Beware the Night: A New York City Cop Investigates the Supernatural

Ralph Sarchie · Lisa Collier Cool

Oct 2001 · Sold by St. Martin's Paperbacks

About this ebook

A sixteen-year NYPD veteran, Ralph Sarchie works out of the 46th Precinct in New York's south Bronx. But it is his other job that he calls "the Work": investigating cases of demonic possession and assisting in the exorcisms of humanity's most ancient--and most dangerous--foes. Now he discloses for the first time his investigation into incredible true crimes an inhuman evil that were never explained, solved, or understood except by Sarchie and his partner. Schooled in the rituals of exorcism, and an eyewitness to the reality of demonic possession, Ralph Sarchie has documented a riveting chronicle of the inexplicable that gives a new shape to the shadows in the dark.

In Beware the Night, he takes readers into the very hierarchy of a hell on earth to expose the grisly rituals of a Palo Mayombe priest; a young girl whose innocence is violated by an incubus; a home invaded by the malevolent spirit of a supposedly murdered ninteenth-century bride; the dark side of a couple who were literally, the neighbors from hell; and more. Ralph Sarchie's NYPD revelations are a powerful and disturbing documented link between the true-crime realities of life and the blood-chilling ice-grip of a supernatural terror.

Ratings and reviews

Extremely boring, mostly because he repeats himself by referencing the same cases. It was not scary at all. If you are hoping for true horror this is not it. God bless him for the Work he does though.

It was GARBAGE. From beginning to end. This book is not a thrilling or exciting as other readers claim it to be.. I would not tell other readers to buy or read....How could readers have such a little mind span on such a Big Topic with Our Churches? To say make it a movie,, no WAY!!!

I'm only half way through the book and so far I can honestly say that this is an amazing book. I can't put it down. It is very well written and this cop has all the same interests as myself. From the time he describes his obsession with this stuff and with the movie the "Exorcist" as a child & how he begged his parents to take him to see it, it's so funny because I have a similar story about that movie. I did the same except I had to wait for it on VHS because I'm a little younger than this guy but we are a lot alike & that's what I love about this book so far. I can't wait to finish it & I know I will just go back & read it all over again. Great job!

About the author

Ralph Sarchie is a Sergeant in the New York Police Department, working at the 46th precinct in the South Bronx. During his 16 years on the force, patrolling some of New York City's most dangerous slums on the midnight tour, he's made over 300 arrests and received seven medals. For the past ten years, he's moonlighted as a demonologist, investigating haunted houses and cases of demonic possession. A devout Catholic, he's assisted in 20 exorcisms. He lives in Queens, New York, with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children.

Lisa Collier Cool is an award-winning author of four previous books and hundreds of articles for such magazines as Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, and Penthouse. She lives in New York with her husband, John, and their three children.