Mackenzie King's Ghost and Other Personal Accounts of Canadian Hauntings

David M. Kelly is a teaching assistant at Brock University in St.
Catharines.

Do ghosts exist? Are there really such things as auras, poltergeists,
and haunted houses? In answer to these time-honored questions, Colombo
has gathered 50 “true” eyewitness accounts of personal hauntings
across Canada.

Colombo, one of the nation’s foremost collectors of occult phenomena,
presents the testimony of Canadian citizens, both celebrity and
commoner, who claim to have tangled with powers beyond everyday
experience. The most famous of these is the communion between Percy J.
Philip and the spectre of the late William Lyon Mackenzie King,
Canada’s tenth prime minister. Whenever possible, Colombo has secured
an affidavit of authenticity from his contributors.

Some of these accounts come across as highly convincing. Others, quite
frankly, do not. However, as Colombo admits, almost all the evidence for
the paranormal is anecdotal.

This book is not likely to “scare” its readers; Exorcist fans will
be disappointed. But for those with a serious interest in the
paranormal, it should prove quite interesting.