Maxim Furek is a rock journalist and paranormal researcher who wrote 'Coal Region HooDoo: Paranormal Tales from Inside the Pit,' the FOX43 Book Club's October pick.
Maxim Furek is a rock journalist and paranormal researcher who wrote"Coal Region HooDoo: Paranormal Tales from Inside the Pit," the FOX43 Book Club's October pick.was written by paranormal researcher Maxim Furek. Originally from Berwick, Columbia County, the author was born right into the heart of Pennsylvania's metaphysical and mysterious scene.
His shift into the paranormal came when he was attempting to write a"rock mythology" connecting The Buoys' 1971 song"Timothy" to the 1963 Sheppton Mine collapse in Pennsylvania. Furek fell down the rabbit hole of paranormal research and was hooked. The bibliography for"Coal Region HooDoo" alone is nearly 30 pages, and Furek estimated that he cites over 400 sources in his text—everything from interviews with famous demonologists such as Lorraine and Ed Warren to TV news.Demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren were some of the most famous investigators of the paranormal and created 'The Conjuring Universe.'"I'm a Baby Boomer...
"Most of the paranormal books are written about Lancaster or Gettysburg, and I was frustrated. I thought 'wait a second, we have our own story to tell.'"
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