The Great British Ghost Hunt

The Great British Ghost Hunt
Author: Hans Holzer
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2021-03-19
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

“If ever any isles deserved the name Magic Islands, it is Britain.” Great Britain, home of haunted castles, famous specters and time-shrouded ruins, is a natural habitat for Professor Hans Holzer, ghost hunter extraordinaire. With the skill and dedication that have made him famous in parapsychology, he has traced the fascinating paths of some remarkable ghosts through Britain and Scotland. In these pages Holzer introduces us to the ancient halls of Longleat, Blanchland, and Leith Hall, each distinctively eerie and all populated by most unusual inhabitants. Through him and skilled mediums working with him, we encounter the ghosts of famous queens—Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Mary Queen of Scots and Katherine Parr. And we travel the English and Scottish countryside in search of engrossing psychic experiences. Holzer also takes us on an eventful tour through the home of Robert Louis Stevenson, who still seems to haunt his former residence. He even investigates the appearance of a monk—an apparition seen by several people—on an English television program. A most entertaining and thoroughly researched trip into that other world, The Great British Ghost Hunt is an exciting journey led by one of this world’s most renowned psychic researchers.

The Ghost Hunters

The Ghost Hunters
Author: Peter Underwood
Publisher: Peter Underwood
Total Pages: 231
Release: 1985
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

A leading psychical researcher takes an in-depth look at ghost hunters, both past and present. Who are these intrepid explorers of the unknown? How do they probe and examine the realms of the seemingly inexplicable? What are their conclusions? In fascinating detail, Peter Underwood profiles the lives and adventures of some of the most famous names in psychical investigation.

The Little Book of Ghosts

The Little Book of Ghosts
Author: Paul Adams
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0750957794

Compiled by paranormal historian Paul Adams, this spine-chilling book features intriguing, obscure, and strange trivia about all things that go bump in the night. Here you will find haunted houses and castles, parks and woods, highways and byways, phantom animals, royal ghosts, angry poltergeists and haunted objects. Also included are spooky séances and time slip ghosts, as well as some of the famous ghost-hunters themselves, including Harry Price, Elliott 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!

Paranormal Case Files of Great Britain (Volume 1)

Paranormal Case Files of Great Britain (Volume 1)
Author: Malcolm Robinson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2017-10-12
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0244038996

Strange tales of ghosts and hauntings can be found from all corners of the Earth and records show that accounts of ghostly presences go well back into antiquity. As a researcher on the paranormal, Malcolm Robinson takes from his files incredible tales of ghosts and paranormal events. He also shares with us his own ghostly encounters of which he has had more than his fair share. This book covers some amazing cases from haunted council houses to haunted castles. Malcolm brings forward personal accounts from people who have had first hand dealings with ghosts, their testimony will shock you and in a court of law this testimony would be hard to dismiss. This book provides a stunning and frightening look at some of Britain's ghostly case files. This book should be read by believers and sceptics alike, as there is nothing like hard evidence. Read on if you dare.

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings
Author: Peter Haining
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 675
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 178033365X

This giant collection includes a huge range of 20th-century first-hand accounts of hauntings, such as the American troops who repeatedly saw the ghosts of a dead platoon of men while on patrol in Vietnam; and the witnessed haunting of a house near Tintagel in Cornwall that led actress Kate Winslet to pull out of buying the property. It covers the full spectrum of credible hauntings, from poltergeists (the noisy, dangerous and frightening spirits that are usually associated with pubescent girls, like the Bell Witch), to phantoms (like the Afrits of Saudi Arabia) and seduction spirits (such as the Lorelei, which have lured German men to death). Also included are the notes of the most famous ghost hunters of the twentieth century such as Hans Holzer, Susy Smith (USA); Harry Price, Jenny Randles (UK); Joyce Zwarycz (Australia), Eric Rosenthal (South Africa), and Hwee Tan (Japan). Plus essays by such names as Robert Graves, Edgar Cayce, and M. R. James outlining their own - often extraordinary - conclusions as to just what ghosts might be; along with a full bibliography and list of useful resources. Praise for MBO Haunted House Stories: 'A first rate list of contributors ... Hair raising!' Time Out 'All we need say is buy it.' Starlog

The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts

The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts
Author: Raymond Buckland
Publisher: Weiser Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1609250842

A reference guide to the otherworld—includes illustrations. From battlefield and biblical ghosts to poltergeists and orbs, The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts examines categories and subcategories of ghosts across time and cultures, including commonalities and misconceptions. Stories of encounters, legendary ghosts, and haunted places are all covered in this beautifully illustrated compendium, a veritable A-Z of the otherworld. The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts is concise and comprehensive—and also includes practical tips on ghost hunting and suggested further reading.

Great British Fictional Detectives

Great British Fictional Detectives
Author: Russell James
Publisher: Remember When
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2009-04-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1844680266

The first full-length study of its type highlighting over 400 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse, popular crime fiction writer and former President of Britain's Crime Writers Association, Russell James celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction. Illustrations include original film posters and first edition covers from classic detective fiction. Future books by Russell James in this series will include Great British Fictional Villains and US Fictional Detectives and Villains.

Ghosts at Christmas

Ghosts at Christmas
Author: Darren W. Ritson
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2011-09-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 075247104X

Featuring eyewitness accounts, a unique history of how Christmas came to be associated with ghosts, spirits and apparitions of all kinds From Charles Dickens' famous A Christmas Carol to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, the festive season has long been closely associated with ghostly tales. This fascinating work looks not only at the fictional treatment of Christmas ghosts but also at a host of true-life stories from across the country. Featuring accounts of unexplained phenomena, apparitions, and poltergeists from across the country, and including the stories of Christmas Eve Kitty in Blackpool, the Carlisle Devil Dog, the ghost children of Bramber Castle, and the skulls of Calgarth Hall this book is will delight anyone interested in the paranormal. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources and illustrated with over 70 images, this collection of spine-chilling tales will entertain and terrify in equal measure and is guaranteed to spice up the festive season.