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Originally written between 1884 and 1886, this book about the city of Atlantis was not published until 1905, following the author's death.
'The Poem of the Man-God' is a five-volume work about the life of Jesus, whom she claimed divinely inspired her to write the words.
'The Poem of the Man-God' was written in the 1940s by a Catholic Italian woman named Maria Valtorta.
'Take Over' is an unpublished 1970 James Bond novel supposedly written by the spirit of Ian Fleming, who died in 1964.
Valtorta's words were passed through the ranks of the Catholic Church until they reached Pope Pius XII, who disapproved of them.
Its alleged author was a spirit called Phylos. 'A Dweller on Two Planets' was allegedly channeled through author Frederick Spencer Oliver.
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The author, only known as Mrs. A, claimed to having received inspiration from beyond the grave from other authors and channeled words from the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, Edgar Wallace, and George Bernard Shaw.
The book is divided into two sections: the 'Phases of the Moon' and the 'Mask,' each delving into a different perspective on the human experience and the universe.
In 'A Vision,' Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats writes about the experiences he and his wife, Georgie Hyde-Lees, had with the spirit world and automatic writing.
The couple were a fan of the supernatural, and Plath (pictured) even wrote poems on the subject, including 'Ouija' and 'Dialogue over a Ouija Board.'
Poets and novelists Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes (pictured) used a handmade Ouija board that consisted of an overturned glass as a planchette, and penned whatever a spirit named Pan told them.
The American poet allegedly had the help of several spirits. Merrill's partner, David Jackson, helped him transcribe the conversations with the spirits.
'The Changing Light at Sandover' is a 560-page poem written by James Merrill with the reported help of a Ouija board.
'Jap Herron' was dictated to Emily Grant Hutchings and Lola V. Hays through a Ouija board. Twain's publisher, however, wasn't too happy about it and sued Hutchings in 1918, after which the book stopped being published.
The famed writer Mark Twain died in 1910, but, apparently, even in the afterlife he couldn't resist writing a few words. A few years after his death he supposedly dictated a book from beyond the grave.
The book contains a collection of uplifting messages about peace and love. Ouina's supposed life story was, however, a bit more tragic. Ouina's mother died when she was born and her father, the chief of the tribe, sacrificed her when she was a teenager.
Franchezzo produced over 300 pages of his journey in the spiritual world after his death. He suffered tremendously in hell but managed to get to heaven.
This book was supposedly written by a young Native American girl named Ouina, channeled through New York spiritualist Cora Lodencia Veronica Scott (pictured).
'To Woman' was supposedly dictated to an American medium in Paris known as Mary McEvilly. The spirit who did so was called Meslom. 'To Woman' is a collection of writings about a woman's role in society.
Accordig to McEvilly, Meslom was a man, and perhaps that explains some of the sexist remarks in the book (i.e. men rule and women will never be able to make laws). Coincidently or not, the book emerged shortly before American women were granted the right to vote.
'A Wanderer in the Spirit Lands' was dictated to one A. Farnese by the spirit of an Italian man known as Franchezzo.
Patience Worth's words were dictated to Curran through a Ouija board. 'Hope Trueblood' is just one of several novels supposedly written by Worth through Pearl Curran.
'Hope Trueblood' was supposedly written by the the spirit of an English woman called Patience Worth in 1918. Worth's words were channeled through a St. Louis housewife named Pearl Curran (pictured).
'My Tussle with the Devil, And Other Stories' was supposedly written by a writer known as O. Henry (born William Sydney Porter) eight years after his death.
The words themselves were written by American writer Thomas Cushman Buddington in the 19th century.
Medium Albert Houghton Pratt claimed to have written the collection of short stories by communicating with O. Henry (pictured) through a Ouija board.
This book was supposedly dictated by the departed Julian, Emperor of Rome. He shared his thoughts about the Roman Empire, how bad Emperor Constantine and his successors were for adopting Christianity, and how all this affected civilization over the following 1,500 years.
Maria Valtorta's work was considered heretical and added to the Church's Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books). Still, in 1956 'The Poem of the Man-God' was published.
You are probably familiar with the term "ghostwriter." These are writers who do all the work on behalf of someone else, with that someone else getting all the credit for it. But while these ghostwriters are living human beings, apparently there are also writers who are actually ghosts!
These spirits reportedly channeled their words through a number of people, who penned them and turned them into books. But who are these ghosts, and why did they reach out from beyond the grave? Click through this gallery to find out.
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You are probably familiar with the term "ghostwriter." These are writers who do all the work on behalf of someone else, with that someone else getting all the credit for it. But while these ghostwriters are living human beings, apparently there are also writers who are actually ghosts!
These spirits reportedly channeled their words through a number of people, who penned them and turned them into books. But who are these ghosts, and why did they reach out from beyond the grave? Click through this gallery to find out.