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The Dead: A True Paranormal Story
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"This was a well written book with a totally different take on the paranormal." amazon.com e-reader.
"As a fellow paranormal author, I know that encounters like these don't happen to most people. The book starts out with a terrifying account of his bed levitating off the floor when he was just a child and ends with the haunting of his current home, with many thrills and chills in between. Written with wit and humor, this book will keep your attention until the very last page. I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the paranormal." -best-selling paranormal author Joni Mayhan.
5 Stars-"An analytical left-brained man's Journey of Learning and Acceptance of the Metaphysical." amazon.com e-reader
"Metaphysics and spirituality meet the paranormal world in fantastic true life story." -Times writer and author G. Parsons Holt
"Well Written, & Insightful -- But It's More a Book About New Age Style Mysticism Than It is an Actual Ghost Story." Goodreads.com e-reader
5 Stars-"This was a well written book with a totally different take on the paranormal." amazon.com e-reader
#1 BEST SELLER #1 Best Seller in Occult Unexplained Mysteries
"This story combines spirituality with the paranormal." -amazon.com e-reader
“I was twelve years old when my bed levitated itself.”
The first line of The Dead begins the candid story of true, paranormal experiences. Told in chronological sequence, Gare Allen describes, in haunting detail, his encounters with an intrusive spirit that haunts his house and an angry demon that cannot be banished.
His sanity is tested when he receives warnings from the other side through a psychic that channels a disembodied spirit.
Based on his chilling encounters, it is clear that The Dead are not dead.
The Dead inspired seven short stories of metaphysical and paranormal experiences in 7 Lessons-The 7 Novellas Series.
The A True Paranormal Story
Gare Allen
"This was a well written book with a totally different take on the paranormal." amazon.com e-reader.
"As a fellow paranormal author, I know that encounters like these don't happen to most people. The book starts out with a terrifying account of his bed levitating off the floor when he was just a child and ends with the haunting of his current home, with many thrills and chills in between. Written with wit and humor, this book will keep your attention until the very last page. I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the paranormal." -best-selling paranormal author Joni Mayhan.
5 Stars-"An analytical left-brained man's Journey of Learning and Acceptance of the Metaphysical." amazon.com e-reader
"Metaphysics and spirituality meet the paranormal world in fantastic true life story." -Times writer and author G. Parsons Holt
"Well Written, & Insightful -- But It's More a Book About New Age Style Mysticism Than It is an Actual Ghost Story." Goodreads.com e-reader
5 Stars-"This was a well written book with a totally different take on the paranormal." amazon.com e-reader
#1 BEST SELLER #1 Best Seller in Occult Unexplained Mysteries
"This story combines spirituality with the paranormal." -amazon.com e-reader
“I was twelve years old when my bed levitated itself.”
The first line of The Dead begins the candid story of true, paranormal experiences. Told in chronological sequence, Gare Allen describes, in haunting detail, his encounters with an intrusive spirit that haunts his house and an angry demon that cannot be banished.
His sanity is tested when he receives warnings from the other side through a psychic that channels a disembodied spirit.
Based on his chilling encounters, it is clear that The Dead are not dead.
The Dead inspired seven short stories of metaphysical and paranormal experiences in 7 Lessons-The 7 Novellas Series.
The A True Paranormal Story
Gare Allen
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 10, 2015
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About the author
Gare Allen
28 books7 followersAbout Gare Allen
Author of several best selling books including: Ghost Crimes: Based on Actual Paranormal Cases, The Dead: A True Paranormal Story, Two's Company, Three's a Pack, First Impressions: True Tales From The Road, A Family in Faith as well as 7 Lessons-7 Short Stories of Metaphysical and Paranormal Experiences.
Gare compiled The Dogs of Lost Angels with 100% of the proceeds being paid to The Lost Angels Animal Rescue Organization in Tampa, FL.
Gare is also a writer for TheGhostDiaries.com
Gare Allen was born in 1969 in Tampa, Florida where he currently resides. Years of metaphysical study resulted in The 7 Lessons Series and The Dead: A True Paranormal Story. Gare supports animal welfare organizations in his free time and is dedicated to physical fitness.
Check out Author Gare Allen's official site www.gareallen.com
Author of several best selling books including: Ghost Crimes: Based on Actual Paranormal Cases, The Dead: A True Paranormal Story, Two's Company, Three's a Pack, First Impressions: True Tales From The Road, A Family in Faith as well as 7 Lessons-7 Short Stories of Metaphysical and Paranormal Experiences.
Gare compiled The Dogs of Lost Angels with 100% of the proceeds being paid to The Lost Angels Animal Rescue Organization in Tampa, FL.
Gare is also a writer for TheGhostDiaries.com
Gare Allen was born in 1969 in Tampa, Florida where he currently resides. Years of metaphysical study resulted in The 7 Lessons Series and The Dead: A True Paranormal Story. Gare supports animal welfare organizations in his free time and is dedicated to physical fitness.
Check out Author Gare Allen's official site www.gareallen.com
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March 7, 2018
Well Written
The phenomenon of demonic possession by an unwary host is described in vivid details. The manner of how they infiltrate the mind with signs and wonders is also addressed. It never ceases to amaze how gullible humans can be and still trust that which is out to destroy them. I highly recommend this book to those tasked with uncovering truth and light before that destruction becomes irreversible.
The phenomenon of demonic possession by an unwary host is described in vivid details. The manner of how they infiltrate the mind with signs and wonders is also addressed. It never ceases to amaze how gullible humans can be and still trust that which is out to destroy them. I highly recommend this book to those tasked with uncovering truth and light before that destruction becomes irreversible.
January 25, 2021
Can I use the word ‘refreshing’ to describe a book called The Dead :) Refreshing because it is honest. Those suspicions I wanted to understand, but am fearful to talk to people about Gare Allen discusses in this book. It’s real and opens your mind.
January 7, 2018
Very shallow book. Just anecdoctal
December 31, 2023
Out of all of Gare's books, this one is my favorite. Spine tingling stories from someone who has experienced the paranormal up close and personal.
November 13, 2015
If you're looking for a good scary book that only contains true ghost tales, you may be somewhat disappointed by Gare Allen's The Dead: A True Paranormal Story. Unfortunately, there are only a few really good, chiller type, ghost story moments in the book, with the majority of the text being devoted to the author's personal convictions about a range of ostensibly paranormal themed subjects, including OBEs (out of body experiences) and reincarnation -- which, for better or worse, Mr. Allen spends a goodly portion of his prose expounding upon.
Now, that's NOT to say that 'The Dead' isn't a competently written novella, overall. In fact, with a clever, insightful, and even somewhat unique writing style, the author actually not only does a better than average job of offering up a number of personal theories and opinions about the mysterious paranormal world that ever lurks "beyond the veil," but he may also almost miraculously manage to quickly coax the average reader into forgetting (mostly) about how seriously non-mainstream his obvious personal quirks and belief systems actually come off as being.
In other words, if you're already open minded enough to buy the notion that Mr. Allen was, once upon a time, a highly exalted, half alien hybrid in Ancient Egypt, during one of his numerous previous lives (when he was apparently tasked with "sowing the seeds of love," so to speak, for the benefit of the female human inhabitants of Earth, for most of the duration of that particular incarnation), or his contention that he does indeed have a "spirit guide " (and who doesn't believe in all that, right?), then you'll most likely seriously enjoy reading the book.
Because this particular literary work by author Allen really does seem to be less about actual ghost stories (as the title may imply to some -- 'cause hey, it fooled me!), and a lot more of a litany about the author's "New Age" style experiences and philosophies. And that's okay with me, I guess. I'm game. Well... mostly. And I really did enjoy reading the book, and that's all that really matters, ya know.
After all, 'The Dead' really is an entertaining and thoroughly engrossing little collection of personal life experiences. Okay... some more or less "enlightened" (or certainly more skeptical) folks will most likely get frustrated with the text as soon as they crash head long into the half alien hybrid, past life scenario, but truly, if you keep reading, and are willing and able to reserve judgement (and if your eyeballs don't get too tired from rolling around in their sockets, as if you're a smart ass teen who just ain't buyin' any of it), then you may actually learn a little something from Gare Allen's take on what happens to "The Dead" when we all do eventually pass on. To be sure, there's some neat stuff in this book, and even if you don't eagerly gobble it all down, hook, line, AND sinker, I'm pretty darned sure that you most likely will be thoroughly entertained.
Now, that's NOT to say that 'The Dead' isn't a competently written novella, overall. In fact, with a clever, insightful, and even somewhat unique writing style, the author actually not only does a better than average job of offering up a number of personal theories and opinions about the mysterious paranormal world that ever lurks "beyond the veil," but he may also almost miraculously manage to quickly coax the average reader into forgetting (mostly) about how seriously non-mainstream his obvious personal quirks and belief systems actually come off as being.
In other words, if you're already open minded enough to buy the notion that Mr. Allen was, once upon a time, a highly exalted, half alien hybrid in Ancient Egypt, during one of his numerous previous lives (when he was apparently tasked with "sowing the seeds of love," so to speak, for the benefit of the female human inhabitants of Earth, for most of the duration of that particular incarnation), or his contention that he does indeed have a "spirit guide " (and who doesn't believe in all that, right?), then you'll most likely seriously enjoy reading the book.
Because this particular literary work by author Allen really does seem to be less about actual ghost stories (as the title may imply to some -- 'cause hey, it fooled me!), and a lot more of a litany about the author's "New Age" style experiences and philosophies. And that's okay with me, I guess. I'm game. Well... mostly. And I really did enjoy reading the book, and that's all that really matters, ya know.
After all, 'The Dead' really is an entertaining and thoroughly engrossing little collection of personal life experiences. Okay... some more or less "enlightened" (or certainly more skeptical) folks will most likely get frustrated with the text as soon as they crash head long into the half alien hybrid, past life scenario, but truly, if you keep reading, and are willing and able to reserve judgement (and if your eyeballs don't get too tired from rolling around in their sockets, as if you're a smart ass teen who just ain't buyin' any of it), then you may actually learn a little something from Gare Allen's take on what happens to "The Dead" when we all do eventually pass on. To be sure, there's some neat stuff in this book, and even if you don't eagerly gobble it all down, hook, line, AND sinker, I'm pretty darned sure that you most likely will be thoroughly entertained.
August 4, 2015
An analytical left-brained man's Journey of Learning and Acceptance of the Metaphysical
First and foremost, the author provides a great objective view of his personality and traits. I am able to identify many similarities to myself. Not unlike myself, the author starts his journey to study the paranormal with reservations and doubts. His use of journaling enabled the author to explain previous experiences with new knowledge. Once convinced, the author takes you through ups and downs of applying his growing knowledge to help himself with his personal growth and life purpose.
Whether you are skeptical or a believer in the paranormal, the book is entertaining and psychologically gripping.
First and foremost, the author provides a great objective view of his personality and traits. I am able to identify many similarities to myself. Not unlike myself, the author starts his journey to study the paranormal with reservations and doubts. His use of journaling enabled the author to explain previous experiences with new knowledge. Once convinced, the author takes you through ups and downs of applying his growing knowledge to help himself with his personal growth and life purpose.
Whether you are skeptical or a believer in the paranormal, the book is entertaining and psychologically gripping.
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