Ghost, paranormal and folklore books
Books about ghosts, folklore, witchcraft, paranormal research, dark history and the unexplained across Britain and Ireland.
1,217 books found
Cover unavailableInvoking the Akelarre: Voices of the Accused in the Basque Witch-Craze 1609–1614
Invoking the Akelarre examines the witchcraft prosecutions that swept through the French and Spanish Basque Country between 1609 and 1614. Emma Wilby works through trial records describing akelarre gatherings, harmful magic, black masses, cannibalistic feasts…
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Cover unavailableIrish Animal Folk Tales for Children
Irish Animal Folk Tales for Children gathers traditional stories in which animals take central roles, from clever birds and beloved dogs to cats with darker transformations. The collection asks how the tiny wren became King…
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Cover unavailableIrish Folk and Fairy Tales
Irish Folk and Fairy Tales gathers Irish stories, poems, songs and folkloric accounts selected and edited by W. B. Yeats. Its supernatural material includes traditions concerning the fairies, the solitary leprechaun, the mischievous pooka, merrows…
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Cover unavailableIrish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Irish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea gathers 44 tales from Ireland’s coastline, representing 19 coastal counties and drawing on maritime folklore, myth, legend and selected historical records. The stories range from accounts of ghosts,…
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Cover unavailableIrish Folk Tales of Love
Irish Folk Tales of Love gathers stories from Ireland’s oral storytelling tradition, where love brings longing, devotion, heartbreak and trouble in equal measure. Colin Urwin’s collection includes doomed romances, crimes of passion, awkward courtships and…
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghost Stories
Irish Ghost Stories gathers reported apparitions and uncanny incidents from across the country, linking supernatural tales with named places, buildings and local traditions. Its range includes the Wizard Earl of Kildare, the Scanlan Lights of…
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghost Tales
Irish Ghost Tales: And Things That Go Bump in the Night gathers stories from Ireland’s folklore, moving through castles, graveyards and other settings associated with haunting traditions. Tony Locke’s collection includes banshees, warlocks, spectres, poltergeists…
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghosts
Irish Ghosts presents accounts from more than 100 places associated with reported hauntings across Ireland. Peter Underwood combines local history with details of the people connected to each location, anecdotes, alleged encounters and notes on…
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Cover unavailableIrish Gothic Fairy Stories
Irish Gothic Fairy Stories gathers fairy tales and traditions from all 32 counties of Ireland, presenting the Sidhe through the distinct beliefs and folklore of different communities. Steve Lally and Paula Flynn Lally draw on…
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Cover unavailableIrish Superstitions
Irish Superstitions gathers Irish spells, old wives’ tales and folk beliefs, showing how ideas about luck, danger and protection shaped everyday life. Its subjects include good-luck charms, soothsayings, healing practices, the evil eye, fairies and…
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Cover unavailableIrish Tales from the Otherworld: Ghosts, Fairies & Evil Spirits
Irish Tales from the Otherworld brings together stories of ghosts, fairies and hostile spirits rooted in Irish oral tradition. Bob Curran presents accounts passed through generations in rural communities, where encounters with the otherworld can…
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Cover unavailableIs There an Afterlife? A Comprehensive Overview of the Evidence
David Fontana surveys historical and contemporary evidence offered for survival after physical death, placing modern claims within more than a century of psychical research. The discussion considers how reports of paranormal phenomena have been investigated…
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Cover unavailableIsles of Scilly Folk Tales
Isles of Scilly Folk Tales gathers stories from an island community long separated from Cornwall by 25 miles of rough sea. Mike O’Connor presents Scilly as a distinct cultural world, where local storytelling preserves memories…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – Newspapers from Hull Volume 1
This collection examines the Whitechapel murders through coverage preserved in Hull’s newspapers. Contemporary reporting offers a view of how the case was communicated beyond London and how a regional readership encountered the unfolding events. Covell…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – Newspapers from Hull Volume 2
The second volume follows reports about Jack the Ripper in Hull’s newspapers from 1889 to 1988. Local, national and international scares show how the name continued to circulate long after the Whitechapel murders. Historical press…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – The Black Magic Myth
Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s life, travels and association with the Jack the Ripper case are the subjects of this detailed historical investigation. Covell examines stories and claims attached to Stephenson using a broad collection of primary…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – The Hull Connection
This study examines links between Hull and the Whitechapel murders, bringing a regional perspective to the extensive literature on Jack the Ripper. Covell explores connections involving people associated with the case and the city’s history.…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper and the Maybrick Family
Covell examines the Maybrick family, the death of James Maybrick and the controversy surrounding a purported Jack the Ripper diary and watch. Contemporary press accounts and primary material inform an investigation into the family’s connections…
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Cover unavailableJewish Folk Tales in Britain and Ireland
Jewish Folk Tales in Britain and Ireland gathers more than 40 stories, songs and jokes associated with Jewish communities across Britain and Ireland. Liz Berg draws on both Ashkenazi and Sephardi traditions, bringing together material…
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Cover unavailableKent Folk Tales
Kent Folk Tales gathers traditional stories and local legends from across the county, linking them to the beliefs, values and everyday outlook of earlier Kentish generations. Tony Cooper presents folklore as something shaped by the…
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Cover unavailableKent Ghosts
Kent Ghosts is a regional account of reported hauntings and ghost lore connected with the county of Kent. Its subject places it within the tradition of county-based supernatural writing, where apparitions and haunting claims are…
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Cover unavailableKent Stories of the Supernatural
Kent Stories of the Supernatural gathers reported paranormal incidents and supernatural traditions from across the county. W. H. Johnson includes accounts such as The Bromley Poltergeist and Time Slips, alongside a report associated with Silver…
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Cover unavailableKent Urban Legends
Neil Arnold examines Kent’s modern folklore through stories of phantom hitch-hikers, sinister apparitions, mysterious creatures and tales repeated as fact. Among the accounts are motorists’ reports of a hitch-hiker on Blue Bell Hill, the claim…
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Cover unavailableKerry Folk Tales
Kerry Folk Tales brings together myths, legends, fables and local reminiscences from across County Kerry. Gary Branigan and Luke Eastwood draw on historical sources and stories passed through generations of local storytellers, preserving accounts of…
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Cover unavailableKildare Folk Tales
Steve Lally gathers tales rooted in County Kildare, combining historical sources with newly recorded local reminiscence. The collection ranges from the Wizard Earl who lived at Maynooth Castle and the Pooka Horse associated with Rathcoffey…
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Cover unavailableKilkenny Folk Tales
Anne Farrell gathers legends, myths and remembered stories from County Kilkenny, linking local places with saints, castles, caves and creatures. The collection includes the tale of Grennan Castle, the comic dispute between St Evin and…
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Cover unavailableKing Arthur: pocket GIANTS
Nick Higham examines what can be known about King Arthur, separating the surviving evidence from the later stories that made him one of Britain’s best-known legendary figures. The book begins with Arthur in antiquity and…
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Cover unavailableKing Arthur's Avalon
King Arthur’s Avalon examines Glastonbury’s place in the legends of King Arthur, presenting the Somerset town as the setting most closely associated with Avalon. Geoffrey Ashe follows the stories surrounding Glastonbury Abbey, Arthur and Guinevere,…
View book details →Kings of Ireland in Myth and Legend
Kings of Ireland in Myth and Legend gathers traditional Irish accounts centred on rulers whose identities stand between remembered history, dynastic storytelling and myth. Dáithí Ó hÓgáin treats kingship as part of Ireland’s wider folklore,…
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Cover unavailableLakeland Folk Tales for Children
Taffy Thomas gathers twenty folk tales rooted in the landscapes and communities of Cumbria. Dragons appear around Scafell Pike and Rydal Cave, while Grasmere provides settings for tales of cat fishers, a ghost, a swan…
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Cover unavailableLanarkshire Folk Tales
Lanarkshire Folk Tales gathers legends and traditional stories from across one of Scotland’s historic counties, ranging across fourteen centuries of local history and happenings. Allison Galbraith brings together tales connected with Lanark, Glasgow, Dolphinton and…
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Cover unavailableLancashire Folk Tales
Lancashire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories tied to the county’s towns, landscapes and legends. Jennie Ruth Bailey and David England retell accounts ranging from the Phantom Voice at Southport and the Leprechauns of Liverpool to…
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Cover unavailableLancashire's Ghosts and Legends
Terence W. Whitaker’s Lancashire’s Ghosts and Legends gathers reports of ghosts, demons, spirits, witches and the devil from across the county. Its material ranges from local traditions and contemporary accounts to stories rooted in Lancashire’s…
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Cover unavailableLaois Folk Tales
Laois Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in County Laois, drawing on historical sources and interviews to connect local places with legend, belief and oral tradition. The collection ranges from heroic material about Fionn MacCumhaill, Oisín…
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Cover unavailableLeather Apron, Jack the Ripper, and the Whitechapel Murders of 1888
Before the name Jack the Ripper became notorious, London’s East End was gripped by stories about a figure called Leather Apron. Covell examines the origins of that name and the people associated with the scare.…
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Leave This House: The Frightening True Story of the Birmingham Poltergeist
Lee Brickley recounts his investigation of reported poltergeist activity at a family home in Gravelly Hill, Erdington, during a week in 2021. The book follows the witnesses and the events they described, placing the Birmingham…
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Cover unavailableLeaves from a Psychist's Case Book
Leaves from a Psychist's Case Book presents Harry Price’s investigations into séances, mediums and alleged paranormal phenomena, with particular attention to the methods and claims surrounding psychical research. The book treats these episodes as case…
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Cover unavailableLegends and Stories of Ireland
Legends and Stories of Ireland gathers Samuel Lover’s tales of Irish people, places and traditions, blending folklore with humour, local colour and spoken idiom. Its stories include “Barny O’Reirdon, the Navigator”, “The Burial of the…
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Cover unavailableLegends of Dorset
Legends of Dorset gathers traditional stories and beliefs associated with the county, presenting Dorset as a landscape shaped by local memory, oral tradition and inherited lore. Polly Lloyd’s collection belongs to the regional folklore tradition…
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Cover unavailableLegends of the Stars
Legends of the Stars retells the ancient Greek stories attached to familiar constellations and shows how those star patterns can be recognised overhead. Sir Patrick Moore covers figures including Orion, the great hunter, and the…
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Cover unavailableLeicestershire Folk Tales for Children
Tom Phillips retells folk tales rooted in Leicestershire, drawing on stories attached to its towns, roads, buildings, forests and fields. The collection asks how a goddess became a witch, why the nine o’clock horses roam…
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Cover unavailableLeitrim Folk Tales
Susie Minto gathers traditional tales associated with County Leitrim, drawing on folklore archives, local histories, parish collections and other regional sources. The stories are rooted in the county’s landscape, from Benbo and its surrounding mountains…
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Cover unavailableLife After Death and the World Beyond
Life After Death and the World Beyond investigates claims about survival after bodily death and the possibility of heaven or another spiritual dimension. Jenny Randles and Peter Hough consider testimony from people who report near-death…
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Cover unavailableLife Beyond Death: What Should We Expect?
Life Beyond Death: What Should We Expect? examines reports and arguments concerning survival after physical death. David Fontana considers communication through mediums, near-death experiences and out-of-body experiences, alongside questions about consciousness and whether anything can…
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Lily's Monster
After her brother’s death, Holly moves with her family to the isolated Gant House. A restless spirit, a child named Lily and the house’s dark history confront her in Cliff McNish’s young adult ghost story.
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Cover unavailableLimerick Folk Tales
Limerick Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the folklore of County Limerick, moving between fairy lore, legendary figures, local characters and tales shaped by the county’s landscape. Ruth Marshall recounts the story of Donn Fírinne,…
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Cover unavailableLincolnshire Folk Tales
Maureen James gathers Lincolnshire stories rooted in landscape, local custom and remembered belief. The collection ranges from tales of significant stones and rural fools to accounts of strange creatures, weather lore and people whose names…
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Cover unavailableLincolnshire Folklore, Myth and Magic
Lincolnshire Folklore, Myth and Magic gathers the county’s ghost stories, legends and customary beliefs, setting them against fens, woods, marshes and coastal landscapes. Lucy Wood includes accounts of phantom horsemen on the roads, will-o’-the-wisps appearing…
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