Explore ghost books from across the UK and Ireland, including local hauntings, haunted houses, ghost stories and paranormal investigations. This collection brings together titles about supernatural history and the places where ghostly traditions have taken root.
25 books found
Cover unavailableScotland's Ghosts and Apparitions
Scotland's Ghosts and Apparitions brings together more than 100 tales associated with Scottish ghosts, apparitions and other reported mysteries. Terence W. Whitaker distinguishes between figures belonging to folklore, familiar through tradition but not necessarily witnessed,…
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Cover unavailableScottish Ghost Stories
Scottish Ghost Stories gathers 16 reported cases linked to places across Scotland, from Pitlochry and Edinburgh to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Glamis. Elliott O’Donnell presents accounts associated with houses, hotels, castles, roads and battlefields, preserving…
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Cover unavailableScottish Spectres
Scottish Spectres brings together more than 200 reported hauntings from across Scotland, ranging geographically from the Borders to Shetland. Dane Love gathers accounts of apparitions and other spectral encounters alongside descriptions of the places with…
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Cover unavailableScream Queen: A Memoir
Yvette Fielding’s memoir combines her rise from child television presenter to one of Britain’s best-known paranormal broadcasters with accounts from a long career investigating reported hauntings. She recalls séances, Ouija boards, table tipping and unexplained…
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Cover unavailableSecond Book of Irish Ghost Stories
Second Book of Irish Ghost Stories gathers reported hauntings collected by Patrick Byrne, including accounts linked to Ireland’s revolutionary past. The stories come from correspondence and testimony associated with his work on the Dublin Evening…
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Cover unavailableShadows in the Nave
Shadows in the Nave presents reported hauntings associated with 75 churches, chapels and churchyards across England. The book considers the histories of these religious buildings alongside ghost stories and local traditions attached to them, bringing…
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Cover unavailableShadows in the Nave: A Guide to the Haunted Churches of England
Shadows in the Nave gathers reported hauntings from 75 English churches, chapels, churchyards and related ecclesiastical buildings. Adams, Brazil and Underwood arrange the entries by region and county, combining local history with accounts of apparitions,…
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Cover unavailableShadows in the Sky: The Haunted Airways of Britain
Shadows in the Sky gathers reported aerial mysteries from Britain, ranging from 18th-century lights and phantom airships to modern UFO encounters. Neil Arnold also considers ball lightning, unexplained sounds and accounts associated with pilots, airfields…
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Cover unavailableShadows of Evil
Shadows of Evil is a collection of reported hauntings and uncanny tales centred on trees, woods and the apparitions associated with them. Its subjects include Herne’s Oak, haunted ash trees, a haunted Christmas tree and…
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Cover unavailableShadows on the Horizon
Shadows on the Horizon examines reported supernatural activity associated with Britain’s open landscapes rather than houses or enclosed buildings. Neil Arnold takes his subject to moors, marshes, forests and open urban spaces, considering how stories…
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Cover unavailableShadows on the Sea: The Maritime Mysteries of Britain
Neil Arnold examines reported mysteries from Britain’s coastline and surrounding waters, bringing together tales of phantom ships, haunted boats and vessels that appear and vanish. The book also considers unexplained lights and unidentified submarine-type objects…
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Cover unavailableShane Leslie's Ghost Book
Shane Leslie's Ghost Book examines reported encounters with the dead alongside the Catholic Church’s understanding of psychical phenomena. Its opening sections consider apparitions after death, church-related experiences and poltergeists before turning to a larger collection…
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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 unavailableShuffle Off This Mortal Coil
A paranormal novel following a female ghost struggling to understand the circumstances of her death. Against a backdrop of contemporary ghost hunting, Robert Radakovic explores grief, family trauma, redemption and the ethics of investigating hauntings.
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Cover unavailableSpirits Behind Bars: The Haunting of Shepton Mallet Prison and Skirrid Inn
Richard Estep examines reported hauntings at two historic sites divided by the England–Wales border: Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset and the Skirrid Inn. Their stories combine old buildings, criminal justice and traditions of restless spirits,…
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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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Spooky Britain: The 100 Most Eerie and Mysterious Places to Visit
Peter Naldrett presents 100 eerie destinations across Britain as places to visit rather than simply stories to read about. The selection ranges from famous haunted castles, prisons and ghost-tour cities to pubs, museums, corpse roads…
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Cover unavailableSt Andrews Ghost Stories
St Andrews Ghost Stories gathers 17 supernatural tales linked to St Andrews and surrounding parts of Fife. W. T. Linskill’s collection includes the Beckoning Monk, the Veiled Nun of St Leonards and the Monk of…
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Cover unavailableStrange and Mysterious: Ghosts
A colourful introduction to ghost stories and paranormal mysteries for readers aged nine and above. Alex Frith and Darran Stobbart explore famous hauntings, ghost-hunting methods, alleged hoaxes and modern internet legends, with illustrations by Keith…
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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 unavailableStranger than Fiction: Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-Lore
Mary L. Lewes’s collection brings together reported hauntings, Welsh supernatural traditions and local beliefs gathered from personal sources and correspondents. Its principal subjects include Welsh ghosts, corpse-candles and the toili, a death-related apparition or omen,…
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Cover unavailableSuffolk Ghost Tales
Suffolk Ghost Tales gathers 30 reported ghost stories from across the county, placing eerie traditions among its beaches, broad landscapes, towns and villages. The settings range from crossroads where gibbet chains are said to clank…
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Cover unavailableSupernatural North
This wide-ranging collection examines ghost stories and supernatural traditions from northern England, extending from the Scottish border to South Yorkshire. Darren W. Ritson revisits the South Shields Poltergeist and Willington Mill, explores screaming-skull legends, and…
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