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Gary Jansen
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Praise for Holy Ghosts
-Whitley Strieber, author of Communion and The Omega Point
"I have always believed in ghosts, paranormal phenomena, and miracles. But I've never read a book that tells of chills and ghosts in the house from a Catholic perspective. I read the book in a sitting. There are more than a few spine- tingling scares here, offered in such a benign, even life-affirming way, that we end up enlightened, entertained, and charmed."
-Beverly Donofrio, author of Looking for Mary and Riding in Cars with Boys
"Gary Jansen will both creep you out and educate you on the nature of 'earthbound spirits.' His tale of the spirits haunting his family home, and of helping them cross over to the next world, is a thrilling treat that I couldn't put down. Jansen tells the best kind of ghost story-the true kind!"
-Julia Scheeres, author of Jesus Land
"Gary Jansen's Holy Ghosts is a haunting memoir of both the paranormal and the heartbreakingly down-to-earth. By turns scholarly, comic, and creepy, Jansen shows us the ghosts in his house as well as his heart. Spellbinding and wise, this trip to the supernatural eventually returns us home, providing a deeper understanding of our faith, our fears, and the people we love."
-Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and Falcon Quinn and the Black Mirror
"[A]n eerie well-told ghost story." - Library Journal
"I originally picked up Gary Jansen’s Holy Ghosts (Tarcher, Sept.) from the galley pile because of its subtitle: How a (Not So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night. I was intrigued, but was pretty certain I’d just skim it. Was I ever wrong—I was hooked in the first chapter. Holy Ghosts is more than just a gripping true story about ghosts haunting his family’s home and how he got them to leave. I thoroughly enjoyed the fascinating history that Jansen, an editor at Doubleday Religion, incorporates into the story about the Catholic Church and its beliefs in spirits, angels, and demons. He also shares historical data about curses, other cultures’ beliefs about death, and what happens after we depart our bodies. His writing style is engaging and informative; I couldn’t stop reading. As soon as I was done, I shared it with someone who owns a haunted home. Her review was accurate and succinct: “It scared the shit out of me.”- Publishers Weekly
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