Byways of Ghostland

Byways of Ghostland brings together Elliott O'Donnell’s theories, reports and folklore concerning ghosts and a broad range of occult phenomena. Its 12 chapters move from questions about the brain and spiritual experience to obsession, possession, woodland horrors and complex hauntings.

The book also considers vampires, werewolves, fox-women, death warnings and family ghosts, alongside superstitions, fortunes, telepathy and projection. Further sections turn to the Hand of Glory, the Bloody Hand of Ulster, corpse-candles, banshees, mermaids and other traditions associated with death or the supernatural. O'Donnell closes with accounts of occult beings linked to seas and rivers, followed by a discussion of Buddhas and Boggle Chairs.