Brian Laythe, Ph.D., is the owner of Iudicium psychological consultancy, and the director of the Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience (I.S.R.A.E.). He lives in Charlestown, Indiana. James Houran, Ph.D., is a research professor at the Laboratory for Statistics and Computation, ISLA—Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) and research director at Integrated Knowledge Systems, Inc. (Dallas Texas). He lives in Dallas. Neil Dagnall, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). He has been involved with the teaching and researching of the anomalous for 20+ years and is an advocate of public engagement and education in science. Kenneth Drinkwater, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). His primary research interests concern the formation and maintenance of scientifically unsubstantiated cognitions, such as paranormal beliefs, conspiracy theories, and urban legends. Ciarán O’Keeffe, Ph.D., is an associate professor of research and education at Buckinghamshire New University (UK), where he is also associate head of the School of Human and Social Sciences. He is a co-author of a number of popular paranormal books.

“Providing a framework for examining the metaphysical world, Ghosted! offers both intriguing research and quality entertainment while probing the supernatural, whether the reader is a believer or a skeptic.”—Booklist

• Table of Contents“Dead”icationsAcknowledgmentsGhost GangForeword by Chris FrenchIntroductionBefore you begin…1. Spectral Signs … or Symptoms?2. Who Experiences Ghosts and Why It Matters3. Beware, Social Media and Greater Society Are Possessed4. Spooky Settings and Structures5. The Theory of “Haunted People Syndrome”6. What About the Paranormal?7. Citizen Science to the Rescue: Critical Concepts8. Citizen Science in Action: Sample Investigative Tactics9. Wanted! Research on the Syndrome Model and Beyond10. Recommendations for Ongoing Education and PursuitsAfterword by Loyd Auerbach GlossaryIndex

Brian Laythe, Ph.D., is the owner of Iudicium psychological consultancy, and the director of the Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience (I.S.R.A.E.). He lives in Charlestown, Indiana. James Houran, Ph.D., is a research professor at the Laboratory for Statistics and Computation, ISLA—Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) and research director at Integrated Knowledge Systems, Inc. (Dallas Texas). He lives in Dallas. Neil Dagnall, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). He has been involved with the teaching and researching of the anomalous for 20+ years and is an advocate of public engagement and education in science. Kenneth Drinkwater, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). His primary research interests concern the formation and maintenance of scientifically unsubstantiated cognitions, such as paranormal beliefs, conspiracy theories, and urban legends. Ciarán O’Keeffe, Ph.D., is an associate professor of research and education at Buckinghamshire New University (UK), where he is also associate head of the School of Human and Social Sciences. He is a co-author of a number of popular paranormal books.

“Providing a framework for examining the metaphysical world, Ghosted! offers both intriguing research and quality entertainment while probing the supernatural, whether the reader is a believer or a skeptic.”—Booklist

• Table of Contents“Dead”icationsAcknowledgmentsGhost GangForeword by Chris FrenchIntroductionBefore you begin…1. Spectral Signs … or Symptoms?2. Who Experiences Ghosts and Why It Matters3. Beware, Social Media and Greater Society Are Possessed4. Spooky Settings and Structures5. The Theory of “Haunted People Syndrome”6. What About the Paranormal?7. Citizen Science to the Rescue: Critical Concepts8. Citizen Science in Action: Sample Investigative Tactics9. Wanted! Research on the Syndrome Model and Beyond10. Recommendations for Ongoing Education and PursuitsAfterword by Loyd Auerbach GlossaryIndex

Brian Laythe, Ph.D., is the owner of Iudicium psychological consultancy, and the director of the Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience (I.S.R.A.E.). He lives in Charlestown, Indiana. James Houran, Ph.D., is a research professor at the Laboratory for Statistics and Computation, ISLA—Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) and research director at Integrated Knowledge Systems, Inc. (Dallas Texas). He lives in Dallas. Neil Dagnall, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). He has been involved with the teaching and researching of the anomalous for 20+ years and is an advocate of public engagement and education in science. Kenneth Drinkwater, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). His primary research interests concern the formation and maintenance of scientifically unsubstantiated cognitions, such as paranormal beliefs, conspiracy theories, and urban legends. Ciarán O’Keeffe, Ph.D., is an associate professor of research and education at Buckinghamshire New University (UK), where he is also associate head of the School of Human and Social Sciences. He is a co-author of a number of popular paranormal books.

“Providing a framework for examining the metaphysical world, Ghosted! offers both intriguing research and quality entertainment while probing the supernatural, whether the reader is a believer or a skeptic.”—Booklist

• Table of Contents“Dead”icationsAcknowledgmentsGhost GangForeword by Chris FrenchIntroductionBefore you begin…1. Spectral Signs … or Symptoms?2. Who Experiences Ghosts and Why It Matters3. Beware, Social Media and Greater Society Are Possessed4. Spooky Settings and Structures5. The Theory of “Haunted People Syndrome”6. What About the Paranormal?7. Citizen Science to the Rescue: Critical Concepts8. Citizen Science in Action: Sample Investigative Tactics9. Wanted! Research on the Syndrome Model and Beyond10. Recommendations for Ongoing Education and PursuitsAfterword by Loyd Auerbach GlossaryIndex