I had a bit of a silly question, but I would love to learn more about the Paranormal, and I was wondering if there happened to be good books for that purpose around? Things like the Necronomicon (which may be Gobbledygook, or it could be spittin’ facts, I’m not here to dsicuss/judge that), Flying Saucers and Other Mysteries of the Universe, Mysterious Monsters, or Wonderful powers of the Human mind (those last three I got in my Possession, alas in dutch or I’d easily scan and post the picture in a collection somewhere for those interested)
I preferably would like to look for books that can be called encyclopedic or that recounts stories of “witnesses”
I was hoping to fill a small bookcase with stuff like that, if not to learn of, just to have a good read atleast
If you want to learn more about the ideas that influenced Dan Aykroyd’s creation of Ghostbusters you should read the book Dan’s father wrote “A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Séances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters.”
I recently read Aykroyd’s book and really enjoyed it. However it read like more of an academic text than something casual and at times took some effort to focus. None the less, great read.
Hey, I’ve actually been meaning to start collecting that author’s books! She has a couple Encyclopedia of… type books. Not just this one. There’s one for witchcraft, demonology, saints, angels, monsters, etc.
There’s one I’ve had on a shelf for decades, Dictionary of Ancient Deities by Turner & Coulter.
Looks like I need to pick that up when I get a chance. I want to combine my collection of screen used books and book replicas with some good references.
Totally recommend. I’ve used it for Ghostbusters research over the years like when they show up on RGB, EGB, the IDW comics etc. when I get curious to learn more about the baddie of the week. And even other movies, shows in addition to just googling. Very thorough index at the book, which is very useful since most of these entities have multiple names, avatars, and what not.
Yeah, I remember now. I’ve been waiting for the Encyclopedia of Monsters and Demonology hardcovers to pop up on ebay but not so far as I’ve seen.
“The Book of Monsters” by Colin Wilson, which describes in detail various phenomena and creatures, citing the testimonies of eyewitnesses and researchers. I read it and then did not sleep at night.
