The Paranormal Encyclopaedia

The Paranormal Encyclopaedia gathers definitions and discussions of more than 200 subjects associated with paranormal belief and investigation. Steve Higgins covers ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, psychic phenomena and parapsychology, providing an accessible reference to the terms, claims and ideas found across the field.

Alongside explaining different forms of reported activity, the book considers how paranormal subjects are debated and understood. Its contents draw on Higgins’s extensive writing about the paranormal, shaping a broad reference work intended to define, question and demystify topics ranging from hauntings and unexplained sightings to psychic experiences and legendary creatures.