Apparitions and Ghosts: A Modern Study

Andrew MacKenzie examines reported apparitions and ghosts through the methods and questions of modern psychical research. The subject is treated as a body of testimony requiring assessment, rather than as proof of supernatural survival, with attention to the different explanations proposed for such experiences.

MacKenzie’s approach reflects his work as a journalist and Society for Psychical Research investigator. He was noted for weighing competing interpretations carefully, avoiding a fixed conclusion about phenomena that remained unexplained. The book belongs to his wider body of research into hauntings, apparitions, mediumship and other reported paranormal experiences, presenting ghostly encounters as evidence to be examined rather than simply accepted or dismissed.