Anyone who has lost a loved one unexpectedly knows only too well the heartache of never having had the chance to say goodbye. Some seek solace through the services of a medium, whose psychic gifts can help us talk to the dead. Mediums are often dismissed as charlatans, yet the accounts detailed here show that some have a power that cannot easily be explained unless the medium has truly received messages from beyond the grave. Forming a séance in an attempt to open a link with the afterlife is another avenue regularly explored, sometimes by those with little experience of the spirit world. The results, rather like a haunting, can either be truly disturbing or of enormous comfort Talking to the Dead relates a host of stories from people who have, by chance or design, come into contact with the spirit world. These encounters demonstrate that most spirits mean us no harm at all... and some may simply be waiting to lend us a hand.