Author: Peter Underwood Publisher: Bounty Books ISBN: 9780753703854 Category : Languages : en Pages : 272
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This guide contains over 200 accounts of ghostly happenings throughout Britain, ranging from the legendary, to real-life experiences. Every entry includes the address of a nearby hotel to assist people planning an overnight stay near a haunted site.
Author: Peter Underwood Publisher: ISBN: 9781521217399 Category : Languages : en Pages : 374
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The classic A-Z guide to over 200 uncanny accounts of ghostly happenings throughout Britain, ranging from the legendary to real life experiences, written by the late renowned 'ghost hunter' Peter Underwood - President and Chief Investigator of the world-famous Ghost Club for over thirty years.First published in 1971, and republished under the title 'The A-Z of British Ghosts' in the 1990s, this work represents the first attempt to offer a systematic survey of uncanny accounts of ghostly happenings throughout Britain, ranging from legendary to real-life experiences. And it can now be read in conjunction with a Google Map upon which every site has been marked, as well as 'The Ghostly Gazetteer', a WordPress blog dedicated to hunting down illustrations to all 236 of them.This newly revised edition has been updated with information about the current status of each site, and each account has been further revised for greater clarity and ease of reading, following in Underwood's footsteps in terms of his style, as well as in his aim of making each account as interesting and readable to the reader as possible.You can read about famous haunted houses such as Borley Rectory, Hampton Court and Glamis Castle, as well as lesser known hauntings such as those associated with Woburn, Bury St Edmunds, and the Gargoyle Theatre in London's Soho.This new edition also includes a foreword by Underwood's son Christopher, as well as an afterword by author Alan Williams, followed an interview Williams conducted with Underwood in 1997.'I read Peter Underwood, book after book, year after year and I hope that I am able to make my own readers feel that way about my own.' - Alan Williams, author of The Seance Parlour (2013)'Every single entry has been reconsidered for today's readership - to bring Underwood's original accounts into the present - to enliven them and carry on his original endeavour to present them to the reader in the most accessible and readable way' - Adam Underwood - Editor of the 'Revised Edition'
Author: Adam Underwood Publisher: Peter Underwood ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 480
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This unique reference book and guide to the ghost population of the British Isles covers a subject that fascinates and, at the same time, terrifies mankind. The ghosts of Britain are numerous. Here for the first time, catalogued and placed in alphabetical order, are well over two-hundred accounts of ghostly happenings - ranging from the legendary to the factually presented and the scientifically investigated. Included are details not only of such famous haunted houses as Borley and Bettiscombe, Hampton Court and Hinton Ampner, Glamis and Great Bealings, but also lesser known hauntings such as those associated with Woburn, the Gargoyle Theatre in Soho, St. Albans and Bury St. Edmunds. The author has also assembled a wealth of new material pertaining to such hauntings as those at Sandringham, Thames Ditton, Penzance, Greenwich and Grantchester. Every entry ends with a nearby recommended hotel. Gazetteer of British Ghosts represents the results of a quarter of a century of study and on the spot investigation by one of the leading authorities on haunted houses alive today. A full bibliography details all the best books dealing with true ghostly experiences, selected from the author’s library which is considered to be the most extensive private collection of such books.
Author: Peter Underwood Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 482
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First published in 1971, Gazetteer of British Ghosts was the result of a quarter of a century of study and on-the-spot investigation by one of the leading authorities on haunted houses.The first comprehensive guide to the ghost population of the British Isles, it covers a subject that still fascinates and, at the same time, still terrifies. The ghosts of Britain are numerous, and in this book (catalogued and placed in alphabetical order) are well over two-hundred accounts of ghostly happenings - ranging from the legendary to the factually presented and the scientifically investigated.Included are details not only of such famous haunted houses as Borley and Bettiscombe, Hampton Court and Hinton Ampner, Glamis and Great Bealings, but also lesser known hauntings such as those associated with Woburn, the Gargoyle Theatre in Soho, St. Albans and Bury St. Edmunds. A full bibliography details all the best books dealing with true ghostly experiences, selected from the author's library which is considered to be the most extensive private collection of such books.
Author: Darren W. Ritson Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 075247104X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 140
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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. In this fascinating work Darren W. Ritson 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 story 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 seventy images, this collection of spine-chilling tales will entertain and terrify in equal measure and is guaranteed to spice up the festive season.
Author: Darren W. Ritson Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0752481819 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 125
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This new book contains a chilling collection of eyewitness accounts and terrifying tales from in and around Carlisle which is sure to appeal to everyone interested in the supernatural history of the city. Illustrated with over 60 pictures, these spooky stories include the headless spectre of Carlisle railway station, the phantom boy of Corby Castle, and the ghostly highwayman of Barrock Park, among many others. For those who dare to read it, Haunted Carlisle is guaranteed to make your blood run cold.
Author: Peter Underwood
Author: Peter Underwood
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Author: Darren W. Ritson
Author: Darren W. Ritson