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 unavailableDorset Folk Tales
Dorset Folk Tales gathers legends rooted in the county’s oral tradition, with stories connected to its hills, coastline, ancient buildings and fortified places. Giants, dragons and remembered local characters appear alongside tales shaped by family…
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Cover unavailableDorset Folk Tales for Children
Dorset Folk Tales for Children brings together 14 traditional West Country stories retold by folk singer, musician and actor Tim Laycock. Its cast includes demons, dragons, giants, mermaids and Jack-o’-lanterns, while the tales draw on…
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Cover unavailableDorset Mysteries
Dorset Mysteries is a short, multi-contributor collection concerned with unexplained mysteries associated with the county of Dorset. Its subject classification places it within occult and paranormal nonfiction, while the regional focus ties the material to…
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Cover unavailableDown Folk Tales
Steve Lally’s collection brings together stories linked to County Down, ranging from outlaw legends and ghost accounts to fairy traditions and local curiosities. Redmond O’Hanlon appears as a notorious rapparee whose reported career inspired tales…
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Seek
Seven years after Edward Hyde’s death, a man claiming to be Henry Jekyll returns to London and begins reclaiming his old life. Utterson knows the claim should be impossible in Anthony O’Neill’s sequel to Stevenson’s…
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Cover unavailableDr Shuker's Casebook
Dr Shuker's Casebook gathers Karl P. N. Shuker's investigations into cryptozoology alongside a broader selection of Fortean mysteries. Its subjects include winged cats, mermaids, unicorns, living-dinosaur reports, ghostly manifestations, UFOs, crop circles, spooklights and unexplained…
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Cover unavailableDracul
Dracul reimagines the story behind Dracula through the childhood and early adulthood of Bram Stoker. In 1868, the 21-year-old Bram barricades himself inside a desolate tower, armed with crucifixes, holy water and a rifle while…
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Cover unavailableDracula the Un-Dead
Set 25 years after Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this sequel shifts attention to Quincey Harker, the son of Jonathan and Mina. Working in the theatre, Quincey becomes entangled in the concealed history of his parents and…
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Dracula's Midnight Snacks
Edited by David Saunderson, Dracula's Midnight Snacks is a collection of 14 original vampire stories published by Red Rattle Books. The anthology was created through Spooky Isles and brings together contemporary takes on vampire fiction,…
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Cover unavailableDragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology and Culture
Dragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology and Culture examines the dragon as a creature positioned between zoology, folklore and human imagination. Karl P. N. Shuker considers possible real-world and cryptozoological influences behind dragon traditions, including reports of…
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Cover unavailableDragons: A Natural History
Dragons: A Natural History surveys the many forms dragons have taken in mythology, natural history and symbolism around the world. Karl P. N. Shuker divides his subject into five broad groups: serpent dragons, semi-dragons, classical…
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Cover unavailableDruids
Anne Ross examines the Druids as religious specialists within the Celtic world, considering their origins, authority and relationship with kings, warriors and wider society. The study brings together evidence from classical commentators, archaeology, and the…
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Cover unavailableDublin Folk Tales
Dublin Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the people, streets and landmarks of Ireland’s capital. Brendan Nolan brings together accounts of Bang Bang Dudley, a street character associated with shootings, and Lugs Brannigan, remembered as…
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Cover unavailableDublin Folk Tales for Children
Dublin Folk Tales for Children gathers 10 stories rooted in Dublin places, memories and storytelling traditions. Órla Mc Govern draws on subjects including the River Poddle, Castleknock Castle, Dalkey, sea glass and the city’s everyday…
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Cover unavailableDublin Urban Legends
Dublin Urban Legends gathers stories that have circulated around the capital as fact, near-fact or whispered possibility. Brendan Nolan, a Dublin folklorist and native Dubliner, records the tales attached to the city’s streets, landmarks and…
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Cover unavailableDumfries and Galloway Folk Tales
Tony Bonning gathers Dumfries and Galloway stories rooted in local places, speech and tradition. The collection moves from faeries and changelings to witches, warlocks, ghosts, spectres, wraiths and poltergeists, alongside tales of tricksters, magical creatures…
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Cover unavailableDying to Live: Near-Death Experiences
Dying to Live examines reported near-death experiences through psychology, biology and medicine, asking how familiar features might arise from changes in the brain. Susan Blackmore considers accounts of tunnels, brilliant lights, peace, joy, life reviews,…
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Cover unavailableEarth Rites: Fertility Practices in Pre-Industrial Britain
Earth Rites examines fertility beliefs and customs associated with pre-industrial Britain, placing them within a landscape marked by standing stones, holy wells and sacred trees. Janet and Colin Bord consider how communities understood the earth’s…
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Cover unavailableEarth: An Alien Enterprise
Earth: An Alien Enterprise examines reported contacts between humans and alleged extraterrestrials from 1932 onwards, drawing together accounts involving military personnel, intelligence circles, pilots and political leaders. Timothy Good presents these reports as evidence to…
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Cover unavailableEast Anglia Tales of Mystery & Murder
East Anglia Tales of Mystery & Murder brings together reported mysteries and notorious murders from across the region. Its subjects include the Egyptian Princess of Great Yarmouth, a story linked to the coast, and the…
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Cover unavailableEast Anglian Ghosts, Legends and Lore
Peter Jeffery’s collection brings together ghost stories, legends and local lore from East Anglia, with material connected to Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Its regional scope places reported hauntings alongside older traditions attached to particular communities,…
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Cover unavailableEast Lothian Folk Tales
East Lothian Folk Tales gathers traditional stories and local legends from the county’s coastlines, beaches, countryside and Lammermuir Hills. Tim Porteus retells accounts involving Scottish saints, kings and queens, witches, fairies, ghosts, giants, fools and…
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Cover unavailableEast Lothian Folk Tales for Children
East Lothian Folk Tales for Children gathers stories rooted in particular places across the county, linking local landscapes with folklore, legend and eerie happenings. Tim Porteus’s retellings feature witches and wizards, dragons, faeries, ghosts and…
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Cover unavailableEast Yorkshire Folk Tales
Ingrid Barton gathers legends from the East Yorkshire coast, the Wolds, Holderness and neighbouring stretches of the North Yorkshire shore. The collection ranges from animal lore and sea stories to accounts of saints, village oddities,…
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Cover unavailableEdwin Brough, Scalby Manor and the Hunt for Jack the Ripper
The bloodhound breeder Edwin Brough left North Yorkshire for Whitechapel in 1888 to assist the search for Jack the Ripper. Covell investigates Brough’s family, his home at Scalby Manor and the performance of his dogs…
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Cover unavailableEerie East Anglia: Fearful Tales of Field and Fen
Edward Parnell’s anthology gathers 17 short stories rooted in the landscapes of Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Dating from the 1900s to the 2010s, the collection brings together earlier ghost-story writers and contemporary practitioners, including…
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Elements of Epping Forest
The Elements of Epping Forest examines the woodland’s layered history through four organising themes: air, fire, earth and water. Penny Griffiths-Morgan considers its royal and medieval associations, highwaymen, wartime sites, prisons, murders and other tragedies,…
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Cover unavailableElliott O'Donnell's Casebook of Ghosts
Presented as true stories from Elliott O’Donnell’s files, this collection brings together reports of ghosts and alleged hauntings in a casebook-style format. The emphasis is on testimony, incidents and recorded claims rather than fictional invention,…
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Cover unavailableElliott O'Donnell's Ghost Hunters
Elliott O'Donnell's Ghost Hunters gathers 18 accounts from the files and papers associated with one of Britain’s most prolific writers on apparitions. The collection presents reported hauntings as stories and testimony, combining alleged true encounters…
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Cover unavailableElliott O'Donnell's Great Ghost Stories
Elliott O'Donnell's Great Ghost Stories brings together accounts drawn from the author's work as a writer and investigator of alleged hauntings. The collection combines reported apparitions with background on the places where they were said…
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Cover unavailableEnchanted Britain
Enchanted Britain surveys almost 100 rural sites in England, Scotland and Wales associated with folklore, mythology and supernatural traditions. Marc Alexander considers how particular landscapes acquired reputations for magic, witchcraft, legendary beings and other uncanny…
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Cover unavailableEncounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World's Best-Documented UFO Incident
Encounter in Rendlesham Forest examines the December 1980 reports from Rendlesham Forest, close to the US Air Force bases at Bentwaters and Woodbridge in Suffolk. Nick Pope works with former personnel John Burroughs and Jim…
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Cover unavailableEncounters
Encounters by Steve Higgins surveys the history of UFO sightings, from Kenneth Arnold’s widely reported 1947 observation to more recent official interest in unidentified aerial phenomena. It revisits prominent cases including Roswell, the reported Berwyn…
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Cover unavailableEncyclopedia of the Unexplained
Encyclopedia of the Unexplained surveys reported paranormal and anomalous phenomena, combining the work of Jenny Randles and Peter Hough across eight broad subject areas. Its coverage ranges from the supernatural Earth and alleged lines of…
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Cover unavailableEngland's Witchcraft Trials
England’s Witchcraft Trials examines the history of witchcraft prosecutions in England through the records left by courts, parishes and local authorities. Willow Winsham uses trial transcripts alongside contemporary pamphlets, recognising that these published accounts could…
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Cover unavailableEnglish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Lisa Schneidau retells traditional folk tales from England’s coasts and seas, where human life meets the salt water and the unknown lies beneath the waves. The collection brings together stories shaped by the country’s maritime…
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Essex Folk Tales
Jan Williams gathers Essex tales of ghosts, dragons, witchcraft accusations and legendary figures, setting local tradition against the county’s long and turbulent history. Stories connected with Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking invaders sit alongside accounts of…
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Essex Folk Tales for Children
Essex Folk Tales for Children gathers stories connected with the county’s towns, villages, coast and estuaries. Jan Williams includes nursery rhymes associated with Colchester, then moves through tales of dragons at Wormingford and Great Bentley,…
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Essex Ghost Stories
Set across the historic county of Essex, this collection brings together tales linked to places, legends and episodes from the county’s past. Its subjects include restless Vikings haunting former sparring grounds, a Canvey Island countryman…
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Essex Ghost Tales
Robert Hallmann’s collection sets tales of hauntings and dark local history across the Essex landscape, blending historical material, reported apparitions and imagined events. Its stories range from long-dead Vikings stirred by an eclipse to a…
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Essex Ghosts
Essex Ghosts gathers reported apparitions, uncanny encounters and local supernatural traditions from the county’s towns, villages and rural landscapes. Its focus is firmly geographical, linking ghost stories to the places where they were told and…
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Essex Witches
Essex Witches examines witchcraft accusations and trials in the county between 1560 and 1680, when fear of sorcery shaped local communities and court proceedings. Peter C. Brown records that 317 women and 23 men were…
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Cover unavailableEven More Merseyside Tales!
Even More Merseyside Tales! gathers more than 50 short accounts from Liverpool and the towns and villages around Merseyside, ranging across local history, folklore and curious community traditions. Ken Pye’s subjects include the Crosby Hermit,…
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Cover unavailableExorcism!
Peter Underwood examines exorcism as a ritual intended to drive out spirits or demons, tracing its use across people, places, animals and objects. The book considers both the ceremony’s long-standing religious associations and the myths…
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Explore Fairy Traditions
Explore Fairy Traditions examines fairy belief through legends, ballads and testimony from Britain and Ireland. Jeremy Harte considers changelings, brownies, household familiars, demon lovers, the fairy host and abduction into the Otherworld, tracing how these…
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Cover unavailableExtraordinary Animals Revisited
Extraordinary Animals Revisited brings together cryptozoological reports, zoological anomalies and animal traditions from different periods and regions. Karl P. N. Shuker revisits the New Guinea singing dog, devil-birds, giant rodents, anomalous rhinoceroses and the alleged…
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Cover unavailableExtraordinary Animals Worldwide
Extraordinary Animals Worldwide examines reports of animals that sit at the edges of accepted zoology, bringing together cryptozoological claims, animal anomalies and disputed discoveries from around the globe. Karl P. N. Shuker considers creatures reported…
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Cover unavailableExtreme Hauntings
Extreme Hauntings brings together more than 30 reported British hauntings, ranging from 18th-century disturbances to cases from the early 21st century. Paul Adams and Eddie Brazil organise the material around classic hauntings, troubled spirits, haunted…
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