Ghosts

Ghosts: A History of Phantoms, Ghouls and Other Spirits of the Dead traces reported encounters with the dead across changing historical periods. P G Maxwell-Stuart considers apparitions described as human figures, lights, animals and even objects, alongside related traditions involving poltergeists, vampires and zombies.

The book examines the varied responses these accounts have provoked, from fear and curiosity to hope and disbelief. It also follows the explanations different ages have offered for ghostly experiences, asking why such reports recur and what they reveal about attitudes towards death, memory and the unseen.