A Ghostly Almanac of Devon and Cornwall

Nicola Sly arranges reported ghost sightings and other paranormal accounts from Devon and Cornwall month by month. The stories range from apparitions in streets, buildings and churchyards to local legends attached to particular sites and landscapes.

Among the cases are a German U-boat wrecked off Padstow during the First World War, the Grey Lady associated with the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, and a Dartmoor Prison inmate reportedly seen herding sheep. A presence at Plymouth’s Reel Cinema and the road-threatening Hairy Hands of Dartmoor add further variety. Photographs and postcards accompany this compact collection of West Country haunting traditions.