From reports of haunted castles stately halls hotels public houses Roman forts stone circles & even Englands deepest lake to heart-stopping accounts of apparitions poltergeists & related supernatural phenomena Ghostly Cumbria" investigates twenty of the most haunted locations to be found in the area today. Drawing on historical & contemporary sources this selection

Includes:: a phantom friar said to walk the lanes near Grey Friars Lodge Hotel in Clappersgate; the ghost of Mary Queen of Scots at Carlisle Castle; a cavalier at Moresby Hall in Whitehaven; & several ghosts at the Kirkstone Pass Inn at Ambleside including a young boy killed by a coach outside the building a young woman who died whilst travelling along the road during a snow storm & a seventeenth-century coachman who lurks around the bar. Illustrated with sixty photographs together with access details for each location this book will appeal to all those interested in finding out more about Cumbrias haunted heritage."

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Fast hard & knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue tradecraft & suspense. Read it immediately!' Lee Child. I make things disappear. It's what I do. This time I'm tidying up the loose ends after a casino heist gone bad. The loose ends being a million cash. But I only have 48 hours & there's a guy out there who wants my head in a bag. He'll have to find me first. They don't call me the Ghostman for nothing... ...

Murder & ghosts go h&-in-hand & 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 & evidence at a Scottish murder trial provided by the ghost of the victim herself. Featuring visions psychometry ghosts haunted prisons possessions & spiritualist detectives this book is a fascinating look at criminology & ghost hunting. Paranormal historian Paul Adams has opened the case files of both the criminologist & the ghost hunter to compile a unique collection of crime from British history. No true-crime bookshelf is complete without Ghosts & Gallows. ...

James Van Praagh knew he was different from a young age. Not only could he see ghosts but he could talk to them & interact with them. He realised that whereas some ghosts can be full of malice others actively want to help the living. In this extraordinary book he tells his incredible ghost stories & reveals the lessons he learned from his amazing encounters with the spirit world. He explains what it is really like to see ghosts how to recognise which sort of energies surround a person or place ways to protect ourselves from negative presences & techniques for becoming closer to those spirits who truly want to guide us. Uncovering the truth about the Other Side Ghosts Among Us also shows us how to develop our psychic powers & how we can all transform our fears of the paranormal into a source of inner strength & support. ...

Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family & their faithful guardian Edgar the raven & discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherh&. The rumblings & wailings from the Lost South Wing can no longer be ignored as one by one members of the castle are being found frozen scared to death. With mother Minty obsessing over her latest fad
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- & father Valevine busy experimenting with a machine to discover the Lost Otherhand treasure its up to aspiring ghost-hunters Solstice & Cudweed to solve the mystery. But as usual things dont go quite as planned... Its just as well Edgar is there to save the day! Second in a brand new six book series of tales of mystery (with a touch of goth-froth) for 9 year olds from bestselling author Marcus Sedgwick. With quirky black & white line illustrations from new talent Pete Williamson. Dedicated website on Raven Mysteries: www.ravenmysteries.co.uk

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In Ghosts of London" Jon Sutherland reveals the stories behind hauntings in theatres parks homes palaces & pubs all over the capital from Acton to Woolwich. The book is sure to appeal to ghost-hunters of all ages & nationalities as well as anyone with an interest in the supernatural. The ancient city of London is haunted by hundreds of ghosts including famous historical figures such as Henry VIII Walter Raleigh & Florence Nightingale & a host of less well-known but equally fascinating characters. Poltergeists screaming spectres headless women & even phantom trains & buses fill the pages of this detailed guide to the spirits that stalk the streets of London. Find out about the ghosts that haunt the Tower of London & Westminster Abbey discover Londons most haunted town house in Berkeley Square & learn which ghosts to look out for in the pubs of the East End at night. It is a fascinating survey of the ghostly activity of Britains largest City." ...

The history of Neath & the surrounding area dates back to Roman times so it is little wonder that this small Welsh town is teaming with all manner of ghosts from the long dead monks that still wander among the ruins of Neath Abbey to the voices of ghostly miners to be found deep in the mountains. In this chilling new book local paranormal expert Robert King explores graveyards visits grand old houses & drinks in some of Neaths eeriest pubs to reveal a hidden past with tales of cruelty & violence of forbidden love & broken hearts of charity & compassion. A policeman encounters a terrifying spectre in a Neath churchyard; a young mother receives unexpected help from beyond the grave; a ghostly organ plays on in Gwynn Hall & a shadowy black cat wanders the Margam Forest... With his detailed local knowledge King presents a new take on traditional Welsh myths & legends alongside gripping true stories & first-person accounts from the people of Neath from the heart-warming to the hair-raising! ...

Investigator David Ash is sent to the picturesque village of Sleath in the Chiltern Hills to look into mysterious reports of mass hauntings. What he discovers is a terrified community gripped by horrors & terrorized by ghosts from the ancient village's long history. ...

Saker & Sinter have split up. Sinter is nursing in the shanties of Ho Chi Minh city. Saker is with the peace-loving Penan helping them protect the orang utans & save their own forest homes as unscrupulous loggers wreak destruction. But they are being watched. & hunted. The Prophet has not forgiven their betrayal. Escaping the Clan takes Saker & Sinter on a deadly dangerous journey through Vietnam over the South China Sea back to Borneo. Deep in the jungle they're reunited on their most daredevil & audacious mission yet to save the endangered orang utans before they become ghosts of the forest. Beware the wooden bullet. ...

Regarded by many as the most haunted city in the world; York has over 500 individual spirits & is therefore the perfect destination for five paranormal investigators from Newcastle gathering evidence to answer a question as old as time: Do ghosts actually exist? Allow Rob Kirkup to be your guide on an epic ghost hunting adventure; a year-long quest which will see ten of Yorks most active venues investigated. Nothing could prepare the team for what they would encounter. From a very unwelcoming phantom at one of the citys premier tourist attractions who literally pushes the team out of its lair & an angry toilet-dwelling ghost at one of the countrys top museums to the tragic shade of a young girl who speaks to our team at the former site of Yorks gallows where many hundreds were executed including the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin. Its guaranteed to be one hell of an adventure so utterly terrifying in fact that not all of the team will stay the distance. Illustrated with over 60 photographs this book is the ultimate ghostly guide to the scariest city on earth. ...