Discover books about London ghosts, haunted places, folklore and paranormal history. From famous landmarks and old streets to pubs, theatres and private houses, these titles explore the capital’s long supernatural tradition.
31 books found
Cover unavailableAnnie Chapman – Wife, Mother, Victim: The Life and Death of a Victim of Jack the Ripper
Mike Covell reconstructs Annie Chapman’s life through family history, contemporary accounts and historical records. The book follows her experiences as a wife and mother before examining her death and her place in the Whitechapel murder…
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Cover unavailableEdwin Brough, Scalby Manor and the Hunt for Jack the Ripper
The bloodhound breeder Edwin Brough left North Yorkshire for Whitechapel in 1888 to assist the search for Jack the Ripper. Covell investigates Brough’s family, his home at Scalby Manor and the performance of his dogs…
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Cover unavailableGhosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects
Ghosts of the British Museum examines reported supernatural encounters connected with the museum’s collections, drawing on testimonies from staff including security guards and curators. Noah Angell links these accounts to objects taken through imperial and…
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Cover unavailableGhosts, Myths and Oddities of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Jonathan Farley gathers reported hauntings, local legends and historical oddities associated with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, drawing on accounts from staff, visitors and archival material. The collection ranges beyond familiar ghost stories to include…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bromley
Haunted Bromley gathers reported ghost stories and other strange accounts from across the London borough, including phantom highwaymen, troublesome poltergeists, eerie creatures and allegedly haunted houses. Neil Arnold approaches these tales as local folklore, linking…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Enfield
Haunted Enfield gathers reported ghost stories, local legends and documentary evidence from across the London Borough of Enfield. Jason Hollis looks beyond the area’s most famous case to examine a wider collection of places and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Enfield
Jay Hollis surveys the ghosts, legends and supernatural traditions of the London Borough of Enfield. The book brings together local hauntings and documented stories from across the borough, including a district forever associated with one…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Hounslow Walks: Four Walking Tours Exploring Hounslow’s Supernatural Secrets
Patsy Langley and Ricardo Sorenti organise Hounslow’s supernatural stories into four walking tours. This illustrated local guide links ghost lore with exploration on foot, offering a compact introduction to the area’s haunted reputation. Published by…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Houses of London
Haunted Houses of London gathers Elliott O'Donnell’s accounts of reported apparitions and other alleged phenomena attached to London houses, institutions and public spaces. The contents range from Baker Street, Earls Court Road and York Road…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Lambeth
Haunted Lambeth gathers reported ghost sightings, poltergeist disturbances and other uncanny incidents from across the south London borough. James Clark arranges the material by area, covering Brixton, Clapham, North Lambeth, Norwood, Stockwell and Streatham, with…
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Cover unavailableHaunted London
Haunted London catalogues reported ghostly and psychic phenomena across the capital, arranging its material as a geographical dictionary of places and cases. Peter Underwood covers churches, theatres, hotels, inns and locations associated with murders, alongside…
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Cover unavailableHaunted London Underground
Haunted London Underground gathers reported ghost stories from stations, abandoned lines and forgotten railway spaces beneath the capital. David Brandon and Alan Brooke set these accounts against the network’s development, including its early railways, closed…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – Newspapers from Hull Volume 1
This collection examines the Whitechapel murders through coverage preserved in Hull’s newspapers. Contemporary reporting offers a view of how the case was communicated beyond London and how a regional readership encountered the unfolding events. Covell…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – Newspapers from Hull Volume 2
The second volume follows reports about Jack the Ripper in Hull’s newspapers from 1889 to 1988. Local, national and international scares show how the name continued to circulate long after the Whitechapel murders. Historical press…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – The Black Magic Myth
Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s life, travels and association with the Jack the Ripper case are the subjects of this detailed historical investigation. Covell examines stories and claims attached to Stephenson using a broad collection of primary…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – The Hull Connection
This study examines links between Hull and the Whitechapel murders, bringing a regional perspective to the extensive literature on Jack the Ripper. Covell explores connections involving people associated with the case and the city’s history.…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper and the Maybrick Family
Covell examines the Maybrick family, the death of James Maybrick and the controversy surrounding a purported Jack the Ripper diary and watch. Contemporary press accounts and primary material inform an investigation into the family’s connections…
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Cover unavailableLeather Apron, Jack the Ripper, and the Whitechapel Murders of 1888
Before the name Jack the Ripper became notorious, London’s East End was gripped by stories about a figure called Leather Apron. Covell examines the origins of that name and the people associated with the scare.…
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Cover unavailableLondon Folk Tales
London Folk Tales gathers thirty stories linked to Greater London, moving loosely from legendary beginnings to tales rooted in more recent memory. Helen East draws on oral history, local reminiscence, written sources and folklore collections,…
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Cover unavailableLondon Folk Tales for Children
London Folk Tales for Children brings together traditional tales, ballads, imagined histories and stories gathered from Londoners past and present. Anne Johnson and Sef Townsend range from the River Thames and Tower ravens to the…
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Cover unavailableLondon Lore: The Legends and Traditions of the World's Most Vibrant City
London Lore surveys the capital’s folklore by district, bringing together ghost stories, local superstitions, annual customs, legends and traditional beliefs. Steve Roud ranges from the City of London and Westminster to the capital’s western, northern,…
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Cover unavailableLondon Urban Legends
London Urban Legends gathers the rumours, warnings and modern folk tales attached to the capital, from royal gossip and criminal lore to stories beneath its streets. Scott Wood considers how such narratives take shape, circulate…
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Cover unavailableLondon's River Tales for Children
London’s rivers provide the setting for this collection of historical and traditional stories, spanning Roman times to the present day. The book considers the Thames alongside lesser-known waterways that have been forced underground as the…
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Cover unavailableMystery Animals of the British Isles: London
Neil Arnold gathers reports of anomalous animals linked with London, bringing together older traditions, newspaper stories and more recent eyewitness accounts. The cases range from alleged exotic big cats and covert menageries to giant rats…
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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 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 unavailableThe Haunting of Alma Fielding
The Haunting of Alma Fielding reconstructs a reported 1938 poltergeist case in suburban Croydon, where crockery and eggs were said to fly, jewellery appeared on Alma’s fingers, and white mice emerged from her handbag. The…
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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 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 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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