Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47397 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Synopsis
The UK's number one TV psychic is back as you've never seen him before. Derek shares stories of his scariest, most bloodcurdling encounters with the other side. From possession by demons, violent spirits that have thrown him bodily across the room and encounters with dead serial killers, to ghosts that have made him fear for his very life, here is a collection of shocking experiences that have made Derek stare into the darkest places of the spirit world. Warning: this is not for the faint-hearted. Read it, if you dare.

About the Author
Following a career as a footballer with Liverpool FC and USC
Lion in Australia, Derek Acorah began to tap into the psychic skills he
first noticed as a child. He has since become one of the country's most
famous mediums, and is the star of Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns on Living TV,
having previously appeard on Most Haunted and Celebrity Most Haunted. He
makes appearances on various other TV and radio shows, both in the UK and
the US, and has toured internationally.

Customer Reviews

Straight in in the Bin
I bought this book in a airport lounge for £1.99 cheap eh , not at all , as Derek Would say I wus Robbed,it took me my plane journey to read it , as soon as the plane landed the Buke (book) ended up where it belongs in the bin . don't buy this nonsense , write your own book you will probably do a better job. save your hard earned and go buy some sweets. lol

Back on form
As I was a little disappointed in the haunted Britain book I was glad to see that cheeky narrative and easy style of writing return in this book. The tales contained within the books aren't really that extreme (not really the daring doo psychic!) but worth a read as Derek comes across very naturally and honestly. What makes this book interesting for any most haunted/ derek follower are the multiple refrences to the programme and his vindication. I won't spoil them for you but they are food for thought as some of the most haunted team have allegedly been very forthcoming towards their views upon their ex-team member. Derek, forever the gentleman just drops hints!

A good read, just because Derek is so damn entertaining!

Review by a sceptic
I picked up 'Extreme Psychic' for a bit of light relief and some possible explanations about the supernatural, as I am an open-minded sceptic.

In the first chapter, Acorah recounts how he met a young man in a 'mental care institution'. The young man was hearing voices and Acorah states:
'The young man was neither mentally deranged nor schizophrenic. Quite simply David had the gift of spiritual communication.'
As someone who works in the field of mental health, I found this kind of blasé approach to the diagnoses of people with mental health issues to be trite and irresponsible. Plus...I don't think anyone has been described as being 'mentally deranged' for at least thirty years.

Putting this aside I continued, in the hope that I would receive some explanation for ghosts, spirits and the like. There was nothing.

There was, however, a really funny chapter involving the spirit of an evil monk (although he wasn't really a monk, he was just pretending!!) having to be 'bundled back to the astral plane.' I nearly fell off my chair laughing when Acorah exclaimed; 'I had found the vortex!' Another high point for me was when he waltzed round the kitchen with possessed women!

If you're looking for something amusing but a little more balanced and intelligent, then I would recommend 'Will Storr vs. The Supernatural' by Will Storr.

This is trite, offers no real explanations. Reads passably well as a ghost story, which is why I gave it two stars.