Our Haunted Lives is a collection of stories from people who lived in haunted houses. People like George Lutz, whose experiences in the infamous house in Amityville, New York in 1975 captivated the world and spurned the launch of several books and movies over the past three decades, notably The Amityville Horror.

In many ways, Mr. Lutz’s own account of what happened to him and his family is more frightening than anything Hollywood could dream up. The interview in Our Haunted Lives was one of the last major interviews Mr. Lutz gave before his death in May of this year.

I’ve seen the Amityville movie, read the book, and watched documentaries that tried to claim that the Lutzs’ experience was a big hoax. I think I will buy this book so I can hear from the late Mr. Lutz myself.

Other encounters explored in this ground-breaking book include: Ghosts We Know; Ghosts on the Job; Haunted Hotels and Inns; Near-Death Experiences; While You Were Sleeping; Ghost Hunting; and Ghosts Out and About.

“Over the years I’ve heard from hundreds of people who have experienced a brush with the supernatural,” said Jeff Belanger, author of Our Haunted Lives. “The most compelling evidence of the existence of ghosts is the testimony of those who have experienced them. My objective was to capture not only the experiences but the nature and nuances of the language people use to relate these profound events. The format and style of this book is a nod to the great interviewer and author Studs Terkel, whose work served as the inspiration for Our Haunted Lives.”

Jeff Belanger is an author of several books on the subject of the paranormal and founder of megasite, Ghostvillage.com.