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 unavailableWitchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
Marion Gibson traces the changing meaning of witchcraft through 13 trials, spanning the 15th century to the present day. The book moves from the origins of European witch-hunts to cases in America and Africa, placing…
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Cover unavailableWitchcraft: The Basics
Witchcraft: The Basics examines how witchcraft was defined, debated and represented from the Middle Ages to the modern world. Marion Gibson considers the language used to describe witches, the laws and treatises directed against them,…
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Cover unavailableWitches, Druids and King Arthur
Witches, Druids and King Arthur is a collection of essays on paganism, myth, ritual and the changing meanings attached to them. Ronald Hutton considers how myths are made, examines academic approaches to Arthurian tradition, and…
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Cover unavailableWitchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy
Malcolm Gaskill reconstructs the English witch-hunt of 1645–47, when civil-war upheaval, disease, poverty and religious division intensified fears of hidden evil. The book centres on Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, two men who began investigating…
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Cover unavailableWizards
Wizards traces the changing figure of the wizard from the ancient world to the present, asking what people have meant by the term across different periods. P G Maxwell-Stuart distinguishes the wizard from the simple…
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Cover unavailableWolf-Men and Water Hounds
Wolf-Men and Water Hounds gathers Irish legends linked to landscapes, landmarks and creatures, travelling province by province through the island. Manchán Magan introduces the stories associated with each place while drawing attention to Irish words…
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Cover unavailableWoodland Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
Lisa Schneidau gathers traditional tales rooted in the woodlands and forests of Britain and Ireland, where trees, hunters, rebels and otherworldly beings share the same landscape. Oak, ash and thorn stand alongside stories of hunting…
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Cover unavailableWorcestershire Folk Tales
Worcestershire Folk Tales gathers stories shaped by the county’s villages, countryside and industrial past. David Phelps ranges from mythical origins and Civil War battles to witchcraft trials, religious scandals and an unsolved twentieth-century murder, showing…
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Cover unavailableWorlds of Arthur
Worlds of Arthur examines King Arthur’s uncertain place in history alongside his growth into one of Britain’s most enduring legendary figures. It considers the evidence for a historical Arthur before tracing the stories through medieval…
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Cover unavailableWrexham County Folk Tales
Wrexham County Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the county borough’s landscape, communities and oral traditions. Fiona Collins combines tales passed down by word of mouth with archive material, covering animals, people and supernatural beings.…
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Cover unavailableYesterday's Country Customs
Yesterday’s Country Customs examines 18 English traditions, describing how they are observed today while considering the histories behind them. Henry Buckton covers hobby horses, mumming, wassailing, cheese rolling, Shrovetide, well dressing, rushbearing, tree dressing and…
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Cover unavailableYork’s Hidden Hauntings
Wayland explores some of York’s less familiar ghost stories, looking beyond the accounts most often repeated about the city. The collection connects reported hauntings with historic buildings and earlier written sources, including nineteenth-century material. It…
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Cover unavailableYorkshire Folk Tales for Children
Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children gathers adapted legends, traditional tales and folk wisdom for readers aged seven to eleven. Carmel Page’s stories range from Brigg the Dragon and the Penhill Giant to Robin Hood’s beginnings…
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Yorkshire Ghosts is a short regional work devoted to ghost accounts associated with Yorkshire. Its scope is defined by place, bringing together material under the county’s name rather than presenting a general history of apparitions…
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Cover unavailableYorkshire Stories of the Supernatural
This regional collection follows reported supernatural experiences across Yorkshire, including phantom aircraft, haunted historic buildings and encounters associated with the county’s moors and abbeys. Andy Owens brings together stories linked with places such as Temple…
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Zombie Bites
Edited by David Saunderson, Zombie Bites is a Spooky Isles anthology of original zombie fiction. Its stories explore apocalypse, decay and the people forced to survive the undead, with subjects ranging from family and politics…
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Cover unavailableZones of Strangeness: An Examination of Paranormal and UFO Hot Spots
Peter McCue examines locations associated with clusters of paranormal and UFO reports, asking why certain places repeatedly attract strange experiences. The book draws together cases involving apparitions, unusual lights, anomalous creatures and other unexplained phenomena.
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