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Nickell, Joe. 1999. “Paranormal Lincoln.” Skeptical Inquirer 23, no. 3 (May/June): 16–19.
———. 2001. “Phantoms, Frauds, or Fantasies?” In Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by James Houran and Rense Lange. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, pp. 214–23.
———. 2010. “John Edward: Spirit Huckster.” Skeptical Inquirer 34, no. 2 (March/April): 17–18.
Nickell, Joe, and John F. Fischer. 1999. Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
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CHAPTER 29. SYNCHRONICITIES
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———. 2006. “Headless Ghosts I Have Known,” Skeptical Briefs 16, no. 4 (December): 2–4.
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CHAPTER 30. JOHN EDWARD
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———. 2001. “John Edward: Hustling the Bereaved.” Skeptical Inquirer 25, no. 6 (November/December): 19–22.
CHAPTER 31. THE REAL “GHOST WHISPERER”
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———. 2001. Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
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CHAPTER 32. SYLVIA BROWNE
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———. 2001. Real-Life X-Files. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
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CHAPTER 33. GHOST HUNTING
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———. 2001a. “Phantoms, Frauds, or Fantasies?” In Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by James Houran and Rense Lange. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, pp. 214–23.
———. 2001b. Real-Life X-Files. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
———. 2006a. “Ghost Hunters.” Skeptical Inquirer 30, no. 5 (September/October): 23–26.
———. 2006b. “Death of a Demonologist: Ed Warren Dead at 79.” Skeptical Inquirer 30, no. 6 (November/December): 23–26.
———. 2007. Adventures in Paranormal Investigation. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
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CHAPTER 34. GHOST HUNTERS
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Hauck, Dennis William. 1996. Haunted Places: The National Directory. New York: Penguin.
———. 2000. The International Directory of Haunted Places. New York: Penguin.
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———. 1995. Entities: Angels, Spirits, Demons, and Other Alien Beings. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
———. 1996. “Ghost Photos.” Skeptical Inquirer 20, no. 4 (July/August): 13–14.
———. 2000. “Haunted Inns.” Skeptical Inquirer 24, no. 5 (September/October): 17–21.
———. 2002. “Circular Reasoning: The ‘Mystery’ of Crop Circles and Their ‘Orbs’ of Light.” Skeptical Inquirer 26, no. 5 (September/October): 17–19.
———. 2004. “Rorschach Icons.” Skeptical Inquirer 28, no. 6 (November/ December): 15–17.
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CHAPTER 35. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS VS. GHOST HUNTERS
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Flynn, Thomas. 2009. Video analysis and interview by Joe Nickell, September 1.
Hawes, Jason, and Grant Wilson, with Michael Jan Friedman. 2007. Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from the Atlantic Paranormal Society. New York: Pocket Books.
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Nickell, Joe. 2000. “Haunted Inns.” Skeptical Inquirer 24, no. 5 (September/ October): 17–21.
———. 2002. “Winchester Mystery House.” Skeptical Inquirer 26, no. 5 (September/ October): 20–23.
———. 2003. “Haunted Plantation.” Skeptical Inquirer 27, no. 5 (September/ October): 12–15.
———. 2006. “Ghost Hunters.” Skeptical Inquirer 30, no. 5 (September/October): 23–26.
———. 2008. “Lighthouse Specters.” Skeptical Inquirer 32, no. 5 (September/ October): 22–25.
“St. Augustine Lighthouse.” 2006. Ghost Hunters Season Two: Part 2. DVD.
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Vercillo, Kathryn. 2008. Ghosts of Alcatraz. Atglen, PA: Schiffer.
CHAPTER 36. GHOST HUSTLING IN CONNECTICUT
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Carpenter, Bryant. 1988. “Southington Haunting Is Daunting.” Record-Journal (Meriden, CT), August 13.
Corica, Susan, and Glenn Smith. 1988a. “An Unworldly Being.” Herald Extra (New Britain, CT), August 15.
———. 1988b. “Haunted House Claim Clouded by Tenant, Landlord Dispute.” Herald Extra(New Britain, CT), August 29.
Curran, Robert, with Jack Smurl, Janet Smurl, Ed Warren, and Lorraine Warren. 1988. The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare. New York: St. Martin's.
DiMauro, Ken, and Jeanne Starmack. 1989. “Demonic Presence Said to Plague Family.” Observer, August 18.
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“I Was Raped by a Ghost.” 1992. Sally Jessy Raphael show transcript (no. 1084), Multimedia Entertainment, October 30.
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———. 2006. “Death of a Demonologist: Ed Warren Dead at 79.” Skeptical Inquirer 30, no. 6 (November/December): 8.
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Warren, Ed, Lorraine Warren, Al Snedeker, and Carmen Snedeker, with Ray Garton. 1992. In a Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting. New York: Villard Books.
CHAPTER 37. GHOST FORENSICS
Baker, Robert A. and Joe Nickell. 1992. Missing Pieces: How to Investigate Ghosts, UFOs, Psychics, and Other Mysteries. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
Keene, M. Lamar, and Allen Spraggett. (1976.) 1997. The Psychic Mafia. Reprint, Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
Nickell, Joe. 1988. Secrets of the Supernatural. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
———. 1995. Entities: Angels, Spirits, Demons, and Other Alien Beings. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
———. 2001. Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
Nickell, Joe, and John F. Fischer. 1999. Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.