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 unavailablePainting the Tales
Painting the Tales brings together Katherine Soutar’s illustrations for The History Press Folk Tales series, showing how regional legends and traditional narratives became visual compositions. The collection ranges across Britain, with images connected to places…
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Cover unavailablePale Hecate's Team
Pale Hecate's Team examines beliefs about witchcraft and magic in England during Shakespeare's lifetime and the generations that followed. Katharine Briggs considers the inheritance of witchcraft ideas, English witch belief and the arguments surrounding them,…
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Cover unavailableParalearning: Study Companion
Paralearning: Study Companion is a concise reference work for students who have completed one or more Paralearning courses. It is designed as a memory aid, bringing together key points from the study of paranormal investigation…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Black Country
Paranormal Black Country surveys reported hauntings across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, setting local ghost lore against the region’s industrial and social history. Richard O’Connor visits places shaped by coal, steel, canals and foundries, where…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Britain: Belief in the Uncanny in England, Scotland and Wales
Tom Clark, Christopher D. Bader and Joseph O. Baker explore what people across England, Scotland and Wales really believe about ghosts, hauntings, UFOs and other uncanny experiences. Drawing on contemporary research, Paranormal Britain looks at…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Buckinghamshire
Eddie Brazil turns decades of paranormal research towards Buckinghamshire in this county-wide survey of ghosts, hauntings and unexplained phenomena. The book ranges from well-known historic sites such as Hughenden Manor to haunted roads, churches, woods,…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Cardiff
Paranormal Cardiff gathers reports from dozens of supposedly haunted locations across the Welsh capital and its surrounding area, including familiar landmarks and more secluded sites. The accounts range from older folklore to modern-day sightings, presenting…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Cornwall
Paranormal Cornwall gathers reported encounters and folkloric traditions from across the county, setting modern claims alongside older accounts. Its subjects include ghosts, UFO sightings, alleged big-cat encounters, sea monsters and piskies, reflecting the variety of…
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Cover unavailableParanormal County Durham
Darren W. Ritson surveys accounts of hauntings across County Durham’s towns, villages and countryside. Spectral horses, monks and priests, domestic poltergeists, haunted inns and ghostly battles appear in this regional collection. The book connects the…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Cumbria
Paranormal Cumbria examines reported mysteries from across the county, arranged by theme rather than locality. Geoff Holder revisits the Croglin Vampire and Renwick Cockatrice, considers witchcraft and folk magic from the 17th century onwards, and…
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Paranormal Cumbria
Steve Watson travels across Cumbria to explore its haunted places and unusual reports, from Carlisle and Penrith through the Lake District to the southern coast. The illustrated collection brings together local history and ghost stories…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Dundee
Paranormal Dundee gathers reports, legends and historical oddities from Dundee and Angus, ranging from witchcraft and UFO sightings to alleged Big Cats. Geoff Holder also examines darker Gothic material, including a man who claimed to…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Edinburgh
Paranormal Edinburgh gathers reports and traditions linked to the city’s darker reputation, ranging from accounts of ancient and modern witches to claimed fairy portals. Gordon Rutter also considers ghost sightings in the Old Town, placing…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Encounters on Britain's Roads
Peter A. McCue examines reported paranormal incidents on Britain’s roads, grouping accounts around recurring themes and possible geographical hotspots. Among the locations considered are the A75 and B721 in southern Scotland, alongside the Blue Bell…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Encounters on Britain's Roads
Peter McCue examines strange experiences reported on Britain's roads, including phantom hitchhikers, ghostly figures, anomalous lights and other unsettling encounters. The book approaches road hauntings from a parapsychological perspective while considering the folklore and testimony…
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Paranormal Essex
David Scanlan and Paul Robins take an A–Z journey through haunted Essex, combining well-known cases with accounts from places that receive less national attention. Borley Rectory and the legacy of witchfinder Matthew Hopkins sit alongside…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Glasgow
Paranormal Glasgow gathers reported hauntings, strange experiences and supernatural traditions associated with Scotland’s largest city. Geoff Holder covers contemporary ghosts and historical hauntings alongside UFO sightings, big-cat reports, time slips, spontaneous human combustion, bizarre beliefs…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Gloucestershire
Paranormal Gloucestershire examines reported hauntings and paranormal traditions across one of England’s most historically layered counties. S. C. Skillman considers places ranging from the Neolithic burial chamber at Belas Knap Long Barrow and the prisons…
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Paranormal Hampshire
Hampshire Ghost Club founder David Scanlan gathers supernatural reports from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in an illustrated A–Z guide to the region’s haunted places. Familiar locations such as Wymering Manor, Beaulieu Abbey, Portsmouth,…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Kent
Paranormal Kent gathers reports and traditions connected with the county, ranging from ghost stories and phantom hitchhikers to sightings of big cats, UFOs, monsters and fairies. Neil Arnold also considers accounts of dragons, serpents, hellhounds…
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Cover unavailableParanormal 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…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Middlesbrough & Teesside
Paranormal Middlesbrough & Teesside gathers reported hauntings and local legends from Middlesbrough and the wider Teesside area. Steve Watson sets stories linked to the region’s past alongside accounts from modern witnesses, covering locations including Middlesbrough…
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Paranormal Middlesbrough and Teesside
Steve Watson explores ghost stories from Middlesbrough and the wider Teesside area, including accounts linked to the town hall, Dorman Museum, pubs and local landmarks. The illustrated collection mixes familiar cases with less widely known…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Newcastle
Steve Watson examines reported hauntings and supernatural traditions connected with Newcastle upon Tyne, placing them within the city’s long historical setting. The book visits sites including the Castle Keep, former gaol locations and the Black…
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Cover unavailableParanormal North East
Arranged alphabetically, this regional guide surveys reputedly haunted locations across North East England. Darren W. Ritson combines familiar local stories with less-publicised reports, adding personal accounts and his own photographs. The book offers readers a…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Northumberland
This illustrated collection explores Northumberland's reported hauntings, drawing on both historic stories and more recent accounts. Castles, towers, battlefields and religious sites provide the settings, including the ghostly monks associated with Blanchland Abbey and Bamburgh…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Perthshire
Paranormal Perthshire gathers reports of unexplained events and enduring supernatural traditions from across Perthshire. Geoff Holder examines claims of big cats and UFOs, alongside local stories involving fairies, ghosts, witches and other strange occurrences. The…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Playtime: The School That Never Sleeps
Paranormal Playtime: The School That Never Sleeps examines the history and reported hauntings of the British Schools Museum in Hitchin. Penny Griffiths-Morgan sets the building’s educational past alongside the Lancasterian monitorial system, Victorian schooling and…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Purbeck
David Leadbetter’s study gathers reported paranormal experiences from across the Isle of Purbeck, drawing on testimony from more than 100 local contributors and nearly 70 locations. The accounts range from hauntings and poltergeist-like incidents to…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Surrey
Paranormal Surrey gathers first-hand accounts and archive reports connected with the county’s darker folklore and unexplained claims. Rupert Matthews covers a broad range of subjects, including reported big cat sightings, ancient monsters, poltergeists and UFOs,…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Swansea and Gower
Paranormal Swansea and Gower gathers reports from dozens of haunted locations across Swansea and Gower, ranging from familiar attractions to quieter sites away from the usual tourist routes. Mark Rees places these accounts within the…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Wales
Paranormal Wales gathers reported hauntings and ghost stories from locations across the country, ranging from Snowdonia’s peaks and abandoned mines to historic pubs, castles and secluded sites. Mark Rees brings together tales associated with well-known…
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Cover unavailableParanormal West Yorkshire
From the Cottingley Fairies to the Pontefract Poltergeist, Andy Owens examines a wide range of strange reports from West Yorkshire. Ghost sightings sit alongside UFOs, mysterious big cats and accounts of human combustion. The illustrated…
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Paranormal Yorkshire
Paranormal Yorkshire is Meryl James’s county-wide collection of ghost stories and supernatural traditions, ranging across historic houses, mansions, castles, religious buildings, hospitals, theatres and museums. It also looks beyond buildings to roads, bridges, coastal locations…
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Cover unavailableParanormality: Why We See What Isn't There
Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There examines claims involving psychics, telepathy, fortune-telling, out-of-body experiences and ghosts. Richard Wiseman approaches these subjects through psychology and experimental investigation, asking how perception, memory and behaviour can produce…
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Cover unavailablePembrokeshire Folk Tales
Christine Willison gathers tales from across Pembrokeshire, linking local landscapes with stories of saints, princes, smugglers and legendary creatures. The collection includes episodes from the Mabinogion, traditions surrounding Saint David and Owain Glyndŵr, and accounts…
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Cover unavailablePercy Maylam's The Kent Hooden Horse
Percy Maylam’s 1909 study records the hooden horse, a distinctive East Kent Christmas custom involving a carved horse’s head, attendants and seasonal visits. Maylam gathered evidence from documents, correspondence and his own observations of the…
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Cover unavailablePerthshire Folk Tales
Perthshire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories linked to the county’s moors, mountains, rushing rivers and ancient woodlands. Retold by storytellers Lindsey Gibb and C.A. Hope, the collection brings together accounts of witches, faeries, black dogs,…
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Cover unavailablePeter Underwood's Guide to Ghosts & Haunted Places
Peter Underwood’s Guide to Ghosts & Haunted Places gathers material on reported apparitions, psychic activity and haunted locations from across a broad range of settings. Castles, stately homes, churches, theatres, pubs, prisons and hospitals appear…
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Cover unavailablePhantom Ladies
Phantom Ladies gathers reported female apparitions from across Great Britain in an alphabetical, county-by-county format. Andrew Green focuses on the stories attached to particular places, bringing together accounts of nuns, unhappy lovers, actresses and aristocrats…
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Cover unavailablePhantoms of the Isles
Phantoms of the Isles: Further Tales from the Haunted Realm combines Simon Marsden’s atmospheric photography with accounts of haunted buildings and the histories attached to them. Its subjects range across Britain and Ireland, including ruined…
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Cover unavailablePhantoms of the Night
Phantoms of the Night is a collection of short ghost stories by Elliott O'Donnell, one of the most prolific British writers of apparent supernatural experiences. Published late in his career, it belongs to the fictional…
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Cover unavailablePixie Folk Tales
Henry Everett retells 50 traditional tales of the pixies and related beings associated with South West England. Cornwall, Devon and Somerset provide the setting for stories featuring Pixies, Piskeys, Knockers, Spriggans and other members of…
View book details →Pluckley's Ghosts: A Collection of 36 Ghost Stories in the Village of Pluckley
Pluckley's Ghosts gathers 36 reported ghost stories associated with the Kent village of Pluckley, a place whose haunted reputation has grown through local storytelling, newspaper accounts and paranormal publications. The collection brings together apparitions and…
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Cover unavailablePoltergeist Over England
Poltergeist Over England surveys three centuries of reported disturbances attributed to mischievous ghosts, combining historical accounts with cases investigated or discussed by Harry Price. The book considers how poltergeists were described, the backgrounds assigned to…
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Cover unavailablePoltergeist Over Scotland
Poltergeist Over Scotland gathers 134 reported cases of disruptive phenomena from the 1630s to early 2012. Geoff Holder arranges them chronologically, examining incidents linked with places including Ballechin House, Pitmilly House, Sauchie and Maxwell Park.…
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Cover unavailablePoltergeist Parallels and Contagion
Poltergeist Parallels and Contagion examines recurring similarities between reported poltergeist cases and develops the idea of paranormal contagion. Darren W. Ritson considers accounts in which investigators, relatives or other people connected with an active case…
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Cover unavailablePoltergeist! A New Investigation into Destructive Haunting
John Fraser examines reported poltergeist activity through case studies, historical context and questions about evidence. The book considers incidents linked to Borley Rectory, the Isle of Man, Amityville, the Bell Witch, Enfield and Thornton Heath,…
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