Super-natural warnings

by Robert Tralins

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Rob Imes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although some internet sites (like Goodreads and Fantastic Fiction) list this book as Super-natural Warnings, because the title is hyphenated on the cover due to lack of space, the actual title as shown on the book's spine and title page is Supernatural Warnings. It was published by Popular Library in 1974 and consists of short (2-to-5 page) accounts of strange "unexplained" happenings. The book runs a total of 192 pages, but I took my time reading it, a few stories at a time. Unlike many other books of this type, most of the incidents are contemporary, taking place in either the late 1960s or early 1970s. Unfortunately most of the stories are fairly forgettable after they've been read, although I enjoyed them for the most part while I was reading them. They reminded me in tone of the ghost comics published by Charlton around the same time, or like the "true" mystic experiences that readers contributed to Fate magazine, where the reader is supposed to be awed by how fate intervened in the lives of these ordinary people. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the stories were all made up by the author, since there is no bibliography in the book with news reports backing up anything that is said. None of the stories are really all that scary either. Nonetheless I enjoyed the book. One drawback with my paperback copy is that the pages kept falling out; I had to put Elmer's glue on the interior spine twice during the course of my reading the book. I put that down to poor production rather than any paranormal sign. I rate the book 3 (out of 5) stars.