When the Ghost Screams: True Stories of Victims Who Haunt

Leslie Rule's When the Ghost Screams: True Stories of Victims Who Haunt explores the supernatural world and chronicles various personal accounts of paranormal activity. For so many people - both paranormal enthusiasts and skeptics alike - the word 'hauntings' immediately conjures up a certain feeling of insatiable curiosity. Paranormal author Leslie Rule explores a new twist on this strange phenomenon as she investigates the historical events, the brutal deaths - and the subsequent hauntings - that have left their own vivid impressions on various historic sites all around the United States. Through her extensive research and by interviewing credible witnesses and taking down their eyewitness testimonies, Ms. Rule reveals why and how the show more souls of those who suffered such violent deaths are prone to remain earthbound.

From the hallowed halls of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois to the historic ghost towns of Garnet, Montana - and everywhere else in between - the author visits each location and delves into the history of the area. These spine-tingling true stories divulge the mysterious details of ghostly sightings and include numerous artistically shot black-and-white photographs of the haunted sites. Leslie Rule is the daughter of best-selling true-crime author Ann Rule - and she is a prolific author in her own right - whose lifelong fascination with the paranormal actually sprung up from living in a haunted house overlooking Puget Sound as a child.

I must admit that I really enjoyed reading this book. In my opinion, Ms. Rule certainly researched her subject very thoroughly and I was surprised by the number of personal stories of the paranormal that she has managed to collect. Although I perhaps would have enjoyed reading some longer stories, I would still give this book an A+! show less

I have seen other reviews that were not in favor of this book, but I must say that I have enjoyed myself quite a bit. The author has provided a book that has blended both history and the paranormal. She has taken the background of the characters and painted a brief picture for the reader, which has temporarily breathed life back into the tragic characters of her stories. I found the historical information to be fascinating and valuable. Without the history the ghostly tales would not have any meaning. I think the author did a wonderful job and I plan on reading her other books.

This was a pretty good book by Leslie Rule. Different true stories about places all over the United States that are haunted. The stories were very detailed and they were not spooky. I was able to read it without getting "spooked". I did enjoy reading the stories as there alot of places that I didn't know about. Giving it four stars.

As usual, beautiful black & white photos. I'm trying to aspire to that level of technique myself. Stories were pretty decent, if a bit choppy at times.

In Rule’s novel, brutal deaths are investigated as the author reveals how the souls of those who die violently are prone to remain earthbound. For lovers of spine-tingling true stories, this is a must read!