The Hag of the Dribble and Other True Ghosts

The Hag of the Dribble and Other True Ghosts gathers accounts presented as true hauntings from Elliott O'Donnell’s files, with its subject matter rooted chiefly in English ghost lore and demonology. The collection belongs to the tradition of mid-20th-century books that treat reported apparitions, warnings and uncanny manifestations as evidence worthy of record rather than fictional invention.

Its title invokes the Welsh Gwrach y Rhibyn, or Hag of the Dribble, a death-warning figure said to carry stones across the mountains in her apron before releasing them. Tradition also associates the hag with a raven-like wing, a window-side appearance at twilight and an ominous cry. The result is a compact volume of documented claims and folkloric material from Britain’s darker traditions.