Overshadows: An Investigation Into a Terrifying Modern Canadian Haunting

By Richard Palmisano

Book Overview

In 1995, a young girl living with her abusive mother commits suicide. Shortly afterwards, her spirit returns to the house, only to find her mother gone and strangers moving in. She also finds the older spirits who dwell there, beginning a powerful battle for control of the house - and trapping its new residents in the middle.

Overshadows chronicles the events of this terrifying multiple haunting, but more importantly, it shares the incredible discoveries made during the course of a six-year investigation. This book will challenge and disprove classic theories, and create upheaval in the circle of life-after-death research.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550024736
• ISBN13: 9781550024739
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

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I received a confirmation email almost immediately with clear and specific instructions. The order arrived before promised and in mint condition. Very realiable person!

OVERSHADOWS

I LOVED THE SUSPENSE IN THE STORIES. THE WERE TO THE POINT AND LEFT NO DETAILS OUT. I ALSO ENJOYED READING ABOUT EACH SPIRIT THEY CONTACTED THAT LIVED IN THAT AREA AND IN THE HOUSE.

A modern Harry Price

I recently bought this book and despite my habit of buying books and not reading them for a while, I read it quickly. It was such an entertaining story I could not put it down. The story of this property is truly horrifying and engrossing. I loved the inclusion of many pendulum sessions that Palmisano included for us to read verbatim, so that we could "hear" what the spirits were saying. Foolish child that I was, having been obsessed with ouija boards, these were chilling to read, as though I had been communicating through the board myself. They provided a lot of story in few words, which was nice since this book spans a six-year investigation. As a story feature they are beneficial; as a research feature they initially turned me off. I was reminded of reading Harry Price's "The Most Haunted House in England" from the 1930s, where he uses spirit dialogue as evidence. I do not disbelieve that valid information can be obtained via pendulum, board, automatic writing etc. but I find it difficult to accept as solid evidence. Interestingly, in this case the information was verified by research into the property, and it was information that the researchers had no way of knowing. Hmmm. Points for Palmisano and his team. Also reminiscent of Price's writing and research style was the matter-of-factness of this book. Both authors tell their stories in a similar fashion: "First we did this. We got this reading. How interesting. Pose a question? Then we concluded x." Palmisano's story flows a little better than Harry Price's Borley Rectory, and he does a much better job of incorporating EMF readings, temperature and weather conditions, who was present and sitting where, etc. It is not very distracting to the story itself, but for those who like no factual distraction whatsoever, this may not be the book you're looking for. Being Canadian myself I was excited to finally read a case study of a truly scary haunting from my native country. I was disappointed in the ending of the book, which simply drops off with the story seemingly solved but leaves the reader feeling as though the writer just lost interest. Or maybe that was a deliberate tactic - to make us want more of the story! So, Richard Palmisano...perhaps you could write a follow-up?

Couldn't put the book down until I was finished!

This book was recommended to me and my interest was immediately captured by Richard Palmisano's true story of this mulitiple haunting. Cannot wait to read his next book! The book was very well written and very entertaining but at the same time, being a true story, leaves quite alot to ponder about life after death and the spirit world. Definately "thumbs up" to Richard Palmisano!

overshadows

This book was amazing i couldn't put it down and when i was done reading it i wanted more!!