parapsychology

"Claire doesn't believe in ghosts, even though her dad is a ghost hunter on TV. But then her dad disappears. And a strange boy in her class, Lucas, knows something about ghosts. One of them has a message for her: Her dad has been taken, and he's in grave danger. Together, Claire and Lucas set out for the town of Hush Falls, where her dad was last seen. Legend says that a tall man in a dark tattered coat lurks near the reservoir in town, and anyone who gets too lose to old Lemuel Hush is never heard from again. Claire and Lucas are determined to rescue Claire's father. But how can they save him from the ghost of Hush when everyone knows that seeing him means that you're destined to die..."--Jacket flap.

Explores why demonstrably false beliefs in UFOs, aliens, and more, thrive despite decades of eduation and scientific debunking.

The stories in this volume explore three strange mysteries that are sure to make readers' hair stand on end! "Ghosts in Amityville" is a delightfully creepy account of one of the most famous ghost stories in America. Experience the story as the family that bought this spooky house did-just one year after murders took place there. "The Disappearance of Flight 19" tells a tale of the Bermuda Triangle. One day in 1945, five U.S. Air Force bombers flew out to sea on a routine mission-and disappeared without a trace. The older tale of the city of Atlantis still fascinates people to this day. According to Plato, it was a shining city with a marvelous civilization. perched on a great island in the ocean. And then, disaster struck, and the city was lost to the waves. Are these tales true? Readers can decide for themselves!.

"Cassidy Blake and her ghostly friend, Jacob, have survived the ghosts of Edinburgh and Paris, but New Orleans is a haunted city in a class by itself, and that is the current stop for her parents' TV show; but there is something a lot scarier than ghosts here: the Emissary of Death is after Cassidy, and to defeat it she will need the help of the Society of the Black Cat and she will also be faced with a terrible choice--lose one of her two friends, either ghost Jacob or her human friend and fellow veil-walker Lara"--OCLC.

Charlie, an eight-year-old girl, has the ability to start fires by pyrokinesis. Now a government agency is after her and wants to use her as a weapon.

Book publishers as well as film and TV producers continually look for new stories about vampires as well as ghosts, witches, and many other mythical creatures-to feed the public's enormous appetite for stories about the supernatural world.

Provides an inside look at all the high-tech tools used to study hair-raising hauntings.

Contains true stories about UFO activity, extraterrestrial encounters, disappearances, and more.

"Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment -- to get married and have a kid -- he may finally be in over his head! Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath!"--Back cover.

Examines the existence of ghosts in schools.