05/28/2026
I met Shane Pittman before I read this book, which turned out to be the right order. I already knew him as one of the most honest people in this field. His investigation style reflects exactly who he is, no performance, no exaggeration. When I finally sat down with this memoir I was not surprised to find the same person on every page.
He bares his soul here. Childhood, the curious teen years long before television found him, the bad and the good and the ugly of a life lived in pursuit of something most people won't take seriously. This is not a ghost hunting book dressed up as a memoir. It is a memoir that happens to include ghost hunting, which makes it far more valuable than most of what gets published in this space.
One small moment that stuck with me. He calls it an energetic hangover. I call it a paranormal hangover. Different words, same experience. That kind of recognition is what honest investigation writing produces.
I went back and looked up every location I was unfamiliar with. That is the mark of a book that makes you want to keep going after the last page.
If you want to understand what this work actually costs the people who do it seriously, read this book.
Visit his website to buy your own copy.
