titch
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Being deaths kitty and queen o scots must be very stressful, relax by chopping of some headsI am losing it, i cannot remember posting the post above
Being deaths kitty and queen o scots must be very stressful, relax by chopping of some headsI am losing it, i cannot remember posting the post above
On that recommendation I have ordered it (proper book though , stuff yer bloody kindle)Finished this in a couple of gulps yesterday. It's not long (unfortunately), but the stories are really rather good, well written, and all (mmm, apart from maybe one) have the immediate ring of real experience.
The book is well organised, being split into sections: Foot Patrol; Mobile Patrol; Incidents Attended etc. I found the Haunted Stations chapter particularly atmospheric - you get a real sense of place, and what it was like to be alone overnight in one of those old Victorian/Edwardian blocks.
Gets a thumbs up from me. It's only around 95 pages long - I'm hoping it'll be an ongoing project for Mr Gilbert.
Good ideaBeing deaths kitty and queen o scots must be very stressful, relax by chopping of some heads
Just ordered it as well, and i like proper book as well, also ordered thisOn that recommendation I have ordered it (proper book though , stuff yer bloody kindle)
Ever notice how the tiniest noises are REALLY LOUD in the middle of the night? LOL.I better not read THAT late at night then -- my stomach will growl and I'll think I'm being possessed by a demon of gastric juices!
This thread has reminded me of a book that's been sitting on my 'Mmm, possibly' Kindle wishlist for a while: Credible Witness: Paranormal Police Stories by Andy Gilbert. As I was off for one of my very rare doctors appointments this morning, knew I'd probably be sitting around for a while, and it's cheap as chips up the Amazon, I thought I'd indulge.
I've only dipped into some of the witness acounts, but so far, this actually looks quite good. Police stories going back to the 1950's, possibly weighted towards the West Midlands by the look of it (maybe that's where the author - a peeler himself - was based).
Like many books of this kind, the stories I've read leave you wishing there was just a little bit more, but are still satisfying, and have the ring of genuine experience about them.
There is a lot of dross in the allegedly true ghost story genre - a fact I'm sure everybody here is already aware of - but this looks like a good one so far.
I was contemplating that book. But I thought by the cover it might be American police and may be more OTT that British coppers.
...I got the ‘Police Ghost Stories’ which is 99% American cops thinking their guns will help them against ghosts...
American television and movies have so much to answer for—shooting intagible stuff is just another cinematic trope.I got the ‘Police Ghost Stories’ which is 99% American cops thinking their guns will help them against ghosts.
I got the ‘Police Ghost Stories’ which is 99% American cops thinking their guns will help them against ghosts.
It's good stuff, the aircraft crash story is very short but incredibly sad.View attachment 19993
A second one.
In credible witness 2 there is an off-duty UK police man who thinks a shotgun will save him from phantom footsteps!Well I got the wrong one first. I got the ‘Police Ghost Stories’ which is 99% American cops thinking their guns will help them against ghosts.
I have now got the right one ‘Credible Witness’ now which is much better.
In credible witness 2 there is an off-duty UK police man who thinks a shotgun will save him from phantom footsteps!
Well if he uses it on himself he's right.
Are [such phenomena] common in your neck o' the woods??
Are Spoiler tags not in yours?
*harrumph!*
maximus otter