Elliott O'Donnell's Ghost Hunters

Elliott O'Donnell's Ghost Hunters gathers 18 accounts from the files and papers associated with one of Britain’s most prolific writers on apparitions. The collection presents reported hauntings as stories and testimony, combining alleged true encounters with traditional legends rather than offering a study of paranormal theory.

Its subjects range from haunted houses and phantom animals to vengeful ghosts and troubled spirits said to be seeking release from earthly circumstances. The cases reflect O'Donnell’s long-standing interest in personal experiences, local narratives and incidents attached to particular places. Together, they provide a compact example of the 20th-century British ghost-story tradition, where investigation, folklore and dramatic first-hand report frequently overlap.