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.
14 books found
Cover unavailableMarfleet Murder Mystery
The death of Mary Jane Langley in 1891 is examined through the people, places and investigations surrounding her case. Covell follows the mystery between Hull, Marfleet and Preston, drawing attention to Victorian policing and the…
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Cover unavailableMemorials to the Dead: A Journey into England’s Most Unusual Graves
Kate Cherrell visits unusual graves across England to explore the lives, customs and acts of remembrance behind them. The illustrated journey includes unconventional monuments, performers’ memorials and surprising stories preserved in stone. Bringing together cemetery…
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Cover unavailableMore Ghost Files
This second collection extends Mike Covell’s investigation of Hull’s alleged hauntings to religious buildings, hospitals, care homes, streets and community centres. The case studies connect reports of unusual activity with each location’s documented history, including…
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Cover unavailableMore Haunted Inns
Mike Covell returns to Hull’s historic drinking places, including Ye Olde Black Boy and Ye Olde White Hart, to examine their ghost stories and recorded pasts. Newspaper accounts, archival documents, maps and photographs support the…
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Cover unavailableMurder, Magic, Madness: The Victorian Trials of Dove and the Wizard
Owen Davies examines the 1856 poisoning case of William Dove, a young tenant farmer who was tried and executed for murdering his wife, Harriet. The book follows Dove’s association with Henry Harrison, the so-called Leeds…
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Cover unavailableMy Life As A Scottish Paranormal Investigator
David Barrett describes how childhood experiences developed into a long-running interest in paranormal investigation. His memoir follows visits to reputedly haunted sites in Scotland, England, Ireland and Romania, including Inveraray Jail, Leap Castle and Bran…
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Cover unavailableMysteries of Portsmouth
Portsmouth’s reported ghosts, UFO sightings, witchcraft stories and older legends are brought together in this illustrated local history. Matt Wingett considers newspaper accounts and inherited tales involving figures such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Helen…
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Cover unavailableMysteries of the Mersey Valley
Mysteries of the Mersey Valley gathers reported mysteries and anomalous events associated with the Mersey Valley, bringing together local folklore, unexplained incidents and UFO-related accounts. The emphasis is regional rather than global, connecting strange reports…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Cornwall
Mysterious Cornwall gathers reported hauntings, legends and unexplained traditions from across the county, moving well beyond ghost stories. Its subjects include witches, piskies, mermaids, mysterious beasts, sacred wells, lost treasure, Cornish saints, giants, devils and…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Gloucestershire
Mysterious Gloucestershire presents an A–Z survey of the county’s towns and villages, bringing together places, stories and reported events associated with its darker folklore. Mark Turner examines crumbling manor houses, castles, ruins, ancient woods and…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Northumberland
Mysterious Northumberland gathers reports, traditions and stories linked to the county’s supernatural and unexplained lore. Rupert Matthews covers ghosts, witchcraft, big-cat sightings, folklore and accounts of the little people, arranging the material by subject while…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Yorkshire
Mysterious Yorkshire gathers reports, legends and folklore from across the county, ranging from spectral creatures to unexplained animal sightings. The Barguest is said to patrol woods, fields and towns, while the 2006 Church Fenton Tiger…
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Cover unavailableMystery Animals of the British Isles: Kent
Neil Arnold examines Kentish reports of strange creatures, folkloric monsters and animals that resist straightforward identification. The book brings together accounts of phantom hounds, dragon traditions, exotic-cat sightings and other reported beasts associated with the…
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Cover unavailableMystery Animals of the British Isles: London
Neil Arnold gathers reports of anomalous animals linked with London, bringing together older traditions, newspaper stories and more recent eyewitness accounts. The cases range from alleged exotic big cats and covert menageries to giant rats…
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