Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1 Poltergeists - The only provable spontaneous form of the 'paranormal'? 6
(Is proof of more traditional ghosts always to be 'spirited away'?)
Chapter 2 A Brief and (Slightly) Alternative History to Our Subject 28
(Has this noisy ghost always been with us - perhaps just living round the corner?)
Chapter 3 Is Poltergeist Phenomena Rare? 51
(Or is it simply misdiagnosed or given a different name?)
Chapter 4 One Phenomenon in Various Forms? 77
(Or is Poltergeist a word for several separate things?)
Chapter 5 Object Movement - the Sign of an Active Poltergeist? 95
(Or just another 'boring' form of Psychokinesis?)
Chapter 6 Is Rapping Phenomena Communication with Something Intelligent? 120
(More than simply a variation of old Victorian party tricks?)
Chapter 7 The Mixed-Up World of the 'Intermediate' Case! 147
(Not everything fits perfectly when the subject matter is both 'mischievous' and unexplained.)
Chapter 8 From Without or From Within? 184
(Is the poltergeist a human agent or truly a noisy spirit as it was named?)
Chapter 9 Fiction and Fakes - Ethics and Protocol 218
(Is there a better way that things can be done?)
Chapter 10 Glimpses into the Future! 255
(Can we ever find the missing link to truly 'tame' and understand the illusive poltergeist?)
Endnotes 275
References 279
Index of Main Case Reviews and Research Breakthroughs 281
