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.
24 books found
Cover unavailableParanormal Black Country
Paranormal Black Country surveys reported hauntings across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, setting local ghost lore against the region’s industrial and social history. Richard O’Connor visits places shaped by coal, steel, canals and foundries, where…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Buckinghamshire
Eddie Brazil turns decades of paranormal research towards Buckinghamshire in this county-wide survey of ghosts, hauntings and unexplained phenomena. The book ranges from well-known historic sites such as Hughenden Manor to haunted roads, churches, woods,…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Cornwall
Paranormal Cornwall gathers reported encounters and folkloric traditions from across the county, setting modern claims alongside older accounts. Its subjects include ghosts, UFO sightings, alleged big-cat encounters, sea monsters and piskies, reflecting the variety of…
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Cover unavailableParanormal County Durham
Darren W. Ritson surveys accounts of hauntings across County Durham’s towns, villages and countryside. Spectral horses, monks and priests, domestic poltergeists, haunted inns and ghostly battles appear in this regional collection. The book connects the…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Cumbria
Paranormal Cumbria examines reported mysteries from across the county, arranged by theme rather than locality. Geoff Holder revisits the Croglin Vampire and Renwick Cockatrice, considers witchcraft and folk magic from the 17th century onwards, and…
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Paranormal Cumbria
Steve Watson travels across Cumbria to explore its haunted places and unusual reports, from Carlisle and Penrith through the Lake District to the southern coast. The illustrated collection brings together local history and ghost stories…
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Paranormal Essex
David Scanlan and Paul Robins take an A–Z journey through haunted Essex, combining well-known cases with accounts from places that receive less national attention. Borley Rectory and the legacy of witchfinder Matthew Hopkins sit alongside…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Gloucestershire
Paranormal Gloucestershire examines reported hauntings and paranormal traditions across one of England’s most historically layered counties. S. C. Skillman considers places ranging from the Neolithic burial chamber at Belas Knap Long Barrow and the prisons…
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Paranormal Hampshire
Hampshire Ghost Club founder David Scanlan gathers supernatural reports from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in an illustrated A–Z guide to the region’s haunted places. Familiar locations such as Wymering Manor, Beaulieu Abbey, Portsmouth,…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Kent
Paranormal Kent gathers reports and traditions connected with the county, ranging from ghost stories and phantom hitchhikers to sightings of big cats, UFOs, monsters and fairies. Neil Arnold also considers accounts of dragons, serpents, hellhounds…
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Cover unavailableParanormal London
Neil Arnold’s Paranormal London gathers reported encounters and archival accounts linked to the capital, ranging from alleged creatures to apparitions and aerial mysteries. Its subjects include large cats such as the Southwark Puma and Cricklewood…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Middlesbrough & Teesside
Paranormal Middlesbrough & Teesside gathers reported hauntings and local legends from Middlesbrough and the wider Teesside area. Steve Watson sets stories linked to the region’s past alongside accounts from modern witnesses, covering locations including Middlesbrough…
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Paranormal Middlesbrough and Teesside
Steve Watson explores ghost stories from Middlesbrough and the wider Teesside area, including accounts linked to the town hall, Dorman Museum, pubs and local landmarks. The illustrated collection mixes familiar cases with less widely known…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Newcastle
Steve Watson examines reported hauntings and supernatural traditions connected with Newcastle upon Tyne, placing them within the city’s long historical setting. The book visits sites including the Castle Keep, former gaol locations and the Black…
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Cover unavailableParanormal North East
Arranged alphabetically, this regional guide surveys reputedly haunted locations across North East England. Darren W. Ritson combines familiar local stories with less-publicised reports, adding personal accounts and his own photographs. The book offers readers a…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Northumberland
This illustrated collection explores Northumberland's reported hauntings, drawing on both historic stories and more recent accounts. Castles, towers, battlefields and religious sites provide the settings, including the ghostly monks associated with Blanchland Abbey and Bamburgh…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Purbeck
David Leadbetter’s study gathers reported paranormal experiences from across the Isle of Purbeck, drawing on testimony from more than 100 local contributors and nearly 70 locations. The accounts range from hauntings and poltergeist-like incidents to…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Surrey
Paranormal Surrey gathers first-hand accounts and archive reports connected with the county’s darker folklore and unexplained claims. Rupert Matthews covers a broad range of subjects, including reported big cat sightings, ancient monsters, poltergeists and UFOs,…
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Cover unavailableParanormal West Yorkshire
From the Cottingley Fairies to the Pontefract Poltergeist, Andy Owens examines a wide range of strange reports from West Yorkshire. Ghost sightings sit alongside UFOs, mysterious big cats and accounts of human combustion. The illustrated…
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Paranormal Yorkshire
Paranormal Yorkshire is Meryl James’s county-wide collection of ghost stories and supernatural traditions, ranging across historic houses, mansions, castles, religious buildings, hospitals, theatres and museums. It also looks beyond buildings to roads, bridges, coastal locations…
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Cover unavailablePercy Maylam's The Kent Hooden Horse
Percy Maylam’s 1909 study records the hooden horse, a distinctive East Kent Christmas custom involving a carved horse’s head, attendants and seasonal visits. Maylam gathered evidence from documents, correspondence and his own observations of the…
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Cover unavailablePoltergeist Over England
Poltergeist Over England surveys three centuries of reported disturbances attributed to mischievous ghosts, combining historical accounts with cases investigated or discussed by Harry Price. The book considers how poltergeists were described, the backgrounds assigned to…
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Cover unavailablePopular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History
Owen Davies examines the role of cunning-folk in English history, presenting them as local practitioners consulted about everyday problems rather than as remote, scholarly magicians. Their reported services included finding lost objects, countering suspected spells,…
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Cover unavailablePossession, Puritanism and Print
Marion Gibson examines the Elizabethan controversy surrounding John Darrell, a Puritan preacher accused in 1598 of conducting fraudulent exorcisms. The case sits within a wider study of reported demonic possession, religious authority and the printed…
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