occultism

Explores worldwide popular, historical, and cultural aspects of death and the afterlife, providing information on heaven, hell, reincarnation, resurrection, possession, ascension, near-death experiences, mediums, the rise of spiritualism, the hospice movement, and other related topics.

Contains tales and myths concerning magic, charms, occult inscriptions, and other occult methods of enchantment.

An introduction to the supernatural that explores evidence of monsters, ghosts, hauntings, mythical creatures, and other spooky occurrences throughout history.

Shows how claims of psychic abilities, telekinesis, and other paranormal abilities can be explained with the application of science and probability theory.

Wally is not sure what to think when he sees what appears to be the ghost of Professor Grimm on the roof of a supposedly haunted house, and while trying to solve the mystery, he learns what God has to say about mediums, fortune-tellers, and ghosts.

Presents a comprehensive account of paranormal beliefs and popular delusions in history including the seventeenth-century madness surrounding the value of tulips in Holland, witch hunts and haunted houses, health cures and scares, and other examples of human gullibility.

Collection of essays and articles from the Skeptical Inquirer addressing the important issues of science and popular belief.

Presents ten accounts of "real" magical happenings which, according to science and common sense, cannot occur.