The World's Most Haunted House: The True Story of The Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street

In this unprecedented work, the story of the 1974 Bridgeport, Connecticut poltergeist is at last revealed. A crowd of more than 2,000 onlookers gathered. National media reported jumping furniture, floating refrigerators, and attacking entities.


Decades after the publicity quieted, more than 40 hours of never-before-released interviews with police officers, firefighters, and others tell the story as it actually unfolded:


  • Relive the experience, the terror, the rampant emotions, and the unexplainable events that took place in that house as they happened.

  • Have access to revealing excerpts from actual interviews, police reports, and rare documents.

  • Access unreleased audio, poltergeist sounds, and an old radio broadcast.

Return to 1974 and feel the Lindley Street experience from the inside. Find out why it is deemed the haunting that should have brought the paranormal into mainstream science. For more info about the book and author, go to: www.worldsmosthauntedhouse.com

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The World's Most Haunted House: The True Story of The Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street

In this unprecedented work, the story of the 1974 Bridgeport, Connecticut poltergeist is at last revealed. A crowd of more than 2,000 onlookers gathered. National media reported jumping furniture, floating refrigerators, and attacking entities.


Decades after the publicity quieted, more than 40 hours of never-before-released interviews with police officers, firefighters, and others tell the story as it actually unfolded:


  • Relive the experience, the terror, the rampant emotions, and the unexplainable events that took place in that house as they happened.

  • Have access to revealing excerpts from actual interviews, police reports, and rare documents.

  • Access unreleased audio, poltergeist sounds, and an old radio broadcast.

Return to 1974 and feel the Lindley Street experience from the inside. Find out why it is deemed the haunting that should have brought the paranormal into mainstream science. For more info about the book and author, go to: www.worldsmosthauntedhouse.com

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The World's Most Haunted House: The True Story of The Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street

The World's Most Haunted House: The True Story of The Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street

by William J. Hall
The World's Most Haunted House: The True Story of The Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street

The World's Most Haunted House: The True Story of The Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street

by William J. Hall

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In this unprecedented work, the story of the 1974 Bridgeport, Connecticut poltergeist is at last revealed. A crowd of more than 2,000 onlookers gathered. National media reported jumping furniture, floating refrigerators, and attacking entities.


Decades after the publicity quieted, more than 40 hours of never-before-released interviews with police officers, firefighters, and others tell the story as it actually unfolded:


  • Relive the experience, the terror, the rampant emotions, and the unexplainable events that took place in that house as they happened.

  • Have access to revealing excerpts from actual interviews, police reports, and rare documents.

  • Access unreleased audio, poltergeist sounds, and an old radio broadcast.

Return to 1974 and feel the Lindley Street experience from the inside. Find out why it is deemed the haunting that should have brought the paranormal into mainstream science. For more info about the book and author, go to: www.worldsmosthauntedhouse.com


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781601634313
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date: 08/25/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 130,624
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author


William J. Hall was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the events of this book took place. He watched the news coverage of the Lindley Street haunting on TV when he was 10 years old. Hall is professionally equipped to recognize trickery. After more than 25 years as a performing magician, he knows how to create and recognize illusions. He is experienced in researching the unexplained, from folklore and urban legend to fortune telling, the pyramids, and other mysterious tales. His syndicated 1990's column "Magic and the Unknown" ran for six years in multiple local papers in his home state. Hall has two sons and resides in Plainville, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Disclaimer 13

Note to the Reader 15

Foreword 19

Introduction 21

1 A Hole in their Hearts 25

2 Intelligent Noises 39

3 Hell Weekend Begins 45

4 Ordinary No More 49

5 All the King's Men 55

6 The Goodins Become a Household Name 67

7 A Talking Cat and a Second-Degree Burn 79

8 Parasitic Entities 89

9 "There are No Ghosts in Bridgeport" 103

10 An Extraordinary Game Ok Checkers 113

11 Haunted Holiday 117

12 Marcia's 11th Birthday 127

13 The Scientific Investigation 131

14 Exile On Lindley Street 153

15 A Preliminary Evaluation of the Bridgeport Poltergeist 161

16 Other Theories 171

17 Witness Interviews 179

18 Goodin Bad Memories 191

Conclusion: The Devil's in these Details 199

Epilogue 203

Appendix I Police Reports 205

Appendix II Incident Log 217

Appendix III Incident Data Sheets 223

Appendix IV In the News 231

Appendix V Bonus Features 237

Notes 239

Bibliography 241

Index 245

About the Author 251

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