Twenty-five years after first being unlocked the door opens again on the house of petrifying pop-ups! Enjoy a tour of this spooky old house where a spine-tingling surprise lurks in every dark corner. Re-issued in its original full-size format this definitive edition brings the classic pop-up novelty to a whole new generation.; With a spectacular new holographic foil cover & five brand new flaps to reveal extra hidden horrors!; Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 1979. ...

In a big old house at the edge of town theres a spooky surprise in store... But whos afraid of a few ghosts? Not this little girl! With a highly original artwork style thats perfect for Halloween this quirky & very funny story marks the debut of a new talent in picture books. ...

From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions manifestations & related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls & spirits this collection contains both new & well-known spooky tales & eyewitness accounts from around the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield. Featuring a terrifying range of apparitions from poltergeists & ghosts to ancient spirits haunted buildings & historical horrors Haunted Huddersfield is sure to fascinate everyone with an interest in the towns haunted history & is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. ...

This creepy collection of true-life tales takes the reader on a tour through the streets cemetaries alehouses attics & docks of Liverpool. Containing many tales which have never before been published it unearths a chilling range of supernatural phenomena including the Grey Lady of Speke Hall" the poltergeist who scrawled I want you out on a blackboard in a cottage in Hunts Cross & the truly terrifying tale of " Spring Heeled Jack" the unidentified apparition who terrorised the citizens of Everton during the 1830s. Illustrated with more than sixty photographs maps & drawings this book will delight anyone with an interest in the paranormal history of the area." ...

From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions manifestations & related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls & spirits this collection of stories contains new & well-known spooky tales from famous sights & buildings in the centre of London. Drawing on historical & contemporary sources Haunted London" contains a chilling range of ghostly phenomena. From the monk ghost who clanks his chain's on 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 the area." ...

For the first time the historic town of Maidstone gives up its darkest & eeriest secrets pertaining to ghosts. Including previously unpublished accounts of ghostly activity & re-examining classic cases this is a treasure trove of original material & atmospheric photography. From tales of haunted buildings to ghosts witnessed on winding roads this volume of the strange sheds light on some of the town's scariest mysteries as we peer into its darkest corners. It unravels stories which will send a shiver down the spine of any explorer historian or ghost-hunter. ...

From reports of haunted estates hotels public houses chapels & churchyards to heart-stopping accounts of apparitions poltergeists & related supernatural phenomena this collection of stories contains both well-known & hitherto unpublished tales from around Mansfield. From the gruesome death of Bessie Shepherd who sometimes walks the road on which she was murdered to the White Lady of Newstead Abbey Lord Byrons ancestral home this spine-tingling selection of ghostly tales

Includes:: many pulse-raising narratives that are guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Containing over sixty illustrations Haunted Mansfield will appeal to everyone with an interest in the supernatural history of this part of Nottinghamshire.

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This book provides a collection of ghostly tales from around the county including Astley Hall" " Chorley" " The Sun Inn at Chipping" " Turton Tower" & " Whalley Abbey". It is presented in an illustrated format." ...

From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions manifestations & supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with phantoms & spirits this collection of spooky sightings from around the city of Plymouth is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Richly illustrated with over 100 pictures Haunted Plymouth" contains a chilling range of tales. From the ghost of Sir Francis Drake on Plymouth Hoe poltergeist activity in one of the city's Elizabethan inns & the shade of a lady in white at Widey Court to French prisoners of war at Devonport Dockyard & a phantom pair legs at a Mutley house this gathering of ghostly goings-on is bound to captivate everyone interested in the paranormal history of Plymouth & will chill all but the sturdiest of hearts." ...

The magnificent medieval city of Salisbury is steeped in history.. .and hauntings. From unnerving accounts of apparitions to eerie encounters with spirits this book reveals the dark story of Salisbury & its haunted hinterl&. A whole host of ghostly characters are said to haunt the area. Among those examined in Haunted Salisbury are the ' Demented Whist Player' who still walks the floors of the famous Haunch of Venison & the tragic lovesick ghost of Zeals House. Featuring some of the city's iconic buildings & drawing on a variety of historical & contemporary sources this book will entertain everyone interested in the city's paranormal history. Read on.. .if you dare. ...