Ghosthunters: On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers, and Other Investigators of America's Paranormal World

John Kachuba is a wonderful writer that takes you to real places and introduces you to very real people that are involved in trying to find answers about the paranormal. John's style of writing grabs your attention immediately and never let's go. Ghosthunters is a book that will keep you hooked all the way to the back cover! A fine work of art that I highly recommend to everyone!

Informative, entertaining and well written. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the paranormal. Rose Pressey Author of "My Haunted Family"

BOOKIDEAS.COM REVIEWER MARIE D. JONES SAYS: Imagine spending your life hunting ghosts and spectral entities. Ghosts may have been around for time immemorial, but only recently have those who seek things that go bump in the night been in such a prominent, and enviably exciting, position in today's media. Ghosthunters are all the rage, and author John Kachuba presents a fascinating, illuminating, and often downright humorous account of his own experiences hanging around with ghosts, and the people who hunt them. Kachuba is the author of "Ghosthunting Ohio" and "Ghosthunting Illinois," and in his newest book, "Ghosthunters: On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers and Other Investigators of America's Paranormal World," he takes the reader on a wild ride to haunted locales across the nation. We are introduced to a wide variety of paranormal investigators, mediums and others who talk to the dead and Kachuba takes a journalistic and objective approach as he interviews these amazing people, and even participates in some ghost chasing of his own. It is this objective, investigative approach that makes this book work so well. The author clearly has an affinity for the subject of ghosts, but never pressures the reader to believe in one theory over another. Rather, through interviews and his own sometimes witty ponderings, the author shows that there is more to the ghost phenomenon than we've ever imagined. Investigators like Joshua P. Warren offer some food for thought that is heavy on the scientific angle, while others featured in the book, such as Spiritualist Rev. Rose bring a more metaphysical approach to the topic at hand. We also get to meet a demonologist with a more religious angle, as well as many researchers who seem to combine the psychic with the scientific in their pursuit of understanding the nature of ghosts and hauntings. Kachuba was fortunate to also spend some quality time with Ed and Lorraine Warren, known as the original ghosthunters and one of the paranormal community's most respected team of investigators, as well as Mary Ann Winkowski, the down-to-earth real ghost whisperer around whom the popular CBS drama is based. He also visited places like a haunted asylum, a spooky farmhouse, and even a historic battlefield that still echoes with the ghostly visions of a war fought long ago. "Ghosthunters" is hard to put down, and filled with adventures that walk that fine line between the real world, and the spirit world, often with one foot in each. Kachuba not only educates, but also entertains in a way other books of this genre often fail to do as they strive for a more serious "professional" tone. This author seems to have found that perfect combination of serious and professional, and warm and humorous, and his passion for his subject is contagious. If you have seen a ghost, know someone who has seen a ghost, or are just plain attracted to the subject of ghosts, and who isn't, this is a thrill ride of a book and a great way

Whether you believe in the paranormal or not, this book is both entertaining and informative. Kachuba handles the sometmes hair-raising and often baffling subject with flair and humor. I write ghost stories myself, though in a metaphoric manner. Kachuba's books have been a useful resource.

Often, I am disappointed by the quality of writing in books about ghosts and the paranormal. John Kachuba, however, does not disappoint. He recounts his personal exploration of various types of ghosthunting with a variety of fascinating people in a balanced and thoroughly entertaining way. This is an excellent introduction to the subject, and enjoyable reading for novices and enthusiasts alike.