Paranormal London

Neil Arnold’s Paranormal London gathers reported encounters and archival accounts linked to the capital, ranging from alleged creatures to apparitions and aerial mysteries. Its subjects include large cats such as the Southwark Puma and Cricklewood Lynx, alongside the Highgate Vampire and the elusive Spring-Heeled Jack.

The book also considers stories of mermaids, dragons, fairies and alien encounters, placing these claims beside accounts of phantom assailants, spectral animals and London hauntings. Organised around themed sections, it brings together obscure cases and better-known legends, supported by first-hand testimony, historical reports and more than 60 photographs. The result is a varied record of London folklore, cryptozoological reports and paranormal traditions, presented as stories whose explanations remain disputed or unresolved.