Give it a chance and An Illustrated History of Ghosts will take you on a spooky journey around the world, but it’s unlike any other trip you’ll take. This is a journey where you lurk in the dark places through history, exploring different society’s relationships with death and what is said to…
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Book Review: From Here to Eternity
Caitlin Doughty’s From Here To Eternity has found a way to my ‘top books’ list. It hit a very personal note for me and in this book review, I’m going to discuss visiting my mum in the chapel of rest. So, if you’re bereaved yourself, or if you’re a family…
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Book Review: Ghosts of the Tsunami
‘The tsunami was a thing of a different order, darker, stranger, massively more powerful and violent, without kindness or cruelty, beauty or ugliness, wholly alien. It was the sea coming onto land, the ocean itself picking up its feet and charging at you with a roar in its throat…’ I…
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Book Review: Abominable Science
Abominable Science! authored by Daniel Loxton and Donald Prothero is one of those books that comes along and makes the world a better place. A rare treat that you didn’t know you needed until you had it in your hands. The combination of good research, good references and an honest,…
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Review: Eerie Britain I & II
‘With ancient ruins, handsome countryside and quaint customs, Britain is a pleasant spot. Furthermore, (and, perhaps most importantly,) roast dinners, hearty puddings and steaming pots of tea abound. But lo, the heart-warming features of British life aren’t the only things to be found upon this venerable archipelago, for it seems…
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Review: Stop Worrying! There probably is an afterlife
It has been a long time since a book about ghosts made me feel the excitement I used to feel in my gut when researching the ghost sightings I would go on to investigate with my ghost research team, but Stop Worrying! There probably is an afterlife by Greg Taylor was…
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Review: Scary Monsters & Super Freaks
When I found out that Dom Joly had written a book about his adventures as a monster hunter I knew immediately that I had to read it, but I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would it make a mockery of cryptozoology? Was Joly a believer in all sorts of weird…
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Review: Where the Ghosts Walk
Where the Ghosts Walk: The Gazetteer of Haunted Britain is testament to the amount of work carried out by Peter Underwood, one of the worlds longest serving paranormal researchers. It was a pleasure to read this book. There have been Ghost Folklore books in my home for as long as I…
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Review: UFOs, Werewolves & The Pig-man
There is no doubting the passion the Lee Brickley holds for the paranormal legacy of Cannock Chase, but after reading his recent book one wonders to what cost he holds that passion. Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, is a location that many with an interest in the paranormal will be familiar with.…
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Review: ‘Extra Sensory’ by Brian Clegg
I was asked to read and review the latest book from Wiltshire-based Science and Sci-Fi author Brian Clegg, ‘Extra Sensory: The Science and Pseudoscience of Telepathy and Other Powers of the Mind’ (find details on the Authors website here), and having just finished the book I can only say that it…
