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.
448 books found
Cover unavailableThirteen Famous Ghost Stories
Thirteen Famous Ghost Stories is an anthology of 13 classic tales of ghosts, apparitions and supernatural disturbance, edited and introduced by Peter Underwood. It brings together distinguished writers from the 19th and early 20th centuries,…
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Cover unavailableThis Haunted Isle
This Haunted Isle examines ghost stories and legends attached to Britain’s historic buildings, including houses, castles and mansions whose architecture and past have encouraged generations of haunting reports. Peter Underwood presents these traditions as testimony…
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Cover unavailableThis House Is Haunted: The Investigation of the Enfield Poltergeist
Guy Lyon Playfair’s account follows the Enfield poltergeist investigation from the first disturbances in a north London council house in 1977. Reported events included unexplained knockings, doors opening and closing, objects being thrown across rooms…
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Cover unavailableTrees of Ghostly Dread
Trees of Ghostly Dread gathers Elliott O'Donnell’s accounts of apparitions, folklore and reported hauntings connected with trees. The subject is treated as a meeting point between ghost stories and older beliefs about the presence or…
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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 unavailableUnexplained Ghosts and Spirits
Unexplained Ghosts and Spirits examines reported encounters with ghosts and spirits from around the world, combining famous cases with testimony from people who claimed to experience them. The book presents these accounts as mysteries rather…
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Cover unavailableUnexplained: Great Mysteries of the 20th Century
The Unexplained surveys reported mysteries and paranormal claims across the 20th century, arranged chronologically from the opening years of modernity to the approach of the new millennium. Jenny Randles places these accounts alongside changing science,…
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Cover unavailableUnknown Ghosts of the South East
Unknown Ghosts of the South East presents reported hauntings from the South East of England, continuing Andrew Green’s long interest in regional ghost lore and psychical investigation. The book belongs to the same broad body…
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Cover unavailableWalking Haunted London
Walking Haunted London sets out 25 routes through London and nearby locations, linking streets, buildings, pubs and theatres with reported apparitions, ghost stories and darker episodes from the capital’s past. Richard Jones includes well-known names…
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Cover unavailableWeekend Book of Ghosts
Weekend Book of Ghosts is an edited collection of reported apparitions, haunting accounts and ghost lore, assembled within the popular British supernatural-book tradition of the 1970s. Richard Whittington-Egan presents the material as a varied gathering…
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Cover unavailableWhat is a Poltergeist? Understanding Poltergeist Activity
Geoff Holder’s study examines what is meant by a poltergeist and how reports of ‘noisy ghosts’ have been understood. It considers disturbances such as objects apparently moving without visible cause, unexplained knocks and other noises,…
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Cover unavailableWhere the Ghosts Walk
Where the Ghosts Walk is a gazetteer of reported hauntings across Britain, organised by the kinds of places where apparitions and related phenomena are said to occur. Airfields, ancient sites, ruins, bridges, battlefields, graveyards, gardens,…
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Cover unavailableWhispers from the Other Side
Whispers from the Other Side by Steve Higgins examines Electronic Voice Phenomenon, focusing on human-like voices reportedly captured on electronic recording devices. The book considers how such recordings are made, what investigators listen for, and…
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Cover unavailableWho's There?: The True Story of a Leeds Haunting
Who's There? recounts the Slater family’s reported haunting in Leeds, beginning with what sounds like a baby crying in their new home. Colette Shires, who experienced the events as a child, describes paranormal activity that…
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Cover unavailableYork’s Hidden Hauntings
Wayland explores some of York’s less familiar ghost stories, looking beyond the accounts most often repeated about the city. The collection connects reported hauntings with historic buildings and earlier written sources, including nineteenth-century material. It…
View book details →Yorkshire Ghosts
Yorkshire Ghosts is a short regional work devoted to ghost accounts associated with Yorkshire. Its scope is defined by place, bringing together material under the county’s name rather than presenting a general history of apparitions…
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