Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Part I The Evidence 13

Chapter 1 A Sampling of Eyewitnesses 15

Chapter 2 'House Phenomena' in St. Catharines 23

Chapter 3 A Visitor on Halloween 32

Chapter 4 The House of Flying Objects 39

Chapter 5 Police Controversy in New England 46

Chapter 6 Fire Sale at the Souvenir Place 54

Chapter 7 Sarah and the Pinwheel 61

Part II The Theories 77

Chapter 8 Mind Over Matter? 79

Chapter 9 The Electrical Connection 91

Chapter 10 The Super Static Girl and More Electricity 99

Chapter 11 Ghosts and Exorcisms 108

Chapter 12 Things That Go Sneak in the Night 120

Part III The Strange Case of Tina Resell 135

Chapter 13 The House of Styrofoam Cups 137

Chapter 14 The Circus Comes to Columbus 145

Chapter 15 The Ghostbuster and the Mythbuster 155

Part IV Poltergeists in the United Kingdom 163

Chapter 16 Watch Out For the Lego Bricks 165

Chapter 17 The Voice 178

Chapter 18 A Little Irish Gal and Wee Hughie 186

Chapter 19 From the UK to the U.S. and Beyond 194

Part V Poltergeists in Pop Culture and the Future 205

Chapter 20 The New Frontier: Tapping Psychokinesis 207

Chapter 21 The Poltergeist in Popular Culture 220

Chapter 22 The Business of Poltergeists 226

Notes 235

Bibliography 240

Glossary 248

For More Information 250

For Further Reading 253

Recommended Paranormal Resources 255

Index 258