Echoes of a Haunting: A House in the Country

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4.3
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In the first place, the house doesnt even look haunted. With these words, a different world opens up to readers as it did some twenty nine years ago for an unsuspecting family from Buffalo, New York. Echoes of a Haunting traces the steps of this normal family whose life turned upside down when they moved to a disturbed or haunted house in Southern New York State in 1970. It is told in diary form in order to bring a semblance of order to the events. At first, the family tended to discount the happenings and come up with some rather creative explanations. Soon, however, the explanations began more and more to assume the form of rationalizations. Before long, they were forced to admit that there was no natural cause for what was occurring daily both in the house and in the surrounding area. Reluctantly, the members of the family began to reach out to others. In some cases, they encountered scorn and even a strange, unwarranted, hostility as though the whole panoply of phenomena were their fault. It was a very bad atmosphere in which to raise a family.

Once the story became public, help was offered by psychics and clergy. In some cases this help even brought a temporary relief but the trouble never disappeared for long. Strange accidents, one almost fatal, happened on a regular basis. Figures were seen, both human and otherwise. In one case a house was seen where no house had existed for many, many years. Disturbing personality changes emerged, even resulting in a transformation of eye color from brown to blue. The toll taken on the emotional and physical health of the family soon became too much to endure and they were forced to abandon the house in 1974.

Hopefully, this book will cause skeptics to think again to avoid a similar shock to the senses. The family had a rude awakening. Its never easy finding out that you cant always trust your senses, that nothing is really impossible and that there is a breaking point for everyone. Whether the reader is a died-in-the-wool skeptic, a searcher, a believer or somewhere in between, I hope everyone reads these pages with an open mind. It is all true!

Echoes of a Haunting has recently been chosen as a textbook for a Masters Degree Program in Parapsychology at Texas Christian University. The Professor teaching the course, Dr. Timothy Barth, has stated that its the best documented case of a haunting he has ever read. The house is currently being investigated by Paranormal researchers who have taken startling photos of "energy orbs" and strange colored lights in the area. Hopefully, these photos will be available soon on the Authors website.

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4.3
26 reviews
BadMotorFinger 91
August 23, 2015
I have visited this house approximately 25-30 times with my ex fiance 5 or so years ago. We had never actually gone in the house due to the old couple that lived there, however we didn't need to as the land there is extremely active. I wish I had read this book sooner bc it helped me understand some things that happened. Similar instances, and some that I'm not sure the author would even believe. It's sad that it ended how it did, but the family was truly brave and strong for enduring all they did.
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Gerri LaGrange
July 11, 2017
I only wish we could have seen photos and Items that would help me to understand much more about this House. I do believe that things happen and there are explainable things all over the World. I Do Believe this Happened for my Father lived in Upstate New York and told me stories of A house his Family lived in that too was Haunted. He was never so happy to Move out of that house he told me many years ago.. There are things we Cannot explain and to Make fun of others who have lived like this for Many year is Horrible in itself. I believe that Anything & Everything is Possible.. Good Story.. But wish there was Photos to validate some of the Items of the People who lived through this Horrible time in there life.. I know there fine now all of them and Thank God they was Not Haunted and it was Just the House.. Thank You So much for the Story.. Miss Gerri Good story.. I Do Believe in everything written.
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Jerica Washington-Smith
March 25, 2017
It was a great read and as I've watched many investigations into this home I am inclined to believe her story. I feel bad for her experiences and subsequent losses hereafter but I am sure she finds peace in knowing that she was able to share her story. I rather enjoyed it!
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About the author

The author was born in Buffalo, New York. Her first published book, Echoes of a Haunting (published in 1999) is non-fiction. In the fiction field, she has written Brothers (2001), Once a Demon (2002), Birds of a Feather (2002). Cirque Diabolique (2003), Shamrocks in the Heather (2003), A Breath of Old Smoke (2004) and Daughters of Gemini all in the BROTHERS Series. In 1975, she moved out West, first to California and then north to Oregon. She currently resides in the coastal town of Florence, Oregon with her mother, their dog, “Dear” Abby and a cat named Miss Kitty.

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