The vibrant industrial town of Wigan has a long & distinguished history. However the area also harbours some disturbing secrets. Discover the darker side of the Wigan with this terrifying collection of true-life tales from across the region. From the old cotton mills to the public houses there seems to be a ghost lurking around every corner. Featuring ghouls poltergeists & phantom creatures this book is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Drawing on historical & contemporary sources & containing many tales which have never before been published Haunted Wigan will delight everyone interested in the paranormal. ...

Anthony Poulton-Smith takes the reader on a fascinating A-Z tour of the haunted hotspots of Worcestershire. Contained within the pages of this book are strange tales of spectral sightings active poltergeists & restless spirits appearing in streets inns churches estates public buildings & private homes across the area. They include tales from Worcester Bewdley Droitwich Bromsgrove Tenbury Wells & Stourport-on-Severn. This new collection of stories a product of both historical accounts & numerous interviews conducted with local witnesses is sure to appeal to all those intrigued by Worcestershire's haunted heritage. ...

How can the mysterious disappearance of Anne Flint in 1816 & the drowning of a young girl in a chalk stream so long ago possibly affect the life of schoolteacher Harry Flint some two centuries later? Having left his job & with a failed marriage behind him Harry begins to research his ancestors. The deeper he digs the more he realises that the past is closer than he had ever imagined. The Haunting is a story of love & betrayal intrigue & murder. Where people are not what they seem & the past is no more predictable than the future... ...

Adapted for the stage by Hugh Janes from the ghost stories of Charles Dickens this is a gripping thriller from the literary master of suspense. In an ancient crumbling mansion sheltering from the howling winds that tear across the surrounding desolate moorland two men stumble across a dark & terrifying secret that will change their lives forever... The Haunting" premiered at the Theatre Royal in Windsor in 2010 followed by an extensive UK tour through to 2012." ...

A dark fantasy set in a parallel London stalked by demons... London has survived war & plague only to face a new horror
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This is a deliciously spooky Christmas tale by the 2001-2003 Childrens Laureate. Lots of children find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve usually because they are excited about the presents that Father Christmas is going to bring. But Pip Parker is not excited; shes scared. Every night for a week shes been lying awake watching the horrible skull shape gleaming from her bedroom wall. What is it? Why is it haunting her? When will it go away? ...

'I look up at the dark unblinking eyes of the house & I get the weirdest feeling.. . It's the feeling of being pulled into something & being unable to stop it happening.. .' Tabitha is use to changing schools & moving house. But when her family move into Weston Manor something is different. It's as if the house has been waiting for her. There are lavender smells which come from nowhere & the old servants' bells ring in the night. She can hear crying in empty rooms. Tabitha's always been imaginative. Even her best friend Gemma knows that. But this time could she actually be telling the truth? ...

Jamie & Tom are night fishing & decide to visit their secret dinosaur world in the dark! As they emerge into the Triassic they hear the night-time sounds of the prehistoric jungle. Together with their dino friend Wanna they set up a camp & settle down to tell scary ghost stories but when some noisy Triassic frogs start up their mating call it makes the boys jump! & just as they get back to their stories a sharp-toothed Coelophysis runs past their lantern & they discover theyre surrounded.. . ...

During the nineteenth century Willington Mill near Wallsend gained an infamous reputation for being haunted. Bizarre noises apparitions & poltergeist activity dogged the premises & were experienced by dozens of credible witnesses. The case attracted the interest of the countrys leading psychical researchers of the time but the mystery was never solved
- until now. Using a wide variety of contemporary sources along with cutting-edge investigative techniques Michael J. Hallowell & Darren W. Ritson have pieced together the true story of Willington Mill. As well as detailing the fascinating phenomena that occurred in the building " The Haunting of Willington Mill" is at last able to offer an explanation for one of Englands most enigmatic & puzzling hauntings. In this book for the first time the full truth about what occurred at that sleepy Tyneside village has been laid bare for all to see". (Colin Wilson)."
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violet Willoughby doesnt believe in ghosts especially since her mother has worked as a fraudulent medium for a decade. violet has taken part in enough of her mothers tricks to feel more than a little jaded about anyhting supernatural. The ghosts however believe in violet & shes been seeing them everywhere. One ghost in particular needs violet to use her emerging gift to solve her murder.. .and prevent the ghosts twin sister from suffering the same fate. ...