Author : Betty Puttick
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 31,30 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Presents a collection of twenty stories, including, amongst others, ghosts at Flitwick Manor, Woburn Abbey, Luton Museum and Henlow Grange.
Author : William H. King
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 36,51 MB
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0752481517
From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions and manifestations, to eerie encounters with phantoms and spirits, this collection of stories reveals Bedford's darker side. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, Haunted Bedford examines some of the lively characters that are said to haunt the town, including the ghost of famous author John Bunyan and Black Tom the highwayman, who was executed here. Including original research on haunted sites, one of which has only ever been investigated by the author, this book is sure to fascinate everyone interested in the supernatural history of the area.
Author : Damien O'Dell
Publisher : Amberley Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 20,74 MB
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1848681194
The first book to explore, in depth, the complete range of paranormal phenomena reported throughout Bedfordshire in modern times.
Author : Jennifer Westwood
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 15,64 MB
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0141959533
Watch out for a ghostly ship and its spectral crew off the coast of Cornwall Listen for the unearthly tread and rustling silk dress of Darlington's Lady Jarratt Shiver at the malevolent apparition of 50 Berkeley Square that no-one survives seeing Beware the black dog of Shap Fell: a sighting warns of fatal accidents England's past echoes with stories of unquiet spirits and hauntings, of headless highwaymen and grey ladies, indelible bloodstains and ghastly premonitions. Here, county by county, are the nation's most fascinating supernatural tales and bone-chilling legends: from a ghostly army marching across Cumbria to the vanishing hitchhiker of Bluebell Hill, from the gruesome Man-Monkey of Shropshire to the phantom congregation who gather for a 'Sermon of the Dead' ...
Author : Paul Adams
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 44,99 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0750951516
St Albans is a city steeped in history, a place of former martyrs, Roman legions, battles, bloodshed ... and ghosts. Here the paranormal history of this remarkable area is brought vividly to life in the first dedicated guide to its unique haunted heritage that presents true encounters with the world of the strange and the unseen. Paranormal historian Paul Adams opens case files both ancient and modern to compile a chilling collection of supernatural experiences – the much haunted St Albans Cathedral where phantom monks have been seen in daylight and the fighting ghosts of Battlefield House and the legless apparition of a long-dead butler are just some of the unnerving experiences that await the reader.
Author : Paul Adams
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0752477358
Murder and ghosts go hand-in-hand and vengeful spectres seeking justice or haunting the scene of the crime or their killers have adorned the pages of literature since before Shakespeare. This chilling collection of true-crime tales dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day all feature some element of the paranormal. Gathered from across the UK, cases include the discovery of a body by a spiritualist medium, a murder solved by a dream of the mother of the victim, and evidence at a Scottish murder trial provided by the ghost of the victim herself. Featuring visions, psychometry, ghosts, haunted prisons, possessions, and spiritualist detectives, this book is a fascinating look at criminology and ghost hunting.Paranormal historian Paul Adams has opened the case files of both the criminologist and the ghost hunter to compile a unique collection of crime from British history. No true-crime bookshelf is complete without Ghosts & Gallows.
Author : Alan C. Wood
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 13,41 MB
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1445625229
The first ever ghostly gazetteer of military manifestations both here and abroad.
Author : Peter Underwood
Publisher : Peter Underwood
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :
Peter Underwood's Guide to Ghosts and Haunted Places is based on 50 years' expert study and investigation. The result is a unique exploration of the world go ghosts, apparitions and psychic phenomena which draws on a wealth of cases personally investigated by the author. Illustrated with photographs, this fascinating book examines the enormous variety of ghostly activity from both sides of the Atlantic and discusses all the available evidence. Included are chilling tales of numerous haunted places including castles, stately homes, churches, theatres, pubs, prisons, hospitals, battlefields, even trees and roads. There are bizarre cases of unexplained aerial phenomena and strange happenings surrounding inanimate objects. Also examined are stories of ghost animals and the extraordinary accounts of time-slips, cyclic ghosts and poltergeists. If you want to satisfy your curiosity about the subject or simply enjoy a riveting read, Peter Underwood's Guide to Ghosts and Haunted Places is the book for you.
Author : Paul Adams
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,81 MB
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0750957794
This little gem of a book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about ghosts and all things that go bump in the night. Within this volume are such chapters as haunted houses, roads, woods and byways, phantom animals, royal ghosts, poltergeists and haunted objects, while not forgotten are spooky séances and time-slip ghosts, as well as some of the famous ghost-hunters themselves, including Harry Price, Elliot O’Donnell and R. Thurston Hopkins. Anyone curious enough to pick up this book will be terrified and enthralled and never short of some frivolous fact to enhance a conversation or quiz! The Little Book of Ghosts is the perfect introduction to the mysterious realm of ghosts and haunted places. Step inside, if you dare...
Author : Jennifer Westwood
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Where can you find the 'Devil's footprints'? What happened at the 'hangman's stone'? Did Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, ever really exist? Where was King Arthur laid to rest? Bringing together tales of hauntings, highwaymen, family curses and lovers' leaps, this magnificent guide will take you on a magical journey through England's legendary past.
