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American hauntings : the true stories behind Hollywood's scariest movies-from The exorcist to The conjuring

Title
American hauntings : the true stories behind Hollywood's scariest movies-from The exorcist to The conjuring / Robert E. Bartholomew and Joe Nickell.
Author
Bartholomew, Robert E.
Publication
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, [2015]

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TextUse in library JFE 16-1161Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Additional Authors
Nickell, Joe.
Description
xv, 172 pages; 25 cm
Subject
  • Ghosts > United States
  • Parapsychology > United States
  • Occultism > United States
  • Horror films > United States > History and criticism
  • Motion pictures > Influence
  • Ghosts
  • Horror films
  • Occultism
  • Parapsychology
  • United States
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- An American haunting: terror and torment in Tennessee -- The exorcist: diary of a demonic possession -- Poltergeist: the inspiration for the film -- The conjuring: what possessed the Perron family? -- The Amityville horror: haunting or hoax? -- Don Decker: the man who could make it rain -- The haunting in Connecticut: a disturbing truth -- Weighing the evidence: separating fact from fiction.
Call Number
JFE 16-1161
ISBN
  • 9781440839689 (print : alk. paper)
  • 1440839689 (print : alk. paper)
  • 9781440839696 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015003962
OCLC
903596840
Author
Bartholomew, Robert E.
Title
American hauntings : the true stories behind Hollywood's scariest movies-from The exorcist to The conjuring / Robert E. Bartholomew and Joe Nickell.
Publisher
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, [2015]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Nickell, Joe.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-1161
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