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.
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Cover unavailableThe Pennine UFO Mystery
The Pennine UFO Mystery investigates a reported wave of UFO activity across Northern England, concentrating on events around Todmorden and the wider Pennine region. Jenny Randles begins with the death of Zigmund Adamski, whose body…
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Cover unavailableThe Poltergeist Casebook
John West reviews notable poltergeist cases, drawing together historical records, witnesses’ accounts and later investigations. The selection includes Cock Lane, Epworth, Enfield, the Black Monk of Pontefract and the Bell Witch. Alongside descriptions of alleged…
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Cover unavailableThe Poltergeist Prince of London
The Poltergeist Prince of London recounts the reported haunting that began in 1956 at the Hitchings family home in Battersea. The disturbances started with an unidentified silver key on Shirley Hitchings’ bed, followed by tapping…
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Cover unavailableThe Rise and Fall of Merry England: The Ritual Year 1400–1700
Ronald Hutton examines the religious and secular rituals that shaped the English year between 1400 and 1700. The book traces seasonal celebrations, communal festivities and local customs through periods of major religious and political change,…
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Cover unavailableThe Rise of the Silver Hatchet Gang
Covell investigates the stories surrounding the Silver Hatchet Gang, tracing a feared group’s reported activities from London to Hull. Theft, intimidation, prostitution and violent crime feature in an account of the gang’s emergence and eventual…
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Cover unavailableThe Scole Report
The Scole Report records an investigation into a mediumistic group holding séances in a private house in Scole, Norfolk. David Fontana, Montague Keen and Arthur Ellison describe sittings conducted between 1995 and 1997, detailing reported…
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Cover unavailableThe Snow Witch
A woman fleeing a traumatic past arrives in Portsmouth as an extraordinary snowstorm cuts the city off. Encounters with its residents offer the possibility of belonging, while an obsessive man threatens her precarious new life.…
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Cover unavailableThe South Shields Poltergeist
The South Shields Poltergeist documents a reported outbreak of disturbing activity in a South Shields family home between 2005 and 2006. Darren W. Ritson and Michael J. Hallowell investigate claims that objects moved without explanation,…
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Cover unavailableThe South Shields Poltergeist: One Family's Fight Against an Invisible Intruder
The South Shields Poltergeist recounts a reported haunting that began in 2005, when a young family in South Shields noticed doors opening, chairs moving and their son’s toys behaving violently. The disturbances escalated to scratches,…
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Cover unavailableThe Tragic Tale of William Papper
Fourteen-year-old fishing apprentice William Papper did not return when the Rising Sun reached Hull in January 1882. Covell reconstructs the investigation that exposed his murder, using contemporary statements and press reports. The account follows the…
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Cover unavailableThe UFO Files
Hull’s reported aerial mysteries are examined from 1801 to 2018 through witness accounts, newspaper material and official records. Topics include early airship scares, a reported 1967 landing, mass sightings in the 1970s and the Hull…
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The Witches of St Osyth: Persecution, Murder and Betrayal in Elizabethan England
Marion Gibson reconstructs the witchcraft accusations that divided St Osyth and neighbouring Essex communities in 1581–82. Sixteen women and one man were accused of sorcery, while Ursley Kempe and Elizabeth Bennett were taken to Chelmsford…
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Cover unavailableThe York Ghost Walk
This guide by Sheila Walsh and MJ Wayland follows York’s ghost stories through the city’s historic streets and buildings. Designed as a self-guided walk, it combines familiar locations such as the Shambles with less widely…
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Cover unavailableTrue Leeds Ghost Stories
True Leeds Ghost Stories gathers reported paranormal accounts connected with the city of Leeds, bringing together stories that range from familiar local lore to lesser-known incidents. Chris Wade presents these accounts as tales of alleged…
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Cover unavailableTyne and Wear Folk Tales for Children
Tyne and Wear Folk Tales for Children gathers illustrated retellings rooted in the folklore of north-east England. Its stories range from witches and saints to evil fairies, the Devil and a remarkable flying donkey, with…
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