"From haunted houses to phantom ships, ghostly phenomena are everywhere! This intriguing guide looks at dozens of cases-and offers some scientific and parapsychological explanations for these sightings. Malign spirits and gentle ghosts, apparitions, wraiths, spooky urban myths, and more: Ghost Sightings examines all these phenomena throughout history and across the globe. Some cases are famous, others less well known, but they're all riveting. Each entry chronicles the date, location, and what occurred, and offers a historical context and analytical assessment of the event. Extensive appendices provide additional information, including the role of ghosts in the world's religions, out-of-body and near-death experiences, and modern theories on ghosts from such figures as Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Illustrated with 100 black-and-white photographs, Ghost Sightings explores a subject that has fascinated, amazed, and terrified people from time immemorial." -- ONIX annotation.