Explore books about ghosts, hauntings, folklore, witchcraft and paranormal history across England. From famous haunted cities to local legends and county traditions, this collection can be narrowed by region, county, town and subject.
16 books found
Cover unavailableLakeland Folk Tales for Children
Taffy Thomas gathers twenty folk tales rooted in the landscapes and communities of Cumbria. Dragons appear around Scafell Pike and Rydal Cave, while Grasmere provides settings for tales of cat fishers, a ghost, a swan…
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Cover unavailableLancashire Folk Tales
Lancashire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories tied to the county’s towns, landscapes and legends. Jennie Ruth Bailey and David England retell accounts ranging from the Phantom Voice at Southport and the Leprechauns of Liverpool to…
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Cover unavailableLancashire's Ghosts and Legends
Terence W. Whitaker’s Lancashire’s Ghosts and Legends gathers reports of ghosts, demons, spirits, witches and the devil from across the county. Its material ranges from local traditions and contemporary accounts to stories rooted in Lancashire’s…
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Cover unavailableLeather Apron, Jack the Ripper, and the Whitechapel Murders of 1888
Before the name Jack the Ripper became notorious, London’s East End was gripped by stories about a figure called Leather Apron. Covell examines the origins of that name and the people associated with the scare.…
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Leave This House: The Frightening True Story of the Birmingham Poltergeist
Lee Brickley recounts his investigation of reported poltergeist activity at a family home in Gravelly Hill, Erdington, during a week in 2021. The book follows the witnesses and the events they described, placing the Birmingham…
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Cover unavailableLegends of Dorset
Legends of Dorset gathers traditional stories and beliefs associated with the county, presenting Dorset as a landscape shaped by local memory, oral tradition and inherited lore. Polly Lloyd’s collection belongs to the regional folklore tradition…
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Cover unavailableLeicestershire Folk Tales for Children
Tom Phillips retells folk tales rooted in Leicestershire, drawing on stories attached to its towns, roads, buildings, forests and fields. The collection asks how a goddess became a witch, why the nine o’clock horses roam…
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Cover unavailableLincolnshire Folk Tales
Maureen James gathers Lincolnshire stories rooted in landscape, local custom and remembered belief. The collection ranges from tales of significant stones and rural fools to accounts of strange creatures, weather lore and people whose names…
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Cover unavailableLincolnshire Folklore, Myth and Magic
Lincolnshire Folklore, Myth and Magic gathers the county’s ghost stories, legends and customary beliefs, setting them against fens, woods, marshes and coastal landscapes. Lucy Wood includes accounts of phantom horsemen on the roads, will-o’-the-wisps appearing…
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Cover unavailableLiverpool Ghosts and Ghouls
Liverpool Ghosts and Ghouls gathers reported ghost and ghoul stories connected with the city, presenting them in the compact Liverpool Dossier format. Its subject sits alongside the local history, crimes, characters and mysteries that occupied…
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Cover unavailableLondon Folk Tales
London Folk Tales gathers thirty stories linked to Greater London, moving loosely from legendary beginnings to tales rooted in more recent memory. Helen East draws on oral history, local reminiscence, written sources and folklore collections,…
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Cover unavailableLondon Folk Tales for Children
London Folk Tales for Children brings together traditional tales, ballads, imagined histories and stories gathered from Londoners past and present. Anne Johnson and Sef Townsend range from the River Thames and Tower ravens to the…
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Cover unavailableLondon Lore: The Legends and Traditions of the World's Most Vibrant City
London Lore surveys the capital’s folklore by district, bringing together ghost stories, local superstitions, annual customs, legends and traditional beliefs. Steve Roud ranges from the City of London and Westminster to the capital’s western, northern,…
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Cover unavailableLondon Urban Legends
London Urban Legends gathers the rumours, warnings and modern folk tales attached to the capital, from royal gossip and criminal lore to stories beneath its streets. Scott Wood considers how such narratives take shape, circulate…
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Cover unavailableLondon's River Tales for Children
London’s rivers provide the setting for this collection of historical and traditional stories, spanning Roman times to the present day. The book considers the Thames alongside lesser-known waterways that have been forced underground as the…
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Cover unavailableLove Spells and Lost Treasure: Service Magic in England from the Later Middle Ages to the Early Modern Era
Tabitha Stanmore examines practical magic in England between the 14th and 17th centuries, focusing on spells performed for useful purposes and often for payment. Drawing on many hundreds of recorded instances alongside imaginative and didactic…
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