This spine-tingling sticker book encourages children to explore a haunted house, using the colourful stickers provided to add spooky details to each room. Scary scenes include a troll`s kitchen, a spooky sitting room, a ghostly guest room, a creepy conservatory, a beastly banquet & the mayhem of a monster`s Halloween Ball. This title is presented with over 300 ghoulish stickers to choose from. ...

London`s shadowed alleyways, sleepy pubs & misty open spaces are alive with the ghosts of the famous & the forgotten, the lovelorn & the loveless, the damned & the damnable.” Haunted London” takes the intrepid ghost seeker on a truly hair-raising journey to some of the capital`s spookiest places. From the chilling manifestations at the infamous 50 Berkeley Square to the eternal restlessness of Jack the Ripper`s victims, Richard Jones, professional tour guide & inveterate ghost hunter, leaves no haunted house unmentioned, revealing the intriguing tales behind the lost souls who haunt them. ...

A spine-chilling exploration of haunted London & an indispensable guide for ghost-hunters, ” Haunted London” features more than 100 sites, from the Tower of London & Westminster Bridge to disused underground stations & 16th-century inns. Each haunted location is described in evocative detail & is accompanied by contact details, maps & travel information to show the reader where to find it. Richard Jones` book is the essential companion for anyone interested in searching out the haunted corners of this historic & vibrant city. ...

This was the first book on London`s ghosts, when Peter Underwood was President of the Ghost Club. He is uniquely qualified to write Haunted London, presenting a parade & gazetteer of the psychic phenomena of Britain`s capital city
- a city with nearly ten million living inhabitants & the ghosts of many dead ones. As well as all the famous hauntings
- the Cock Lane ghost, the Grey Man at Drury Lane, the Tower ghosts, the haunted house at Berkeley Square etc.
- the book contains many new & hitherto unpublished findings. Not all ghosts date back to earlier centuries: there are ghost motorcyclists, for instance, & new buildings on the sites of older ones are as likely to have ghosts as those which still st&. For easy reference, Haunted London has divided up London geographically. Ghostly associations are uncovered in churches, theatres, hotels, inns & scenes of murders. Poltergeist infestation is another phenomenon included in this work which is sure to fascinate anyone wanting to get to know London better
- whether they be visitors, psychic researchers, students of history, of legend or folklore, or simply lovers of one of the world`s finest cities.



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From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations & related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls & spirits, “ Haunted London” contains new & well-known spooky tales from famous sights & buildings in the centre of London. Drawing on historical & contemporary sources the book contains a chilling range of ghostly phenomena. From the monk ghost who clanks his chains at Buckingham Palace’s terrace every Christmas Day, the phantom horse-bus that occasionally rattles along Bayswater Road to the haunted Pig Tree, a terrifying apparition that frequents Green Park, the colourful tales featured here create a scary selection of ghostly goings-on that is bound to captivate anyone interested in the supernatural history of great London town. ...

London`s Underground is associated with a multitude of ghostly stories & sightings, particularly on stations & abandoned lines, many of which are in close proximity to burial sites from centuries ago. This chilling book reveals well-known & hitherto unpublished tales of spirits, spectres & other spooky occurrences on one of the oldest railway networks in the world. The stories of sightings include the ghost of an actress regularly witnessed on Aldywch Station & the ` Black Nun` at Bank Station. Eerie noises, such as the cries of thirteen-year-old Anne Naylor, who was murdered in 1758 near to the site of what is now Farringdon Station, & the screams of children who were in an accident at Bethnal Green Station during Second World War, are still heard echoing. These & many more ghostly accounts are recorded in fascinating detail in this book, which is a must-read for anyone interested in the mysterious & murky history of London`s Underground. ...

The West End of London has long been popular with theatre-goers & tourists to the capital, but this historic area is also home to a multitude of terrifying ghosts. From the theatre where a female spectre cradles a severed head in her lap & the haunted house where two people have died of fright, to the ghostly voices of children heard in a modern office block built over a plague pit, this spine-chilling collection of tales is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Richly illustrated, Haunted West End is sure to appeal to everyone interested in the paranormal & the history of London. Read on
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Take a trip behind the scenes of London`s West End theatres to discover a spooky range of spectres following centuries of performances. With literally hundreds of eye-witness accounts from actors, backstage & front of house staff, this books reveals the most haunted theatres in London. In researching these theatrical ghost stories, the authors have held vigil in dark auditoriums, lonely stairwells & melancholy boxes, behind the scenery & underneath the stages in the search of the theatrical phantoms. From the Lyceum to the Lyric, the astounding results demonstrate the historical links between spirits & the stage. It will captivate anyone who is interested in the shadowy past of London`s West End theatres. ...

Eddie, Adam & David have the same gift. Separated by generations, they are linked by their ability to time-travel. Using their dreams, they can appear like ghosts, wherever & whenever they want. The first is the genius who discovers dreamwalking. The second is a Haunter, a dream-terrorist, determined to change history foris own ends. The last is the novice dreamwalker who must battle to save his family, & himself, from oblivion. ...

” Haunts of the Black Masseur” is a dazzling introduction to the great swimming heroes: Byron leaping into the surf at Shelley`s beach funeral, Hart Crane, swallow-diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico, Ulysses, Leander, Weismuller & many more. In lively prose bursting with anecdote, Charles Sprawson leads us into a watery world populated by lithe demi-Gods
- one that has obsessed humans from the ancient Greeks & Romans, to Yeats, Virginia Woolf, F. Scott Fitzgerald & David Hockney. Original, enticing & dripping with references to literature, film, art & Olympic history, this cult swimming classic pays sparkling tribute to water & the cultural meanings we attach to it.
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