Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity by Machell, Ben
Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity by Machell, Ben

Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity

A gripping narrative that uses the case files of Tony Cornell and the Society for Physical Research...
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Author: Ben Machell
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Language: English
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Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity by Machell, Ben

Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity

$45.48
Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity by Machell, Ben

Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity

$45.48
Author: Ben Machell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A gripping narrative that uses the case files of Tony Cornell and the Society for Physical Research to examine our interactions and obsessions with all things paranormal.

Tony Cornell spent his life probing the very edges of reality. A member of the UK's Society for Psychical Research (SPR), Cornell's role as an investigator of so-called "spontaneous cases" saw him returning time and again to the unsettling spaces that exist just on the periphery of our ordered, tidy, and rational lives, and which we all do our best to ignore: Ghosts. Spirits. Premonitions. Psychic powers. Glimpses of other worlds that throw into question everything we take for granted about life, death, and material existence itself.

This page-turner draws on Cornell's casefiles, which survive as uniquely untapped repository of stories reported by ordinary people, as well as correspondence between some of the great intellectuals of the 20th century--including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, and Marie Curie. By applying logical rigor to the investigation of events that could not be explained by conventional science, the SPR drew notable figures to its ranks as it gathered the most meticulous records ever compiled on hauntings, spiritual possessions, and other enduring mysteries.

Award-winning journalist Ben Machell mines the extensive archives of the SPR for the first time to reveal the untold history of the secretive organization, and to understand our interactions and ceaseless fascination with the unexplained.

Author: Ben Machell
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.98w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781538770689


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/22/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
Ben Machell has worked for the Times in London since 2005, and is a principal feature writer, interviewer, and columnist for the award-winning Times Magazine. His debut book, The Unusual Suspect, was widely acclaimed and shortlisted for the Golden Dagger at the 2022 Crime Writers' Association Awards.
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