The Paranormal Caught On Film
by Melvyn Willin
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Author: Melvyn WillinEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); German (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-23
ISBN: 0715329804
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: David & Charles
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Book Review: I think I would have preferred more content...
Summary: 3 Stars
I follow my local library's new books in circulation via an RSS feed. So when the book The Paranormal Caught On Film by Dr. Melvyn Willin showed up, I though it might be a fun few hours of reading. In reality, it wasn't much more than about 90 minutes of pictures and commentary that in the end didn't do much more me one way or the other.
The book is 141 pages of pictures and commentary on photographs that purport to show paranormal activity or beings. They are classed into the categories of Ghostly Figures, Strange Lights & Apparitions, Simulacra, The Unexplained - Poltergeists & Other Phenomena, and Back From The Dead. The layout of the book is small, usually with a picture on one page and the commentary on the opposing side. To Willin's credit, he doesn't attempt to defend each and every picture as authentic. In fact, he usually states the case for both sides of the argument of "staged" or "real". It's even more surprising given that he's a paranormal researcher, and you'd expect some bias towards one end of the spectrum. The pictures range from old turn of the century shots to camera phone clicks that ended up showing more than the phone owner originally saw. Based on what type of picture it is, Willin is realistic as to what normal events could have happened to create the image. Some are very explainable, while others are much less so.
While the pictures were interesting, ultimately the book didn't do much for me. I'm more than willing to be open to the existence of "paranormal" phenomenon, so it's not as if I disagreed with the writer. I think it was more along the lines of the book being small, and the writer never really coming down on one side or the other on many of the images. In the end, I felt like I was looking at someone's personal photo album with a few comments thrown in. For a library read, it was good. But if I had paid money to purchase the book, I think I would have been very disappointed.
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The Paranormal Caught on Film is a mysterious and mesmerizing collection of photographs depicting ghosts and other extraordinary phenomena from around the world. Believers will marvel at the range of unexplained activity captured on camera and sceptics will not be able to resist debating the provenance of these enigmatic images. The book covers everything from the unfathomable to the downright spooky--mediums and spiritualists producing bizarre phenomena, eery lights, fogs and auras, astonishing appearances, levitating children and flying objects. Each compelling picture is accompanied by illuminating commentary from ghost expert and psychical investigator, Dr Melvyn Willin.Occult Books
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