British Ghosts and Where to Find ThemTrue Hauntings, Dark Folklore, and the Hidden History of the Supernatural
From the author of Haunted Yorkshire.
What if not every ghost is a spirit…
and not every haunting belongs to the dead?
From ancient castles and forgotten roads to pubs, churches, moorlands, and forests, British Ghosts and Where to Find Them takes you on a chilling journey through the most haunted locations in the United Kingdom and beyond. Drawing on real investigations, historical research, folklore, and parapsychological theory, this book explores the true nature of hauntings—not as campfire tales, but as phenomena rooted in place, memory, and human experience.
Written by Nick Tyler, one of the UK’s most controversial and thought-provoking theoretical parapsychologists, this collection goes beyond traditional ghost stories to examine:
👻 True ghost sightings and haunted locations across England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and London
🏰 Castles, prisons, pubs, churches, battlefields, and roads with centuries of dark history
📜 British and Celtic folklore, including Black Shuck, phantom hounds, witches, water spirits, and death omens
🧠 Parapsychology explained, including residual hauntings, intelligent spirits, visitations, tulpas, and death echoes
🌊 Why water, storms, and geography may act as catalysts for paranormal activity
🕯️ The thin line between myth, memory, and manifestation
Each account is grounded in eyewitness testimony, historical context, and first-hand experience. Some stories are tragic. Others are unsettling. A few defy explanation entirely. But every location in this book is one the author has studied—either as an investigator, researcher, or classifier of paranormal phenomena.
Whether you’re fascinated by:
Haunted Britain and real ghost stories
Paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena
Dark history, witch trials, executions, and forgotten crimes
Folklore, legends, and ancient beliefs that still linger today
…this book offers a deeper, more thoughtful exploration of why certain places refuse to forget.
This is not a guidebook.
It is not a collection of urban legends.
It is a map of the shadows that remain.
Once you begin reading, you may start noticing something strange:
Some places feel different now.
Perfect for readers of:
✔ True ghost stories
✔ Haunted history
✔ Paranormal and supernatural non-fiction
✔ British folklore and mythology
✔ Dark tourism and unexplained mysteries
✔ Haunted Yorkshire by Nick Tyler