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.
427 books found
Cover unavailableNorthumberland Folk Tales
Northumberland Folk Tales gathers traditional stories shaped by the county’s borderland history, landscape and storytelling culture. Its characters include saints seeking refuge, ancient kings struggling over land and salvation, and communities facing one another with…
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Cover unavailableNorthumberland: Strange But True
Northumberland: Strange But True gathers curious buildings, incidents, people and customs from across the county. Robert Woodhouse ranges from Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, inventor of the steam turbine, to the eccentric Ned Coulson and the…
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Cover unavailableNot of This Wold II: A Second Anthology of Weird Lincolnshire Writing
The second Not of This Wold anthology continues the project’s exploration of strange Lincolnshire through a new collection edited by Kate Cherrell. Its focus is the county’s mysterious and supernatural character, approached through creative writing…
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Cover unavailableNot of This Wold: An Anthology of Weird Lincolnshire Writing
Edited by Kate Cherrell, this anthology gathers prose and poetry inspired by Lincolnshire’s strange stories and supernatural traditions. Its contributors approach the county through fiction, folklore and other forms of imaginative writing. Created alongside the…
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Cover unavailableNottinghamshire Folk Tales
Nottinghamshire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories linked with Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, outlaws and the Sheriff of Nottingham, while looking beyond the county’s most familiar legends. Pete Castle also includes the Men of Gotham, tales…
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Cover unavailableOccult London
Occult London traces the capital’s occult traditions from the Elizabethan period to the present day, bringing together magic, Kabbalah, secret organisations, urban legends and forgotten locations. Merlin Coverley discusses figures including Dr John Dee, Simon…
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Cover unavailableOf Toads and Hares: The Witches and Wisewomen of England
Of Toads and Hares gathers English tales about witches, wisewomen and the local traditions surrounding them, arranged as a county-by-county survey. Benjamin Stimpson draws together regional legends in which magical practitioners were said to shapeshift…
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Cover unavailableOld Lancashire Ghost Stories
Edited by paranormal researcher MJ Wayland, this short collection brings together older ghost stories associated with Lancashire. The volume concentrates on the county’s supernatural storytelling traditions and reports of haunting. It offers a regional companion…
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Cover unavailableOxfordshire Folk Tales
Oxfordshire Folk Tales gathers legends, local traditions and oral stories from across the county, ranging from ancient monuments to pub lore. The Rollright Stones, Dragon Hill, Wayland’s Smithy and the White Horse of Uffington appear…
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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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Cover unavailableSecret Black Country
Andrew Homer explores lesser-known episodes from the Black Country’s history, combining royal visits and industrial heritage with darker local stories. Accounts include the nineteenth-century robbery and murder associated with Fir Tree Hill and the death…
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Cover unavailableSecret Gateshead
Kirkup explores lesser-known stories from Gateshead's past, combining local history with crime, punishment and unusual events. Among its stranger episodes are the haunted reputation of Dead Man's Arch in Bensham and a reported attempted alien…
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Cover unavailableShadow of Pendle: A Collection of Short Stories and Verse
This anthology brings together new fiction and poetry inspired by the Pendle witches and their continuing place in Lancashire’s imagination. Edited by Barry McCann and David Saunderson, it approaches the subject through a range of…
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Cover unavailableShropshire Folk Tales
Amy Douglas gathers thirty traditional stories from across Shropshire, shaped by the county’s fields, hedgerows, villages, market towns and wilder hills. The collection includes tales of macabre events, magic, otherworlds and local history, alongside stories…
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Cover unavailableShropshire Folk Tales for Children
Shropshire Folk Tales for Children gathers thirty traditional stories rooted in the county’s landscape, history and oral storytelling traditions. Amy Douglas retells tales of giants, ghosts, witches, kings, knights and monster fish for children aged…
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Cover unavailableShropshire Ghost Stories
Sally Tonge retells ghost stories from across Shropshire, bringing together local traditions, reported apparitions and tales shaped by the county’s history. Among the accounts are the Phantom Funeral of Ratlinghope, the Bagbury Bull, Bloody Jack…
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Cover unavailableSomerset Folk Tales
Somerset Folk Tales gathers newly collected and retold stories shaped by the county’s coast, waterways, fields, woods and high ground. Its landscapes provide the settings for accounts of sea morgans crossing dangerous tides, witches in…
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Cover unavailableSomerset Folk Tales for Children
Sharon Jacksties retells Somerset stories for children aged 7–11, drawing on the county’s rivers, woods, hills, caves and villages. The collection brings together tales of magical creatures, legendary figures, dragons and the origins of familiar…
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Cover unavailableSouth Yorkshire Folk Tales
South Yorkshire Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the county’s landscapes, communities and changing history. Its cast includes heroes and villains, giants and fairies, knights, highwaymen, dragons and boggarts, alongside accounts connected with forests, halls…
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Cover unavailableSpirits in the Vaults: Liverpool's Haunted Pubs
Spirits in the Vaults collects Tom Slemen’s accounts of reported hauntings and supernatural incidents linked to Liverpool pubs. The book visits a range of city venues, from the Childwall Abbey Hotel and Belvedere to the…
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Cover unavailableStaffordshire Folk Tales
Staffordshire Folk Tales gathers thirty stories rooted in the county’s oral tradition, retold by local storyteller Johnny Gillett, known as The Journey Man. Together they reflect Staffordshire’s character, local wisdom and recurring comic or cautionary…
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Cover unavailableStrange Manchester: Ghost Stories, UFO Encounters, Big Cat Sightings, and More from Across Greater Manchester
Strange Manchester gathers reported hauntings, UFO encounters, big cat sightings and other uncanny accounts from across Greater Manchester. Its ghost stories include Strangeways, Manchester Airport, Fairfield Station, Wardley Hall, the Octagon Theatre and Manchester’s Palace…
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Cover unavailableStrange Sheffield: Ghost Stories, UFO Sightings, and More All from the Steel City
Strange Sheffield gathers reported hauntings, UFO encounters and other uncanny local accounts from across the Steel City. Adrian Finney covers stories associated with Bunting Nook and the Stocksbridge Bypass, alongside tales of ghostly feet, haunted…
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Cover unavailableStranger Sheffield: More Ghost Stories, UFO Encounters, & Other Strange Tales
Stranger Sheffield gathers reported hauntings, local legends and UFO accounts from Sheffield and the surrounding South Yorkshire landscape. Adrian Finney’s sources include stories sent to him during his work with Strange Sheffield Ghost Tours, alongside…
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Cover unavailableSuffolk Fairylore
Suffolk Fairylore traces belief in fairy-like beings across the county from the Roman period to the present day. Francis Young examines how local traditions developed, changed and survived, placing Suffolk’s material alongside fairylore from elsewhere…
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