An Illustrated History of Ghosts (The Illustrated History Of)

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Whether people believe in ghosts or not, for centuries, they have been at the forefront of stories within cultural beliefs, literature, television and film. This book has collected some myths and legends surrounding ghosts and presents them in sections from Premodernity right through to the Twenty First Century.

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As we move into Halloween weekend, what better time to talk about “An Illustrated History of Ghosts”. Once that was sorted though I did enjoy the book but it didn't really give me anything new. It reads a lot younger than I was expecting (especially as it is classed as Nonfiction (Adult) on Netgalley...) and the illustrations don't really get across the impact of some of the things we're reading about (such as ghost photos etc). The book begins with providing definitions for the terminology that is used in the book such as what a ghost is, the meanings of myths and legends. There is also a unique guide on the different types of ghost and yes there is more than one type of ghost which was news to me. I did have a bit of a giggle when I read that poltergeists were described theatrical ghosts because they like to throw things around and traditional ghosts are described as quite talkative. The books is then split into chapters covering different centuries, highlighting the types of ghost that are linked to each century. It also goes into depth about how ghosts are portrayed in different cultures and religions. Get to the heart of the unexplainable in Adam’s third addition to the “llustrated History” series filled with private seances and ectoplasm to spiritual mediums and spirit photography galore. Fans of conspiracy and strange phenomena will transport themselves across the centuries through diagrammatic illustrations paired with well-researched facts about exorcism, mediums, ghost photos, talking boards, andconnections to after life. This book has been put together in a fantastic way and the text complements the illustrations perfectly. I adored the illustrations. They were so detailed and I could spend hours looking at the end papers and finding something new that I may have missed. At the end the author has included a list of key figures who are associated with ghosts, a further reading list and also a section listing films that have portrayed ghosts. It was brilliant to see that the 1984 version of Ghostbusters and also Beetlejuice were included.Get to the heart of the unexplainable in Adam’s third addition to the “llustrated History” series filled with private seances and ectoplasm to spiritual mediums and spirit photography galore. Fans of conspiracy and strange phenomena will transport themselves across the centuries through diagrammatic illustrations paired with well-researched facts about exorcism, mediums, ghost photos, talking boards, and connections to after life. The author, Adam Allsuch Boardman is an illustrator and fan of trivia who has previously written “An Illustrated History of UFO’s”, and “An Illustrated History of Filmmaking”, both of which I’d be interested in having a look at. This wasn't quite what I was expecting. I struggled through the start because the formatting was all over the place on my kindle app, until a friend suggested using the NetGalley Shelf App which totally changed it! It's weird that it doesn't work properly on the kindle app as I can read graphic novels on there no problem but this just didn't work at all. This novel is exactly as the title suggests. I would have loved to read something like this when I was younger and in my first moment of awe and insistence of watching ghost hunting videos and shows and adamant that ghosts and spirits are real. It begins by defining what a ghost is and how they are relayed through myths and legends – with a definition of what myths and legends are (a good feature and it’s necessary for future reading that children understand the difference). It then classifies, ‘Types of Ghost,’ what hauntings are and details some scientific explanations known as, ‘Skeptical Inquiry.’ Each section thereafter focuses on periods of history right up to ghosts today, exploring historic hauntings, spiritualism, ghost hunters, phantom vehicles/animals, possessed possessions and haunted buildings, amongst many other topics. The muted colour palette brings about a sense of calm when reading the book which is ironic considering the subject matter. There is the perfect balance between information and pictures/diagrams which is great for less confident readers as they will gain much from simply looking at and discussing the pictures.

Whether you are a ghost fanatic or simply piqued by curiosity, you’ll get a robust deep dive into the experiences of paranormal occurrences, alternative explanations for these occurrences, and our culture’s fascination with them. Prepare to embark on a strange journey that allows skeptical inquiry, or perhaps the possibility of believing in the afterlife! Occasionally I felt it made light of or was critical of certain cultures and beliefs, while also pushing a particular opinion/agenda, which made me question some of the 'facts' I was being presented. There were some instances of 'this may have been' and 'some historians believe' without clarity on who, and how credible, these opinions are. There is a further reading list at the end, but individual facts aren't specifically cited within the text so it's difficult to know the book's sources for individual pieces of information. Instead, Ghosts feels much more targeted towards much younger readers and offers a very high-level overview of a broad variety of things pertinent to ghosts, but never really leverages the spooky subject matter or the unique advantages of illustration to offer something more tangible. There were a few instances when really interesting details or myths were alluded to but the prose failed to go into more detail, or it was jammed into a list format that didn't help bring the subject matter to life for me.Join us to celebrate the launch of Adam's latest book, there will be plenty of printed goodies, a spooky playlist and refreshments!

The style of this book is very much a mix of historical and factual information on the paranormal (and those who took advantage of people’s gullibility around it), and all the fun pop culture stuff!It never really dived into any of the stories/techniques/technology it was telling us about, so we only get a surface level of everything. I understand it's a short book, but some of the things mentioned are glossed over to the point it really wasn't worth including them. From haunted ranches to epic maritime legends of the 19th century, devour stories of our world’s oldest hauntings and unexplainable phenomena in hair-raising accounts of the afterlife. As someone with an interest in this subject, I could follow it fine but I don't know how a new to subject reader would fare. It could be a good introduction but for a younger audience.