The Usborne Book Of Ghosts And Hauntings

A look at ghastly phenomena and surprising spookiness.

First published in 1977, this cult classic has been reissued for a new generation of ghost-hunters. This book is for anyone who has shivered at shadowy figures in the dark, heard strange sounds in the night or felt the presence of a mysterious 'something' from the unknown. Ghost stories are as old as recorded history and exist all over the world; described in this book are haunting spirits, screaming skulls, phantom ships, demon dogs, white ladies, gallows ghosts and many more.

This book relates famous ghost stories and explains the techniques and equipment of ghost hunting and explains how fakes and hoaxes are explosed.

A thrilling collection of ghost stories, brought to life with atmospheric illustrations.

From the vaults of FATE Magazine come true stories of encounters with ghosts, phantoms, and haunted places. An elderly waitress silently serves breakfast to two friends at an eerily deserted diner—and the next day, the friends discover the diner is out of business and slated for demolition. A phantom train still blows its whistle more than fifty years after a gruesome accident. And a grandfather's spirit brings a warning that saves his family from a deadly house fire. Over the past sixty years, FATE magazine has published thousands of true ghost stories—personal accounts from ordinary people who have had extraordinary run-ins with the spirit world. This collection features the best of these spine-tingling, bizarre, heartwarming, and sometimes humorous haunting experiences. These frightening firsthand reports include tales of: Ghostly Apparitions Messages from the Dead Dream Visitations Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences Haunted Places Spirits Helping the Living Vortexes, Time Slips, and Portals to Other Dimensions Spirit Guides and Angels

Is there really such a thing as a true ghost story? The strange tales in this book are all based on actual reports by people who believed they had been haunted by ghosts or poltergeists. Stories are illustrated with maps and diagrams. Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to fiction.

Contains dozens of stories about places and things supposedly haunted by ghosts.