laid back storytelling style had me in stitches. Which kind of surprised me considering the subject matter. The personal stories were fantastic, and the pictures were great too. It seemed just when I started to get scared the next paragraph would have me cracking up again. I would recommend this astounding read to anyone looking for some good info and haunting tales of the paranormal. Thanks John, for the whole package.

Love & Light,

Riki Frahmann show less

This was a quick read, that begins with a horrifying act in the 18th century before our unsuspecting main character heads to a house in these cursed woods to clear her head after an upsetting break up. Sandy doesn't know the stories of the spirit eater that haunts these grounds, an evil ghost that preys on souls. Not long after her arrival, she learns of the local ghost stories but it takes more than folk tales to make her a believer. I love ghost stories set in New England, as a life long show more resident I have always been interested in the spooky tales that abound in our small towns. Looking at this cover is like looking through my own childhood window at night, so of course I was instantly drawn to this book.

3.75 stars rounded up to 4

I received a complimentary copy for review. show less

The author is a ghost hunter as well as a skeptic. Through the course of the book he explores a number of different venues and how others look for ghost and or how to get them to the other side. He speaks with the woman who is the show Ghost Whisperer is loosely based on. He visits haunted locations such as a hotel in St Augustine, FL and a haunted former Asylum now owned by a university in Ohio. He also explores how to become a certified ghost hunter by means of an online course and/or show more class room training. Was interesting to see numerous points of views on ghosts and ghost hunting etc all in one book. show less

This was a very creepy book and the suspenseful ghostly atmosphere just wraps itself around you!

Coltsfoot Mountain, Connecticut harbors a secret older than time and only the people of the mountain area know the horror that lurks there.

Sandy Lawrence needs to get far away from her controlling boyfriend and her friend Leslie suggests that the best place to get away is her house in Coltsfoot Mountain. Sandy arrives at the house falling in love with the tranquil setting of the mountain. As she show more settles into the house, she starts having an eerie feeling penetrate the house and she feels that she is being watched.

Leslie decides to come and stay with her for a couple days so that Sandy is not so lonely up there on the mountain. Leslie tells Sandy a little bit about Dudleytown which was a small town made up of charcoal makers. Sandy also meets Nathan who is a handyman in the area and has helped Leslie in the past with the house. Nathan tells Sandy about the Dudleytown curse including the Spirit Eater and the things that he has seen in the woods behind the house. Sandy is intrigued, but doesn't really believe any of it till things start happening in the house.

The woods and house come alive with noises, cold drafts, feelings of being watched as Sandy tries to come to grips with what is going on around her. When her boyfriend (Kevin) tracks her down and shows up at the house, then things really hit the fan.

I didn't have to leave the lights on, but I could not put the book down and I stayed up a couple of nights late reading it!

This was a new author to me and I will be looking into more of his work as I loved his writing style. The book just flows along capturing the ghostly essence of what really happened in Coltsfoot Mountain and it being based on the true life story of Dudleytown makes this book just a tad more creepy. Four stars for this one. show less