Tim Prasil

author of "Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries (1899-1909)"

November 4, 2015

Tim Prasil's Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries (1899-1909) is available from Emby Press. He also writes audio drama, and his anthology Marvellous Boxes was produced and posted to the Web by The Decoder Ring Theatre. Two of those productions were selected for broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. His Chronological Bibliography of Early Occult Detectives has revised the standard history of occult-detective fiction, tracing the cross-genre back to 1815. This led to his editing Giving Up the Ghosts: Short-Lived Occult Detective Series by Six Renowned Authors, published by Coachwhip Publications. The chronological bibliography along with other features and news about Tim's writing can be found at https://timprasil.wordpress.com/.

About the time when Houdini and Conan Doyle feuded over spiritualism, a crusading journalist named Vera Van Slyke attended and defrauded a séance led by one Lida Prasilova. This rough introduction blossomed into a lifelong friendship centered upon the exploration and explanation of when ghosts are not real, but also when they are! Vera and Lida's many adventures are documented in this wonderful collection of stories that will bring about as many smiles as hairs standing upon the back of one's neck. Join Vera and Lida as they prowl lonely mansions, bustling theaters, and underground train tunnels to unravel the mysteries of the spirit world and provide HELP FOR THE HAUNTED.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2016-honorees/tim-prasil

Last Updated: 12 January 2022