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Chasing Ghosts, Texas Style

On the Road with Everyday Paranormal
by Barry Klinge
Klinge, Brad & Barry Klinge with Kathy Passero. Chasing Ghosts, Texas Style: On the Road with Everyday Paranormal. Thomas Dunne: St. Martin's. Oct. 2011. c.256p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 9780312590789. $25.99. PARAPSYCH
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From their schoolboy days to their website and investigation team (Everyday Paranormal) to their short-lived TV series (Ghost Lab), Texas brothers Brad and Barry Klinge have shared a lifelong fascination with ghosts. After recounting their biographical information and their path to becoming paranormal investigators, they devote the rest of their book to their investigations, including at Alcatraz and the Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana. The chapters, one per investigation, begin with information on the location and then describe the investigation and the wrap-up. The brothers take a scientific approach, relying on a variety of equipment and discounting anything, even personal experiences, that can't be corroborated by evidence. The book ends with a checklist of equipment, a glossary, and a bibliography consisting mainly of websites.
VERDICT The investigations and the evidence the brothers collect are often creepy and compelling. However, the book is weighed down by its odd narrative style (the brothers take turns narrating, in sections labeled with their names), long technical explanations, and frequent promotion for their now apparently canceled program, Ghost Lab. Still, teens and young adults with a passion for the paranormal might find this of interest. The brothers' references to YouTube, frequent swearing, and devotion to all things technical should resonate with younger readers.
Reviewed by Susan Flaherty, Portland P.L., ME , Aug 01, 2011
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