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Sinossi
Colin Dickey trascina il lettore in un percorso da brividi sulle tracce dei fantasmi: vecchie case e alberghi, prigioni abbandonate, ospedali vuoti, cimiteri indiani risuonano ancora della presenza degli spiriti, che continuano a solleticare la nostra immaginazione. Perché? L'autore tenta di rispondere intraprendendo un viaggio nei luoghi infestati degli Stati Uniti, per svelare e decifrare gli episodi occultati della storia americana e ricercare la verità nascosta dietro i racconti di fantasmi, tra crimini irrisolti e imprese incompiute. Le vicende che rievoca, terrificanti e piene di fascino allo stesso tempo, scavano negli angoli più neri del passato, e dell'animo umano.
- ISBN: 880474572X
- Casa Editrice: Mondadori
- Pagine: 324
- Data di uscita: 03-05-2022
Recensioni
A fascinating analysis of ghost stories, their lore, and cultural significance. The book isn't cheesy and doesn't try to prove or disprove the spirit realm. On the contrary, it is a historical, literary (and sometimes personal) analysis of hauntings, iconic haunted locations and noteworthy specters. Leggi tutto
Ghostland is a not-spooky, but thoroughly entertaining, examination of ghost stories and haunted locales throughout America with the express intent of debunking the paranormal and better understanding how ghost stories reflect on our past and present. Given the book's dark cover and the timing of it Leggi tutto
GHOSTLAND is a stirring and expertly written historical account of our ghosts, the ones we celebrate and the ones we hide. This is not a cheesy ghost hunters TV show in book form. Dickey deconstructs the folklore and myth surrounding the US's most famous/notorious hauntings. This is a book about how Leggi tutto
Incredibly scary and a perfect read for the month of October, Colin Dickey examines ghosts, haunted buildings, and other urban legends throughout the United States. But, it's not just about ghost stories, he also delves into the true histories of everything from cemeteries to asylums. When I picked
I tried but I really couldn't stand this one. For me personally, it was the tone that the author took. The chapters are divided by different famous ghost stories and the author proceeds to debunk them all. In that vein, there really is only so much of a 'people capitalizing on someone's tragedy for
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