{"product_id":"9781443470506_strange-spooky-and-supernatural","title":"Strange, Spooky and Supernatural","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToronto Star Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlobe and Mail Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndigo Staff Pick of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe creator of the \u003cem\u003eDark Poutine\u003c\/em\u003e podcast\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eand bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMurder, Madness and Mayhem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eis back with a new collection of stories for those who are curious about the paranormal, the mysterious and the unexplained\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrange, Spooky and Supernatural\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into three sections and recounts stories of unusual and enigmatic people, places and things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first section explores strange people in history, including the death of escape artist and occult debunker Harry Houdini; BC resident Granger Taylor, who left a note saying he was leaving on a spaceship and disappeared; and a man known only as Jerome, who was discovered on a Nova Scotia beach in 1863 and was unable to communicate anything about his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second section, about strange places, embarks on a journey around the world, touching down in locations cloaked in mystery and steeped in spine-chilling stories of hauntings, unexplained deaths and lost civilizations. This chapter includes stories about the Borley Rectory, which has been labelled the most haunted house in England; Nahanni National Park in the Northwest Territories, which is referred to by many as “the Valley of Headless Men”; and the unexplained occurrences at Old MacDonald’s Farm in Caledonia Mills, Nova Scotia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the final section, Browne explores mysterious things including the Van Meter Visitor, an unidentified nocturnal creature that terrorized citizens of the small town of Van Meter, Iowa, in 1903; the Vampire of Highgate Cemetery, an entity that allegedly haunted the famous cemetery in London during the 1970s; and the Philip Experiment, a 1970s-era parapsychological experiment conducted in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrange, Spooky and Supernatural\u003c\/em\u003e includes a foreword by paranormal researcher Morgan Knudsen, who is also a co-host of the podcast \u003cem\u003eSupernatural Circumstances\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Browne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101853204629,"sku":"9781443470506","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_17fd610c-17d0-4dc1-aafa-c1791a7592b1.jpg?v=1776889841","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781443470506_strange-spooky-and-supernatural","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}