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A review by taisynn
The Haunted by Janet Smurl, Ed Warren, Jack Smurl, Lorraine Warren, Robert Curran
5.0
The Haunting of an Entire Suburban Neighborhood
I got this book on one of Amazon's Mystery Deals. Ed and Lorraine Warren and their encounters have been a part of my childhood: from Discovery Channel's A Haunting, Lifetime's Unsolved Mysteries, Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures, and so many more documentaries about haunting happenings in the world, they have been model and fascinating fixtures in my understanding of haunted history.
I always listen to tales like these with an open mind, not just to those experiencing or documenting the haunting, but also to skeptics. This book has both the almost too real account of an entire neighborhood and dozens of witnesses, but also the entertainment value any skeptic or horror fanatic can really enjoy.
As for editing, the book could really do with another look through for misspellings, typos, grammatical errors, and perhaps better organization. I understand the format was to be as closely verbatim to the witness accounts as possible, certain entries had nothing to do with the actual haunting such as the "apprentice demonologist." The formatting definitely could have been better.
Overall, I truly enjoyed reading this book over a quaint afternoon and really hope the series could be included in more Amazon sales or Kindle Unlimited. The price is high for an ebook at full price, and for one day per book's reading as an advanced reader, it can be quite expensive to get the whole series for $50US.
Thank you for the sale and experience of reading this book. It was truly wonderful and full of nostalgia for me.
I got this book on one of Amazon's Mystery Deals. Ed and Lorraine Warren and their encounters have been a part of my childhood: from Discovery Channel's A Haunting, Lifetime's Unsolved Mysteries, Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures, and so many more documentaries about haunting happenings in the world, they have been model and fascinating fixtures in my understanding of haunted history.
I always listen to tales like these with an open mind, not just to those experiencing or documenting the haunting, but also to skeptics. This book has both the almost too real account of an entire neighborhood and dozens of witnesses, but also the entertainment value any skeptic or horror fanatic can really enjoy.
As for editing, the book could really do with another look through for misspellings, typos, grammatical errors, and perhaps better organization. I understand the format was to be as closely verbatim to the witness accounts as possible, certain entries had nothing to do with the actual haunting such as the "apprentice demonologist." The formatting definitely could have been better.
Overall, I truly enjoyed reading this book over a quaint afternoon and really hope the series could be included in more Amazon sales or Kindle Unlimited. The price is high for an ebook at full price, and for one day per book's reading as an advanced reader, it can be quite expensive to get the whole series for $50US.
Thank you for the sale and experience of reading this book. It was truly wonderful and full of nostalgia for me.