The Rochdale Poltergeist: A True Story - Paperback

by Steve Mera (Author), Jenny Ashford (Author)

"Up to that point, I was quite happy to be interested in the paranormal because I really hadn't experienced much. Until I did. And then I was thinking, 'Oh God, do I really want to continue with this?'" - Steve Mera BSc., Director of the Scientific Establishment of Parapsychology Steve Mera had been investigating paranormal phenomena for many years, and had never seen anything that shook him to his very foundations. All that changed in 1996, when he was called in with his team to look into the bizarre occurrences taking place at a small bungalow in Rochdale, Manchester, England. Flying objects, disembodied voices, phantom smells and sounds, and strangest of all, copious falls of water seemingly coming from nowhere plagued the Gardner family for nearly a year. What Steve experienced during the investigation was enough to make him question his entire career path, and remains one of only a handful of cases that he is completely unable to rationally explain. This account, written by horror author Jenny Ashford from interviews conducted with Steve about the case, is a bone-chilling foray into the paranormal that will make even the most ardent skeptic sleep with the lights on.

Author Biography

Jenny Ashford is a horror writer and graphic artist. Her other books include Red Menace, Bellwether, The Five Poisons, The Tenebrist, and two short-story collections, Hopeful Monsters and The Associated Villainies. She has also written a paranormal nonfiction account titled The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist with Tom Ross. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies including The Nightmare Collective, History Is Dead, 2012 AD, ChimeraWorld #3 and ChimeraWorld #4. Her horror blog, goddessofhellfire.com, contains current writing news, short stories and articles, and her opinions about horror films and the genre in general. Steve Mera is a parapsychologist, paranormal investigator, freelance journalist, lecturer and tutor. He is the owner of the free monthly publication known as Phenomena Magazine, and chairman and founder of the Scientific Establishment of Parapsychology in Manchester, England. He is the author of three books-Strange Happenings: Memoirs of a Paranormal Investigator; Paranormal Insight: A Concise Study of the Strange and Profound; and The Paranormal Investigators Handbook: A Professional Look at the Subject of Ghosthunting. He has appeared on over 90 TV shows and series, over 100 radio stations, and has published articles in over 300 publications internationally.