01346cam a2200265 4500 599025768 TxAuBib 20140107120000.0 090504s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009018360 9781605298757 HRD $25.99 1605298751 HRD $25.99 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Aykroyd, Peter H., 1922- A history of ghosts : the true story of séances, mediums, ghosts, and ghostbusters / by Peter Aykroyd, with Angela Narth ; introduction by Dan Aykroyd. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, 2009. xv, 237 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Ghosts at home: the home circle -- Ghosts abroad: the international stage -- Ghosts today -- Extraordinary skills -- From séance to screen -- Epilogue. Relates the story of the development of spiritualism, interweaving the author's personal history--which includes the inspiration for his son's film "Ghostbusters"--with a larger narrative about the role the paranormal has played in American culture. 20140107. Spiritualism History. Ghosts history. Narth, Angela.