William J. Hall - Phantom Messages: Chilling Phone Calls, Letters, Emails, and Texts from Unknown Realms

Praise for Phantom Messages

As Hall and Petonito reveal, when your cell-phone rings out, the caller may not be human...

Nick Redfern, author of The Slenderman Mysteries

Phantom Messages is the most appropriate title I could have imagined for this fascinating book. This is without doubt one of those rare books that so excite and engage from page one that you would be advised to be comfortable with coffee already poured. This fact is of itself an important one, because it highlights part of a larger and more important aspect of researching these mysterious events.

Something tries to communicate from time to time and in bizarre ways. Someone or thing is interacting with humanity in various ways and in my own research has shown itself in UFO experiences and crop circle manifestations too. Even when humans are themselves involved in deceptions, such as hoaxing, the Phantom can and does show up. Phantom Messages is more than a captivating read, it is an opportunity to consider a larger reality than we have acknowledged in the past. William and Jimmy are to be congratulated in producing this one-of-a-kind book which I am honored to endorse.

Colin Andrews, author of On the Edge of Reality

Mind-boggling mystery messages from the dead, spirits, entities, our future selves, and more; all guaranteed to prickle your skin and make you realize that our reality has no boundaries. Starting this book is like taking a chip out of the bagyou can't stop until you're done. A great read and a researcher's dream!

Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author of Contact with the Dead

Thought-provoking and entertaining! Truly a holistic go-to resource filled with diverse cases of phantom messages. A must-read for anyone interested in unexplainable communications or ghostly encounters!

Brandon Massullo, parapsychologist and author of The Ghost Studies

Phantom Messages is the guilty pleasure I have long awaited. It is a fantastic collection of true stories guaranteed to chill your bones and thrill you at the same time. Stories go from ghostly entities communicating unthinkable horror to pictures of deceased loved ones that talk to people who hear themselves die on the phone. This is a beautifully composed symphony of horror and fright chills that harken back to the old Kolchak The Nightstalker series on television. You will devour it in a single sit-down but try NOT to be alone at night in your home... lest your phone start buzzing with the CALLER UNKNOWN flashing in the darkness...

John DeSouza, author of The Extra-Dimensionals

Anyone interested in the field, whether they are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced researcher or like-minded soul, will find this to be a great read with useful information.

Alexandra Holzer, author, Growing Up Haunted,
intuitive and physical researcher

In the world of paranormal publishing there are few original concepts. This book, Phantom Messages, is thankfully one of those rare occasions. Jimmy Petonito and Bill Hall have delved into a fascinating area of afterdeath communication that has gone largely neglected to create a page turner of a book. If you, like me, are interested in how our loved ones reach out from beyond, you need to read Phantom Messages today!

Jim Harold, Host, Paranormal Podcast, Jim Harold's Campfire

Past Praise for the work of William J. Hall

The World's Most Haunted House grabbed me from the beginning... it is a page turner. This work is a contribution to the nonfiction paranormal genre and one that needs to be read.

Edwin F. Becker, author of True Haunting

Bill Hall chronicles his investigation into claims of an allegedly haunted house with great enthusiasm, offering a tremendous amount of detail and evidence not found in similar works. His conscientious efforts to lay out facts, observations, and testimony in a clear, concise manner makes The Haunted House Diaries a compelling read for anyone who enjoys the paranormal.

Ray Bendici, editor of Connecticut Magazine, author, and owner of Damnedct.com

In forty-five years of paranormal research, this is the deepest and widest-ranging case I've ever tackled. It makes me wonder what I was missing in earlier cases.

Paul F. Eno, award-winning journalist and cohost of
Behind the Paranormal with Paul & Ben Eno

This edition first published in 2018 by Disinformation Books, an imprint of
Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC
With offices at:
65 Parker Street, Suite 7
Newburyport, MA 01950
www.redwheelweiser.com

Copyright 2018 by William J. Hall and Jimmy Petonito
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or
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Reviewers may quote brief passages.

ISBN: 978-1-938875-17-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
available upon request.

Cover design by Kathryn Sky-Peck
Cover photograph TK
Interior by Gina Schenck
Typeset in Adobe Garamond Pro and Abadi Condensed

Printed in Canada
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William J. Hall

In Memory of Dad

Jimmy Petonito

Valerie, Holly, and Heidi Petonito

Special thanks to:

Rita Rosenkranz: Literary Agent

Susan Shulman: Motion Picture and Television Agent

Michael Pye: Senior Acquisitions Editor

Laurie Kelly-Pye: Sales Director

Gina Schenck: Copy Editor

Kathryn Sky-Peck: For another stellar cover design

Illustrations: Mike Mendes, Koren Harpaz, Heidi Petonito, and Holly Petonito

Photo preparation: The super sweet, beautiful, and talented Nancy Balisciano Cardone

The rest of the delightful folks at Red Wheel/Weiser.

Tony Damato for the lead on the troll encounters.

Other researchers of this phenomena, notably D. Scott Rogo, Raymond Bayless, Callum E. Cooper, and Anabela Cardoso. We thank you for igniting our passion for the subject.

Fellow investigators Rick Clark and Shane Sirois, Gary Rowe, Colin Andrews, Nick Redfern, and all who contributed to this undertaking.

All of the folks in these cases who braved the storm and told their stories anyway.

To all of our fans (you know who you are).

Bill would like to thank Jimmy, and Jimmy would like to thank Bill.

Do not drink too deeply of the fount of knowledge
lest you learn something you do not wish to know.

J. K. Rowling

Unknown entity. Illustration by Holly Petonito.

Admittedly not scientists by trade, we are scientists at heart and approach. Any phenomena that violates well-established physics where we have a clear idea of what's going on requires extraordinary evidence to support its claims. And for a theory to be scientific, we must be able to tell how it can be proven false. If we refuse to alter our theories or beliefs based on new undisputable data, then we need to realize it's us who are close-minded. At the opposite end of the spectrum, you have all the evidence needed