Awesome to read about their early cases and how they handled them. ( )

If the first Ghost Hunters book was bad, this one was even worse. Again, nothing new. Just another reiteration of what we've seen on the shows. ( )

Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases of the Atlantic Paranormal Society by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson
266 pages

★★★

If you’ve ever seen the show, Ghost Hunters, then you know who these guys are. Jason and Grant are the founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (T.A.P.S.) and makes part of their living doing paranormal investigations for those people who are in need of help (it should also be said that Grant has left the group since the writing of the book). This book contains some of those stories, long before there was a television show. Some of the stories are spooky, some are sad, some are quickly debunked, and some are just funny. Also added in are “how to” segments on more or less running a paranormal group – equipment, research, different type of entities, group work, etc.

It was an interesting and quick read for me as I finished it in less than 24 hours. The stories are quick, although at times I yearned for more information – it’s the history geek in me. Some stories left me completely spooked. The information on how to run a paranormal group was attention-grabbing, especially if you know little about such things. Since I was once part of a paranormal group who did pretty much what T.A.P.S., there was little surprise in any of the information but since most people don’t regularly participate in paranormal groups, there you go. A fun read for the Halloween season, but nothing jaw-dropping, at least for me.
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Really enjoyed this book as it was the personal views of the guys from TAPS, known for the Ghost Hunters show on SyFy. Have never seen the show, but do enjoy ghost stories and haunted house stories. Did like most of the stories, but could have done without the personal insights on what some things mean like evps and how to get them and how to start my own investigation team. But that was my only real problem with the book. ( )

I can sum up why I loved this book in one statement: super soaker filled with holy water. Done! ( )