The Complete Paranormal Handbook

If you’ve ever felt curious about hauntings, ghosts, and how to start hunting them, The Complete Paranormal Investigation Handbook might just become your new favorite read. Written by Richard Palmisano and Peter J. Roe (of Canada’s Searcher Group), this guide aims to guide serious paranormal research.

There are plenty of ghost-hunting how-to’s out there - some full of theatrics, some others skeptical. What sets this book apart is its blend of seriousness and accessibility. Palmisano and Roe draw on over four decades of hands-on experience, trial and error, and field work. Their goal? To help individuals and teams take investigations beyond the cookie-cutter toolkit and start asking better questions, with better structure.

Rather than focusing only on whether ghosts “exist” (they assume you already believe they do), the authors focus on how to do investigations that are organized, repeatable, and honest. That makes it useful whether you're part of a local paranormal club, just testing your mettle solo, or thinking of forming your own team.

Here’s a peek at some of the chapters and topics you can expect:

• Basics-The foundational knowledge and skills every team or investigator should know.
• Teams- How to find a team or build your own, and how to organize.
• Equipment and Tools- An overview of the tools you’ll need.
  
• Pre-Investigation, Investigation, and Data- How to set up, conduct, and analyze your investigation.
  

• Beginners, because the book eases you into concepts and practices without assuming advanced knowledge.
  
  

• Intermediate and veteran ghost-hunters, because the authors push you to step up - to refine your methods, question assumptions, and improve your results.
  
  

• Paranormal teams or groups, because of its focus on teamwork, shared protocols, and consolidating efforts.
  
  

• Curious skeptics and researchers, who want to understand how paranormal investigations operate in the field, not just the stories.
  
  

If you're someone who believes ghosts or unexplained phenomena merit serious study (not just scary stories), this is a book that can help you grow.

While this handbook is thorough and grounded, it still must be tempered by personal experience and skepticism. No book can substitute on-site experience, intuition, and continuous learning. Also, equipment and methods change over time - so always stay current and open to new techniques.