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 unavailableMysteries of the Mersey Valley
Mysteries of the Mersey Valley gathers reported mysteries and anomalous events associated with the Mersey Valley, bringing together local folklore, unexplained incidents and UFO-related accounts. The emphasis is regional rather than global, connecting strange reports…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Britain
Mysterious Britain examines the ancient monuments, landscape traditions and unexplained reports associated with Britain and Ireland. Janet and Colin Bord discuss standing stones, stone circles, henges, burial mounds, hillforts, archaic crosses and carved stones, alongside…
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Mysterious Britain presents a travelling survey of the country's reported mysteries, legends and locations associated with strange events. Charles Walker brings together subjects linked to folklore, occult traditions, hauntings, UFO reports and other paranormal claims,…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Britain: Fact and Folklore
Mysterious Britain: Fact and Folklore presents Britain through its antiquities, curiosities and reported wonders. Homer Sykes records places and traditions that have gathered layers of legend, belief and historical interest, treating the landscape as a…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Cornwall
Mysterious Cornwall gathers reported hauntings, legends and unexplained traditions from across the county, moving well beyond ghost stories. Its subjects include witches, piskies, mermaids, mysterious beasts, sacred wells, lost treasure, Cornish saints, giants, devils and…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Gloucestershire
Mysterious Gloucestershire presents an A–Z survey of the county’s towns and villages, bringing together places, stories and reported events associated with its darker folklore. Mark Turner examines crumbling manor houses, castles, ruins, ancient woods and…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Northumberland
Mysterious Northumberland gathers reports, traditions and stories linked to the county’s supernatural and unexplained lore. Rupert Matthews covers ghosts, witchcraft, big-cat sightings, folklore and accounts of the little people, arranging the material by subject while…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Wales
Mysterious Wales surveys the country’s prehistoric monuments, sacred sites and legendary landscapes, from megaliths and stone circles to burial chambers, hill forts and ancient settlements. It also considers Celtic crosses, early memorial stones, holy wells…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Yorkshire
Mysterious Yorkshire gathers reports, legends and folklore from across the county, ranging from spectral creatures to unexplained animal sightings. The Barguest is said to patrol woods, fields and towns, while the 2006 Church Fenton Tiger…
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Cover unavailableMystery Animals of the British Isles: Kent
Neil Arnold examines Kentish reports of strange creatures, folkloric monsters and animals that resist straightforward identification. The book brings together accounts of phantom hounds, dragon traditions, exotic-cat sightings and other reported beasts associated with the…
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Cover unavailableMystery Animals of the British Isles: London
Neil Arnold gathers reports of anomalous animals linked with London, bringing together older traditions, newspaper stories and more recent eyewitness accounts. The cases range from alleged exotic big cats and covert menageries to giant rats…
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Cover unavailableMyth, Legend and Romance: An Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition
This encyclopaedic reference work brings together Irish folklore, mythology, legend and romance literature, placing traditional narratives alongside the beliefs and customs that shaped them. Its entries range across ancient and medieval material, later storytelling and…
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Cover unavailableMyths and Legends of the First World War
James Hayward examines the myths and legends that circulated during the First World War, arranging them in roughly chronological order and tracing how they developed. The book considers the Angel of Mons, reports of Russian…
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Cover unavailableMyths and Legends of the Second World War
James Hayward examines the stories, rumours and deliberate falsehoods that shaped popular understanding of the Second World War. The book considers the supposed Manston Mutiny during the Battle of Britain, legends surrounding the sinking of…
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Cover unavailableMyths of Gods and Goddesses in Britain and Ireland
Sharon Jacksties gathers stories about the ancient gods and goddesses associated with Britain and Ireland, presenting them through their deeds rather than as a catalogue of names. The collection considers how successive cultures contributed to…
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Cover unavailableNatural and Supernatural: A History of the Paranormal from Earliest Times to 1914
Natural and Supernatural traces changing ideas about paranormal claims from tribal communities and early civilisations through Christianity, the Renaissance and the Age of Reason. Brian Inglis follows the ways miracles, apparitions and other extraordinary reports…
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Cover unavailableNeed to Know: UFOs, the Military and Intelligence
Need to Know examines UFO reports through the lens of military and intelligence activity, assembling cases from the 1920s onwards. Timothy Good draws on declassified government documents, news reports, eyewitness affidavits and testimony attributed to…
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Cover unavailableNew Clothes for Old Souls: World Wide Evidence for Reincarnation
Guy Lyon Playfair surveys reported cases suggestive of reincarnation from Brazil, Sri Lanka, Lebanon and elsewhere, concentrating on children who describe alleged previous lives. Some accounts include apparently accurate names, family details, recognitions, birthmarks or…
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Cover unavailableNew Forest Myths and Folklore
New Forest Myths and Folklore brings together two strands of the area’s storytelling tradition: myths and legends of the Old Forest, followed by later folktales. Brice Stratford traces stories associated with the Ytene, King Arthur,…
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Cover unavailableNightmares Ahead
Howard Jackson's first complete collection of horror stories contains more than 30 tales of ghosts, zombies, vampires, serial killers, mythical creatures and bodies behaving badly. Dark, unsettling and often unexpected, the collection brings together Jackson's…
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Cover unavailableNights in Haunted Houses
Nights in Haunted Houses brings together Peter Underwood’s accounts of overnight vigils and investigations at buildings associated with reported paranormal activity. The emphasis is on what investigators encountered, what witnesses described and how individual cases…
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Cover unavailableNo Common Task: The Autobiography of a Ghost-hunter
Peter Underwood’s autobiography traces his development as a ghost-hunter and psychical researcher, from his early interest in reported hauntings to decades spent investigating claims of paranormal activity. Alongside personal recollections, he discusses spiritualism, ESP, telepathy…
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Cover unavailableNorfolk Folk Tales
Hugh Lupton gathers thirty-three tales connected with Norfolk’s churches, villages, waterways and historic landscapes. The collection moves from the Callow Pit Coffer and the Potter Heigham Drummer to stories of witches, holy wells, bells and…
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Cover unavailableNorfolk Folk Tales for Children
Norfolk Folk Tales for Children gathers traditional stories reworked by professional storyteller and historian Dave Tonge. The tales draw on the county’s places, people and distinctive dialect, while introducing younger readers to the way folklore…
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Cover unavailableNorth Cornwall Fairies and Legends
North Cornwall Fairies and Legends gathers 13 folklore-based tales centred on Cornish piskeys, fairy folk and local legends. Enys Tregarthen places these accounts in recognisable landscapes, including Tintagel, Padstow, Rough Tor and Dozmare Pool, where…
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Cover unavailableNorth Country Ghosts and Legends
North Country Ghosts and Legends gathers reported hauntings and local legends from northern England, linking supernatural traditions with the region’s communities, buildings and industrial past. Terence W. Whitaker includes an account from Heaton Chapel, near…
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Cover unavailableNorth Edinburgh Nightmares
John S Tantalon’s first collection of supernatural tales from north Edinburgh brings together 16 stories drawn from the city’s haunted history, local folklore and lesser-known ghost traditions. The book ranges across the neighbourhoods and landmarks…
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Cover unavailableNorth of Ireland Folk Tales for Children
Doreen McBride retells folk tales linked to the north of Ireland, bringing together stories of mermaids, pishogues, fairies, witches, wizards and ghosts. The collection moves between eerie reports, comic episodes and old legends involving Celtic…
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Cover unavailableNorth Wales Folk Tales for Children
Fiona Collins retells traditional stories from North Wales, placing dragons, giants, wizards, witches and monsters among the region’s mountains, rivers and rolling hills. The collection also introduces the Tylwyth Teg, the Welsh fairies, alongside tales…
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Cover unavailableNorth Yorkshire Folk Tales
North Yorkshire Folk Tales gathers legends and traditional stories from across the county, ranging from the open Yorkshire Dales to its towns and cities. Ingrid Barton arranges the material around recurring figures and themes, including…
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Cover unavailableNorthamptonshire Folk Tales
Kevan Manwaring gathers Northamptonshire stories spanning local history, legend, ghost tradition and myth. The collection includes the Great Fire of Northampton, a farmer who outwits a bogle, and the reported last execution of witches in…
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Cover unavailableNorthumberland Folk Tales
Northumberland Folk Tales gathers traditional stories shaped by the county’s borderland history, landscape and storytelling culture. Its characters include saints seeking refuge, ancient kings struggling over land and salvation, and communities facing one another with…
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Cover unavailableNorthumberland: Strange But True
Northumberland: Strange But True gathers curious buildings, incidents, people and customs from across the county. Robert Woodhouse ranges from Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, inventor of the steam turbine, to the eccentric Ned Coulson and the…
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Cover unavailableNot of This Wold II: A Second Anthology of Weird Lincolnshire Writing
The second Not of This Wold anthology continues the project’s exploration of strange Lincolnshire through a new collection edited by Kate Cherrell. Its focus is the county’s mysterious and supernatural character, approached through creative writing…
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Cover unavailableNot of This Wold: An Anthology of Weird Lincolnshire Writing
Edited by Kate Cherrell, this anthology gathers prose and poetry inspired by Lincolnshire’s strange stories and supernatural traditions. Its contributors approach the county through fiction, folklore and other forms of imaginative writing. Created alongside the…
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Cover unavailableNottinghamshire Folk Tales
Nottinghamshire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories linked with Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, outlaws and the Sheriff of Nottingham, while looking beyond the county’s most familiar legends. Pete Castle also includes the Men of Gotham, tales…
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Cover unavailableNow Is the Night
This collection brings together twenty-three unsettling stories by Barry McCann. Ordinary situations become openings into stranger worlds: students encounter trouble in an old house, a camera reveals more than expected, and a radio receives a…
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Cover unavailableOccult London
Occult London traces the capital’s occult traditions from the Elizabethan period to the present day, bringing together magic, Kabbalah, secret organisations, urban legends and forgotten locations. Merlin Coverley discusses figures including Dr John Dee, Simon…
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Cover unavailableOf Doves and Ravens: The Witches and Wisefolk of Wales and the Borders
Of Doves and Ravens gathers the folklore of witches, wisefolk, charmers, conjurors and other magical practitioners associated with Wales and the Borders. Arranged in encyclopaedia format, it moves from Anglesey and North Wales through Mid…
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Cover unavailableOf Toads and Hares: The Witches and Wisewomen of England
Of Toads and Hares gathers English tales about witches, wisewomen and the local traditions surrounding them, arranged as a county-by-county survey. Benjamin Stimpson draws together regional legends in which magical practitioners were said to shapeshift…
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Cover unavailableOld Belfast Ghost Stories
Old Belfast Ghost Stories gathers reported apparitions and haunting traditions connected with Belfast and its surrounding urban history. Joe Baker presents the material as local ghost lore, keeping the focus on stories attached to the…
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Cover unavailableOld Lancashire Ghost Stories
Edited by paranormal researcher MJ Wayland, this short collection brings together older ghost stories associated with Lancashire. The volume concentrates on the county’s supernatural storytelling traditions and reports of haunting. It offers a regional companion…
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Cover unavailableOld Wives' Tales
Old Wives’ Tales examines the history of remedies, charms and spells, placing women healers, midwives and household practitioners within the wider story of medicine. Mary Chamberlain considers how cures and beliefs were transmitted, particularly through…
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Cover unavailableOnce Upon a Street
Once Upon a Street brings Norfolk’s history and folklore to life through imaginative short stories for children, each rooted in the stories of a particular street or town. The settings range from an Edwardian circus…
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Cover unavailableOpen Skies, Closed Minds
Open Skies, Closed Minds presents Nick Pope’s account of working on the UK Ministry of Defence’s UFO desk between 1991 and 1994. He describes how reports from civilians and military personnel were assessed, what information…
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Cover unavailableOrkney Folk Tales
Orkney Folk Tales gathers traditional stories linked to the islands’ Pictish and Viking past, preserving legends shaped by sea, landscape and belief. Tom Muir retells accounts in which Orkney is formed from a monster’s teeth,…
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Cover unavailableOxfordshire Folk Tales
Oxfordshire Folk Tales gathers legends, local traditions and oral stories from across the county, ranging from ancient monuments to pub lore. The Rollright Stones, Dragon Hill, Wayland’s Smithy and the White Horse of Uffington appear…
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Cover unavailablePagan Britain
Pagan Britain traces the development of belief and ritual from the Palaeolithic era through late prehistory, Roman rule and the arrival of Christianity. Ronald Hutton assesses what monuments, artefacts, inscriptions, earthworks, pits, burials and legends…
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