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.
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghost Tales
Irish Ghost Tales: And Things That Go Bump in the Night gathers stories from Ireland’s folklore, moving through castles, graveyards and other settings associated with haunting traditions. Tony Locke’s collection includes banshees, warlocks, spectres, poltergeists…
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghosts
Irish Ghosts presents accounts from more than 100 places associated with reported hauntings across Ireland. Peter Underwood combines local history with details of the people connected to each location, anecdotes, alleged encounters and notes on…
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Cover unavailableKent Ghosts
Kent Ghosts is a regional account of reported hauntings and ghost lore connected with the county of Kent. Its subject places it within the tradition of county-based supernatural writing, where apparitions and haunting claims are…
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Cover unavailableKent Stories of the Supernatural
Kent Stories of the Supernatural gathers reported paranormal incidents and supernatural traditions from across the county. W. H. Johnson includes accounts such as The Bromley Poltergeist and Time Slips, alongside a report associated with Silver…
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Cover unavailableLancashire's Ghosts and Legends
Terence W. Whitaker’s Lancashire’s Ghosts and Legends gathers reports of ghosts, demons, spirits, witches and the devil from across the county. Its material ranges from local traditions and contemporary accounts to stories rooted in Lancashire’s…
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Cover unavailableLiverpool Ghosts and Ghouls
Liverpool Ghosts and Ghouls gathers reported ghost and ghoul stories connected with the city, presenting them in the compact Liverpool Dossier format. Its subject sits alongside the local history, crimes, characters and mysteries that occupied…
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Cover unavailableLothian Region Terror Tales
Lothian Region Terror Tales takes John S Tantalon beyond central Edinburgh into the wider Lothians and neighbouring parts of Scotland. Drawing on local ghost stories, folklore and strange experiences, the book explores haunted places across…
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Cover unavailableMore Ghost Files
This second collection extends Mike Covell’s investigation of Hull’s alleged hauntings to religious buildings, hospitals, care homes, streets and community centres. The case studies connect reports of unusual activity with each location’s documented history, including…
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Cover unavailableMore Haunted Inns
Mike Covell returns to Hull’s historic drinking places, including Ye Olde Black Boy and Ye Olde White Hart, to examine their ghost stories and recorded pasts. Newspaper accounts, archival documents, maps and photographs support the…
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Cover unavailableMost Haunted Castles
Most Haunted Castles examines the reported hauntings and histories of Britain’s castles, combining background on the buildings with accounts of paranormal activity. Yvette Fielding and the Most Haunted team’s investigations provide the framework, bringing together…
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Most Haunted Hotels
Yvette Fielding brings more than two decades of paranormal television and ghost-hunting experience to Most Haunted Hotels, the fourth book in her Most Haunted non-fiction series for younger readers. Fielding is best known as the…
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Cover unavailableMost Haunted Houses
Most Haunted Houses examines the reported hauntings and troubled histories of houses across Britain, from royal residences to the building described as the ‘Most Haunted House in Britain’. Yvette Fielding also recounts paranormal activity associated…
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Cover unavailableMost Haunted Theatres
Most Haunted Theatres visits nine British playhouses, combining their histories with accounts of reported apparitions and paranormal activity. The locations include London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the Oldham Coliseum, the Lyceum, the Tivoli, Winter Gardens,…
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Cover unavailableMy Haunted History
My Haunted History combines historical research with Penny Griffiths-Morgan’s personal investigations at 10 reportedly haunted locations across the UK. Each chapter sets a place’s past alongside the author’s experiences there, linking documented events with stories…
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Cover unavailableMy Life As A Scottish Paranormal Investigator
David Barrett describes how childhood experiences developed into a long-running interest in paranormal investigation. His memoir follows visits to reputedly haunted sites in Scotland, England, Ireland and Romania, including Inveraray Jail, Leap Castle and Bran…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Gloucestershire
Mysterious Gloucestershire presents an A–Z survey of the county’s towns and villages, bringing together places, stories and reported events associated with its darker folklore. Mark Turner examines crumbling manor houses, castles, ruins, ancient woods and…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Northumberland
Mysterious Northumberland gathers reports, traditions and stories linked to the county’s supernatural and unexplained lore. Rupert Matthews covers ghosts, witchcraft, big-cat sightings, folklore and accounts of the little people, arranging the material by subject while…
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Cover unavailableNights in Haunted Houses
Nights in Haunted Houses brings together Peter Underwood’s accounts of overnight vigils and investigations at buildings associated with reported paranormal activity. The emphasis is on what investigators encountered, what witnesses described and how individual cases…
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Cover unavailableNo Common Task: The Autobiography of a Ghost-hunter
Peter Underwood’s autobiography traces his development as a ghost-hunter and psychical researcher, from his early interest in reported hauntings to decades spent investigating claims of paranormal activity. Alongside personal recollections, he discusses spiritualism, ESP, telepathy…
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Cover unavailableNorth Country Ghosts and Legends
North Country Ghosts and Legends gathers reported hauntings and local legends from northern England, linking supernatural traditions with the region’s communities, buildings and industrial past. Terence W. Whitaker includes an account from Heaton Chapel, near…
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Cover unavailableNorth Edinburgh Nightmares
John S Tantalon’s first collection of supernatural tales from north Edinburgh brings together 16 stories drawn from the city’s haunted history, local folklore and lesser-known ghost traditions. The book ranges across the neighbourhoods and landmarks…
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Cover unavailableOld Belfast Ghost Stories
Old Belfast Ghost Stories gathers reported apparitions and haunting traditions connected with Belfast and its surrounding urban history. Joe Baker presents the material as local ghost lore, keeping the focus on stories attached to the…
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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 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 Cardiff
Paranormal Cardiff gathers reports from dozens of supposedly haunted locations across the Welsh capital and its surrounding area, including familiar landmarks and more secluded sites. The accounts range from older folklore to modern-day sightings, presenting…
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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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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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Cover unavailableParanormal Encounters on Britain's Roads
Peter A. McCue examines reported paranormal incidents on Britain’s roads, grouping accounts around recurring themes and possible geographical hotspots. Among the locations considered are the A75 and B721 in southern Scotland, alongside the Blue Bell…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Encounters on Britain's Roads
Peter McCue examines strange experiences reported on Britain's roads, including phantom hitchhikers, ghostly figures, anomalous lights and other unsettling encounters. The book approaches road hauntings from a parapsychological perspective while considering the folklore and testimony…
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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 Glasgow
Paranormal Glasgow gathers reported hauntings, strange experiences and supernatural traditions associated with Scotland’s largest city. Geoff Holder covers contemporary ghosts and historical hauntings alongside UFO sightings, big-cat reports, time slips, spontaneous human combustion, bizarre beliefs…
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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 Perthshire
Paranormal Perthshire gathers reports of unexplained events and enduring supernatural traditions from across Perthshire. Geoff Holder examines claims of big cats and UFOs, alongside local stories involving fairies, ghosts, witches and other strange occurrences. The…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Playtime: The School That Never Sleeps
Paranormal Playtime: The School That Never Sleeps examines the history and reported hauntings of the British Schools Museum in Hitchin. Penny Griffiths-Morgan sets the building’s educational past alongside the Lancasterian monitorial system, Victorian schooling and…
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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 Swansea and Gower
Paranormal Swansea and Gower gathers reports from dozens of haunted locations across Swansea and Gower, ranging from familiar attractions to quieter sites away from the usual tourist routes. Mark Rees places these accounts within the…
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Cover unavailableParanormal Wales
Paranormal Wales gathers reported hauntings and ghost stories from locations across the country, ranging from Snowdonia’s peaks and abandoned mines to historic pubs, castles and secluded sites. Mark Rees brings together tales associated with well-known…
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