It is now thirty years since the world first heard of the Enfield Poltergeist, and
this month sees the release of an updated version of Guy Lyon Playfair’s
analysis of the case, This House is Haunted - The Investigation into the
Enfield Poltergeist.
It is difficult to know what to make of Enfield. Sceptics still argue that nothing
truly paranormal took place, whilst Playfair and the late Maurice Grosse
would undoubtedly disagree. The evidence put forward in This House is
Haunted suggests that the family did indeed endure a genuine poltergeist
investigation. For those who didn’t experience Enfield first time around, so to speak,
then this updated version will provide a valuable insight into one of the most
prominent poltergeist cases in recent history.
One of the interesting features of the book is the author’s look back at the events of
Enfield from a 2007 perspective. Both the poltergeist phenomenon in general and
the Enfield case specifically are once again examined, albeit briefly, in the light of
modern poltergeist theories. Information is also given about some of the principal
experients from an an intriguing “where are they now?” perspective.
Enfield will always be regarded as a prominent case in the annals of polt history.
We may not have all the answers to this baffling enigma, but we have inched a bit
closer. Well worth the read.
Published by Sutton Publishing at £10.99. ISBN: 978-0-7509-4836-4
this month sees the release of an updated version of Guy Lyon Playfair’s
analysis of the case, This House is Haunted -
It is difficult to know what to make of Enfield. Sceptics still argue that nothing
truly paranormal took place, whilst Playfair and the late Maurice Grosse
would undoubtedly disagree. The evidence put forward in This House is
Haunted suggests that the family did indeed endure a genuine poltergeist
investigation. For those who didn’t experience Enfield first time around, so to speak,
then this updated version will provide a valuable insight into one of the most
prominent poltergeist cases in recent history.
One of the interesting features of the book is the author’s look back at the events of
Enfield from a 2007 perspective. Both the poltergeist phenomenon in general and
the Enfield case specifically are once again examined, albeit briefly, in the light of
modern poltergeist theories. Information is also given about some of the principal
experients from an an intriguing “where are they now?” perspective.
Enfield will always be regarded as a prominent case in the annals of polt history.
We may not have all the answers to this baffling enigma, but we have inched a bit
closer. Well worth the read.
Published by Sutton Publishing at £10.99. ISBN: 978-
Harry Price was, for Forteans, the ultimate enigma. Even today few can get behind
the image and draw upon the essence. To some he was the consummate
investigator, to others he was a fraud. Some, enigmatically, label his as both
simultaneously.
Price’s career in the world of psychic phenomena was precipitated by his
exposé of some fraudulent mediums. This he did in conjunction with the
Society for Psychical Research. Thing went a little awry when he carried out
a series of experiments with the medium Stella Cranshaw, and the positive results
were distrusted by some of the SPR members, breathing new life into the
adage, “Be careful what you ask for, as you just might get it.”
Morris’s book perhaps comes closer than any other to capturing the real
Harry Price. Brilliantly written, it accurately sets Price within the context of the time
he lived in. The author manages to portray Price as a man of his times. It does not
whitewash, but neither does it engage in the gratuitous ad hominem attacks favoured
by some biographers.
At times Morris’s work reads like a novel, and yet the author never loses his eye for
accuracy. Regardless of what one thinks of Price, the book is a damn good read
and should grace the shelves of any researcher’s library. More than this, the book is
also a window into the more obscure aspects of Price’s life. Did you know, for
instance, that he once wrote to Adolf Hitler?
All in all a sterling effort by one of the UK’s most readable writers.
Published by Sutton Publishing at £18.99. ISBN: 0-7509-4271-1
the image and draw upon the essence. To some he was the consummate
investigator, to others he was a fraud. Some, enigmatically, label his as both
simultaneously.
Price’s career in the world of psychic phenomena was precipitated by his
exposé of some fraudulent mediums. This he did in conjunction with the
Society for Psychical Research. Thing went a little awry when he carried out
a series of experiments with the medium Stella Cranshaw, and the positive results
were distrusted by some of the SPR members, breathing new life into the
adage, “Be careful what you ask for, as you just might get it.”
Morris’s book perhaps comes closer than any other to capturing the real
Harry Price. Brilliantly written, it accurately sets Price within the context of the time
he lived in. The author manages to portray Price as a man of his times. It does not
whitewash, but neither does it engage in the gratuitous ad hominem attacks favoured
by some biographers.
At times Morris’s work reads like a novel, and yet the author never loses his eye for
accuracy. Regardless of what one thinks of Price, the book is a damn good read
and should grace the shelves of any researcher’s library. More than this, the book is
also a window into the more obscure aspects of Price’s life. Did you know, for
instance, that he once wrote to Adolf Hitler?
All in all a sterling effort by one of the UK’s most readable writers.
Published by Sutton Publishing at £18.99. ISBN: 0-
