Ghost-Hunting For Dummies

Dive into the ghostly world of the supernatural with America?s leading paranormal investigator 

Inside, paranormal investigator, star, and executive producer of The Travel Channel's hit series, Ghost Adventures and founder of the award-winning Haunted Museum (Las Vegas? most popular attraction), Zak Bagans takes readers on an exciting journey into the supernatural world. With insider information on the history of ghost-hunting to learning about ghosts with all kinds of temperaments, Ghost-Hunting For Dummies is peppered with true accounts and stories from Bagans' famous cases and investigations.

Featuring expert advice on picking a haunted location, setting up cameras, and dealing with unwieldy ghosts, this book shows how today's investigators use the tools of modern science to study a wide range of paranormal activity.   

• Take an exciting adventure into the supernatural world
• Explore haunted sites
• Get messages from beyond the grave
• Read true accounts from famous cases and investigations

If you're one of the countless fans of Ghost Adventures itching to get off the couch and track some spirits on your own, this book provides everything you need to know to conduct a successful paranormal investigation.

Introduction 1

Part 1: The Basics of Ghost-Hunting 5

Chapter 1: Searching for Spirits: Why Do We Do It? 7

Chapter 2: The Phenomenon of Ghost-Hunting 15

Chapter 3: Believing in Ghosts and Spirits 71

Chapter 4: What’s Science Got to Do with It? 81

Chapter 5: Seeing the Spirit World as Entertainment 113

Chapter 6: Preparing to Look for Ghosts 127

Part 2: Investigating Ghosts and Hauntings 135

Chapter 7: Researching the Spirit World 137

Chapter 8: Where the Ghosts Are 167

Chapter 9: The Ghost-Hunter’s Toolkit 179

Chapter 10: The Dangers of Investigating 199

Part 3: Putting Your Paranormal Research into Action 205

Chapter 11: Ghosts on Film: Using Your Camera to Capture Evidence of Ghosts 207

Chapter 12: Talking to Ghosts 241

Chapter 13: Putting It All into Practice: The Paranormal Investigation 277

Chapter 14: Interviewing the Haunted 309

Chapter 15: Authenticating the Ghosts 317

Chapter 16: The Mundane Side of Ghost-Hunting 327

Chapter 17: When Things Go Wrong 339

Chapter 18: Going beyond Just a Hobby 351

Part 4: The Part of Tens 359

Chapter 19: America’s Ten Most Haunted Cities and Towns 361

Chapter 20: Ten of America’s Most Haunted Places 369

Chapter 21: Ten Signs Your House Is Haunted — and What to Do Next 399

Index 407

Zak Bagans is the host, lead investigator, and an executive producer of Travel Channel's popular series Ghost Adventures. He travels to domestic and international locations rumored to be haunted in search of evidence proving the existence of the supernatural. He founded the world's largest paranormal organization, The Ghost Adventures Crew.