Books by Troy Taylor

On Halloween 1926, the Curtain Closed for the Final Time of the One of the Greatest Magicians in History... Or Did it? Harry Houdini was a man obsessed with death... In his spectacular shows, he committed feats of daring that cheated death time and time again. He desperately searched for a way to contact his dead mother and some believe that Houdini actually reached out from beyond the grave to make contact from the other side - cheating death once again! In this long-awaited book from Houdini and Spiritualism buff Troy Taylor, he examines the life, death and mysterious afterlife of the famed illusionist and escape artist. Not merely a biography of Houdini, this is a revealing look at Houdini's fascination with the spirit world, starting with his own days as a fraudulent medium with a traveling circus and continuing on to his exposures of fake Spiritualists, his psychical investigations, his "death pact" with fellow magicians and the legendary Houdini Sances, which are still being held today. This is a unique book in the long list of Houdini books that have been written and a worthy addition to the library of anyone with an interest in Houdini, magic or the spirit world!

Los Angeles -- the fabled "City of Angels," home to the rich and famous, to palm trees, sandy beaches, orange groves, and most of all, to that wonderful, almost magical place known as Hollywood. But beneath the shiny surface of glitz and glamour in America's movie capital is a dark side of crime and corruption and behind the doors of the lavish homes, luxury hotels, and magnificent mansions are tales of spirits who do not rest in peace. There are many unsolved mysteries connected to Hollywood, as well as tales of scandal, depravity, murder, and, of course, ghosts! In this installment of the best-selling "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" Series, author Troy Taylor takes you behind the scenes of Hollywood noir in a way that no other book ever has. This is not your typical Hollywood ghost book, but a unique perspective on how crime, murder, sin, sex, scandal, and unsolved mysteries have shaped the haunted landscape of Tinseltown. From the bloody history of L.A. & Hollywood to the myriad of scandals, sin & gore-soaked crime of the film colony's Golden Age, this is a chilling look at the haunted underbelly of Hollywood - and the dark side of the American dream!

Join author Troy Taylor for his darkest and strangest book yet as he takes a historic, haunted and horrific look at sex and the occult through the ages, from sex magic to Satanism, demonic possession, vampires, demon rapists, poltergeists, phantom lovers & more! Sex, death and the supernatural have always played important roles in human society and culture, dating back to the fertility rites of ancient Greece and the role of a virgin at a black mass. In this startling and provocative book, Troy Taylor explores the all-pervasive influence of sex on the occult, from ritual orgies to Aleister Crowley, devil worship, outbreaks of sexual possession, demon lovers, real-life vampires, the sexual side of Spiritualism, love and sex from beyond the grave, and much more! As the most complete book of its kind, it draws a vivid, frightening picture of the erotic, cruel, sometimes horrifying, and always compelling beliefs and practices that have long linked the sexual and supernatural sides of our lives.