"A bump in the night, the creak of floorboards and the uneasy coldness of a room... Throughout the decades, investigators and mediums have dedicated themselves to reaching through the veil and contacting the other side. Whether ghosts are the souls of the dead, windows in time or interdimensional beings, we have responded with fear and fascination to their horrific haunts. As part of his Illustrated History series, Adam Allsuch Boardman creates an illustrative study that will take you through the history and culture of ghosts." -- Back cover.