Disembodied Voices: True Accounts of Hidden Beings

‘'The young wanted to know what it was that called from the depth of the woods in the middle of the night, where babies came from, and where the dead went.''Basil Johnson

My grandmother used to say ‘'never answer to someone who calls your name.'' Ok, this may sound a bit improper but she wasn't referring to people (although I hardly talk to them anyway :) but to...what exactly? She never gave me a straight answer. She only repeated that if I found myself alone in a room and heard my name, I should never answer. Ever. And it goes without saying that things were serious, very serious if the same thing took place in a remote street or in a forest. Long story short, I took her warning seriously. This is why I was immediately attracted to Disembodied Voices.

Tim Marczenko searches for answers to the experience of being called by a voice without a body, a voice calling for help, or simply uttering your name, laughing...And waiting for you to answer back or step closer to discover the source of a voice that resembles the one of a family member or a friend. Stories of attempted abductions, of missing children that never returned. Teenagers that resisted the lure of the calling voice. But it isn't all darkness. There are moving accounts of voices that protected from danger. Angels? Deceased relatives? Benevolent spirits? Whatever they may be, this is one more proof that there are always two forces fighting each other over us. And no, I am not a sceptic. I have never been a sceptic. I will never be a sceptic. Because.

I was fascinated by the information on legends from all over the world on creatures and spirits lurking in the woods. Figures from Africa, Asia, America, Europe, targeting children and unaware wanderers. The narration of the myths and the witnesses' encounters are very vivid and atmospheric and I found myself looking over my shoulders on a few occasions.

However, the writer's personal account almost broke the deal for me. He came across as dramatic, a tad self-righteous and very fond of film cliches. The information on folklore and mythology and the accounts of people who have experienced the phenomenon of disembodied voices were interesting enough to make this a great book for the lovers of the supernatural. The writer's attitude and his woes left me cold...

Many thanks to Schiffer Publishing and Edelweiss for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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