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 unavailableFolklore Survey of County Clare
Thomas Johnson Westropp’s survey gathers County Clare traditions concerning place names, legends and reported supernatural encounters. Its subjects include banshees, the Death Coach, fairies and fairy forts, ghosts and haunted houses, water spirits, supernatural animals,…
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Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain
First published by Reader’s Digest in 1973, Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain is a highly sought-after treasure for folklore enthusiasts and collectors. Packed with evocative illustrations, ghost stories, ancient customs and regional legends, this…
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Cover unavailableFolklore: A Journey through the Past and Present
Folklore: A Journey through the Past and Present examines British traditions across ritual, performance, storytelling, legends, folk medicine and beliefs about the natural world. Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook also consider supernatural traditions, landscape rituals,…
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Cover unavailableFolklore: The Second Tale
Chris Rush returns to the world of Folklore with a second dark tale shaped by old beliefs, supernatural danger and the unsettling persistence of legend. It continues his interest in the point where folklore and…
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Cover unavailableFolktales of England
Folktales of England gathers wonder tales, legends, local traditions and humorous anecdotes from English storytelling. Edited by Katharine M. Briggs and Ruth L. Tongue, it places familiar narratives alongside lesser-known material rooted in regional tradition…
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Cover unavailableFools and Wise Men
Fools and Wise Men gathers British folk tales shaped to carry lessons about judgement, kindness, family, courage and the consequences of foolish behaviour. Mike O’Connor draws on English, Welsh, Scottish and Cornish traditions, presenting stories…
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Cover unavailableFootprints in Stone
Footprints in Stone examines supposed footprints, handprints and other bodily impressions found in rocks and monuments. Janet Bord considers marks attributed to early humans, giants, heroes, saints, devils, animals, ghosts, witches, fairies and monsters, treating…
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Cover unavailableFootsteps from Another World
Footsteps from Another World is Dáithí Ó hÓgáin’s sole collection of poetry written in English, drawing on Celtic legendary cycles and the author’s deep knowledge of folklore. Its poems bring mythic heritage into a modern…
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Cover unavailableForest Folk Tales for Children
Forest Folk Tales for Children gathers traditional stories linked to the woods and forests of England, Wales and Scotland. Its tales introduce hobs, faeries, dragons, monsters, giants, witches, kings and the Green Man, alongside stories…
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Cover unavailableFrederick Bailey Deeming: Jack the Ripper or Something Worse?
Covell investigates the life and crimes of Frederick Bailey Deeming, whose activities brought him to Hull and whose murders attracted international attention in 1892. Drawing on records from several countries, the book examines fraud, family…
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Cover unavailableFrom Flying Toads to Snakes with Wings
From Flying Toads to Snakes with Wings gathers reports of animals whose existence or identity remains unconfirmed, ranging across cryptozoology, folklore and unexplained zoological claims. Karl P. N. Shuker considers creatures reported from Britain and…
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Cover unavailableFrontiers of the Unknown
Andrew MacKenzie examines reported cases gathered under the methods and questions of psychical research, concentrating on prophecies, apparitions and poltergeists. The material ranges from individual experiences to investigations of incidents that attracted sustained attention, presenting…
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Cover unavailableFunny Folk Tales for Children
Funny Folk Tales for Children gathers 11 traditional stories from around the world, retold by professional storyteller Allison Galbraith for younger audiences. Humour drives each tale, with animals, magical beings and comic reversals at the…
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Cover unavailableGaelic Ghosts
Gaelic Ghosts gathers Scottish tales about apparitions, haunting encounters and other supernatural traditions. Sorche Nic Leodhas presents the material as folklore and storytelling rather than as an investigation of documented paranormal claims, giving the collection…
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Cover unavailableGalway Bay Folk Tales
Galway Bay Folk Tales gathers myths, legends and local stories linked to the history of Galway Bay, ranging from the saints of the Dark Ages to modern-day sinners. Rab Fulton, a local storyteller, presents tales…
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Cover unavailableGazetteer of British Ghosts
Gazetteer of British Ghosts presents an A–Z survey of reported hauntings across the United Kingdom, linking ghost stories to specific houses, buildings and localities. Each entry identifies where an apparition was said to appear, considers…
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Cover unavailableGazetteer of British, Scottish & Irish Ghosts
Peter Underwood’s gazetteer catalogues legends, modern reports and alleged ghostly happenings from Britain, Scotland and Ireland. Arranged alphabetically, it gathers accounts linked to towns, valleys, lochs, lakes, mountains, rivers, historic castles and houses, making it…
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Cover unavailableGef! The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose
Christopher Josiffe examines the reports surrounding Gef, a supposed talking mongoose said to have appeared at the Irving family’s farmhouse on the Isle of Man in 1931. Over the following eight years, Gef was credited…
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Cover unavailableGeorge Adamski: The Untold Story
George Adamski: The Untold Story examines the claims of the controversial 1950s contactee, whose reports described meetings with human-looking extraterrestrial visitors and journeys aboard spacecraft. Lou Zinsstag’s involvement with the Adamski movement gives the account…
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Cover unavailableGhastly and Ghostly Devon
Ghastly and Ghostly Devon gathers reported ghost stories connected with places across Devon, presenting the county as a landscape of haunted locations and remembered apparitions. The booklet belongs to a series of regional titles by…
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Cover unavailableGhost and Ghoul
Ghost and Ghoul presents T. C. Lethbridge’s personal accounts of reported paranormal incidents, examined as investigative problems rather than accepted as proof of the supernatural. His examples include apparitions and unsettling experiences on islands off…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunter Walks in Dorset
Ghost Hunter Walks in Dorset gathers reported hauntings from across the county, linking ghost stories with towns, castles, fields, harbours and historic buildings. The accounts include two phantom men seen with a ghostly packhorse at…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunter Walks in Kent
Ghost Hunter Walks in Kent gathers reported hauntings and ghost stories connected with places across the county. Its subject is local rather than theoretical, linking accounts of apparitions and other alleged disturbances with Kent’s towns,…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunter: True-life Encounters from the North East
Darren W. Ritson records investigations carried out with his ghost-hunting team in North East England from 2003 onwards. Alongside case reports and the evidence the team believed it collected, he discusses competing ideas about ghosts…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunting Events
Ghost Hunting Events is a practical guide to organising and hosting public paranormal events. Steve Higgins covers the process from initial planning and venue selection through to risk assessment, budgeting and the practical arrangements required…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond
Drawing on more than twenty-five years of investigation, Andrew Homer recounts occasions when he experienced unusual events at reportedly haunted locations. Sites include Dudley Castle, the Ancient Ram Inn and Drakelow Tunnels. This companion to…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunting with Peter Underwood
Ghost Hunting with Peter Underwood examines the longstanding association between reported hauntings and historic houses, from gothic towers and battlements to ruined abbeys where local stories have gathered around old stonework. Peter Underwood considers these…
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Ghost Hunting: A Practical Guide
Ghost Hunting: A Practical Guide sets out Andrew Green’s method for investigating reported hauntings through observation, research and careful record-keeping. It covers the equipment associated with psychical investigation, including thermometers and tape-recorders, while emphasising that…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunting: A Survivor's Guide
Ghost Hunting: A Survivor’s Guide examines how reported hauntings can be investigated, from early examples involving Pliny the Younger to modern vigils and organised fieldwork. John Fraser traces the development of ghost-hunting methods since Harry…
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Cover unavailableGhost Taverns of the North East
Darren W. Ritson and Michael J. Hallowell investigate haunted pubs and inns across North East England. Their tour runs from Pelaw to Alnwick, visiting establishments associated with figures such as Giggly Meg and the Sad…
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Cover unavailableGhost Watch
Rick Hale gathers accounts of alleged hauntings from America, the British Isles and Europe, extending the interests of his Ghost Watch broadcasts into book form. The collection pays tribute to ghost investigator Peter Underwood. Its…
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Cover unavailableGhost-Hunter's Casebook
Ghost-Hunter's Casebook revisits the career and investigations of Andrew Green, a prominent British ghost-hunter active for around sixty years. Known as the ‘Spectre Inspector’, Green examined hundreds of reported hauntings and recorded both celebrated cases…
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Cover unavailableGhosthunter Walks in Sussex
Ghosthunter Walks in Sussex combines walking routes with reports of ghosts, legends and unsettling traditions attached to places across the county. The routes lead through landscapes where local history and supernatural storytelling overlap, including Ardingly…
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Cover unavailableGhostland: In Search of a Haunted Country
Ghostland follows Edward Parnell through haunted and secluded landscapes across the British Isles, from Welsh and Scottish locations to Cornwall, East Anglia and the north-west. Along the way, he considers how moors, woods, cemeteries and…
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Cover unavailableGhostly County Durham
More than twenty County Durham locations feature in this survey of reported hauntings, including castles, hotels, pubs and a former prisoner-of-war camp. Kirkup recounts traditions involving Finchdale Priory's club-footed monk, the Singing Lady of Cauldron…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Cumbria
Twenty Cumbrian locations provide the setting for this collection of reported hauntings, from castles and country houses to inns, Roman sites and stone circles. Stories include a phantom friar at Clappersgate, Mary Queen of Scots…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Northumberland
Kirkup brings together ghost accounts from twenty Northumberland locations, including castles, hotels and religious sites. The stories include a piano-playing apparition at Bamburgh Castle, Cresswell Tower's White Lady, a poltergeist at the Schooner Hotel and…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Shropshire: Car Trails
Ghostly Shropshire: Car Trails gathers reported hauntings and local ghost lore from across the county, arranging them around journeys by road. Christine Lawrie’s title presents Shropshire not simply as a landscape to cross, but as…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Tales & Hauntings of Northamptonshire
Ghostly Tales & Hauntings of Northamptonshire gathers ghostly and tragic stories from a county shaped by royal conflict, powerful families and a turbulent past. Its subject matter connects reported hauntings with historical figures and episodes,…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Tales of Brighton's Lanes
Ghostly Tales of Brighton’s Lanes gathers reported hauntings and dark local stories from Brighton’s oldest quarter, focusing on the narrow streets, buildings and taverns around the Lanes. The accounts are rooted in places where the…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Tyne and Wear
This regional ghost collection explores reports attached to Tyne and Wear's castles, pubs, theatres and other familiar buildings. Kirkup includes the phantom highwayman associated with the Blacksmith's Table in Washington and stories linking actor Sid…
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Cover unavailableGhostology: The Art of the Ghost Hunter
Ghostology: The Art of the Ghost Hunter presents ghostology as a broad study of reported encounters with the dead, rather than a narrow pursuit of apparitions. Steven T. Parsons places ghost experiences within a human…
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Cover unavailableGhosts
Ghosts: A History of Phantoms, Ghouls and Other Spirits of the Dead traces reported encounters with the dead across changing historical periods. P G Maxwell-Stuart considers apparitions described as human figures, lights, animals and even…
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Cover unavailableGhosts & Gallows: Stories of True Crime & the Paranormal
Ghosts & Gallows brings together British murder cases in which reported paranormal events become part of the evidence, folklore or investigation. Paul Adams ranges from the 18th century account of Sergeant Davies, whose apparition reportedly…
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Cover unavailableGhosts & Legends of the Dorset Countryside
Edward Waring’s book gathers reports of ghosts and traditional legends linked to the Dorset countryside. Its focus is local rather than theoretical, placing supernatural stories within the rural county’s villages, roads, houses and wider landscape.…
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Cover unavailableGhosts and Hauntings
Dennis Bardens surveys reported hauntings through a series of themed chapters covering spirits said to be unable to rest, warnings of death and noisy poltergeist activity. The book also considers haunted houses, apparitions connected with…
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Cover unavailableGhosts and How to See Them
Ghosts and How to See Them brings together Peter Underwood’s approach to reported apparitions, illustrated with 100 photographs, many reproduced in colour and presented there for the first time. The book treats ghost-seeing as a…
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Cover unavailableGhosts and Legends
Roy Christian collects place-based ghost stories and legends from England, Wales and Scotland, concentrating on locations that can be visited. The selection ranges from well-known traditions to lesser-known accounts, with Derbyshire receiving particular attention through…
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