Haunted Essex

Haunted Essex
Author: Carmel King
Publisher: Haunted
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-08-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780752451268

A spooky collection of Essex hauntings - Chilling investigation into the county's haunted heritage - Welcome addition to The History Press's popular 'Haunted' series- Will appeal to both tourists and residents alike From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena, to first-hand encounters with phantoms and spirits, this collection of stories contains both new and well-known spooky tales from around the county of Essex. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, Haunted Essex contains a chilling range of ghostly phenomena. From the well-known story of Robin the Woodcutter of Coggshall, to how Thundersley's 'Shrieking Boy's Wood' acquired its name, along with details of the horrific reign of Mathew Hopkins, Witchfinder General, this phenomenal gathering of ghostly goings-on is bound to captivate anyone interested in the supernatural history of the area. - Features and reviews in local media, including the Essex Chronicle, Evening Gazette, Evening Echo and the Standard Recorder - Potential for articles in specialist press, including Fortean Times and Paranormal magazine - BBC Radio Essex (the Steve Scrutton show)

The Most Haunted House in England

The Most Haunted House in England
Author: Harry Price
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1941
Genre: Borley (England)
ISBN:

"Borley Rectory was the house that gained infamy as "the most haunted house in England" after its ten-year-long paranormal investigation by the psychic researcher; Harry Price. Price dedicated his life to uncovering the truth behind the paranormal, leading him to become one of the most well-known psychical researchers of all time. It was his investigation into Borley Rectory which by far became the most famous case in Price's long career, eventually leading to the Victorian house being crowned the 'most haunted in England'. This book ... document[s] his ten-year investigation into exploring the nature of paranormal phenomena surrounding Borley Rectory. The rectory was attributed to classic poltergeist activity, wall-writing, mysterious fires and supernatural manifestations. Most notable of these is that of the figure of a nun, known for walking across the garden. Also appearing was a spectral carriage and team of horses driven by a headless coachman. It could be said that the story of Borley Rectory is as much a story of a haunted house and ghosts as it is about the living. Borley's saga includes sensationalist tabloid headlines, a scandalous affair and a captivating investigator whose discoveries are still questioned to this day"--Amazon.com.

Ghost Tours of Hertfordshire and Essex

Ghost Tours of Hertfordshire and Essex
Author: Jenni Kemp
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2019-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1528954483

Ghosts are ubiquitous! This guide has 62 tours, which incorporate over 280 towns and villages, and more than 800 sites. Directions are given in each tour to enable the investigator to find the sites. Map references have been included using Ordnance Survey Maps, together with the map numbers, to enable the investigator to find the haunted sites. The purpose of the guide is to enable the enthusiast to seek and observe. There are notes of interest and history notes as the counties are awash with fascinating stories and legends. So decide which tour you are going to tackle first. You may wish to meet the phantom army at Thundridge Church ruins, the screaming woman in Water Lane, Bishop’s Stortford, the Witchfinder General, Mathew Hopkins at Manningtree, or maybe the ghostly monks carrying a coffin at Belchamp Walter.

Ghosts and Grisly Things

Ghosts and Grisly Things
Author: Ramsey Campbell
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429971495

A three-time winner of the World Fantasy Award and an eight-time winner of the British Fantasy Award, Campbell may be the genres most decorated writer. Publishers Weekly hails him as a master of the horror genre, adding, He does more than jar the nerves and chill the spine; he assails ones very grip on reality. Ghosts and Grisly Things is a chilling collection of the best of Campbells recent short fiction, most of it never before available in any form. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Memories of an Essex Ghosthunter

Memories of an Essex Ghosthunter
Author: Wesley H. Downes
Publisher: David & Charles
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1446357864

A renowned psychic investigator reveals his most chilling cases in the haunted villages of Essex. Headless coffin bearers. Evil rectories. Otherworldly church choirs. Mortuary stirrings. They’re all part of Wesley Downes’s job. After his own experience with the uncanny, Downes was invited to join The Ghost Club, Britain’s most esteemed society of paranormal research. For nearly a century its members included such luminaries as Charles Dickens, W.B. Yeats, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Dennis Wheatley, and horror-film legend Peter Cushing. Throughout the next sixty years Downes joined the ranks to venture into the spirit world pursuing legends, myths, and unexplainable phenomena. Now, one of England’s leading hunter of ghosts shares his strangest cases: the floating monk of Holy Cross Church; the Poltergeists of Harlow; the Mystery of Gun Hill House in Dedham; the dreaded Butcher Shop in Clacton-on-Sea; the Sandeman apparitions of Mistley; the Happening at Seven Rivers; the Phantom Eyes on Clinghoe Hill; and more true inquiries into the unnatural. Memories of an Essex Ghosthunter is part of The Paranormal, a series that resurrects rare titles, classic publications, and out-of-print texts, as well as publishes new supernatural and otherworldly ebooks for the digital age. The series includes a range of paranormal subjects from angels, fairies, and UFOs to near-death experiences, vampires, ghosts, and witchcraft.

Eight Ghosts

Eight Ghosts
Author: Sarah Perry
Publisher: September Publishing
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2017-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1910463744

Rooted in place, slipping between worlds - a rich collection of unnerving ghosts and sinister histories. 'An impressive line-up of established and emerging names.' The Sunday Times 'These eerie, unsettling stories are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.' Daily Express Eight authors were given the freedom of their chosen English Heritage site, from medieval castles to a Cold War nuclear bunker. Immersed in the past and chilled by rumours of hauntings, they channelled their darker imaginings into a series of extraordinary new ghost stories. 'Subtly evocative of human relations loss, grief, or the fear of loneliness.' TLS 'A satisfying and spooky read.' Sun Also includes a gazetteer of English Heritage properties which are said to be haunted.

Essex Folk Tales

Essex Folk Tales
Author: Jan Williams
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 075247927X

The Essex coastline has endured invasion by plundering and bloodthirsty Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and this mysterious landscape is still haunted by their presence. Their spirits, and countless others, have oft been reported – not least by smugglers determined to keep intruders away from their secret hideouts. Even more dramatic stories of the supernatural lurk inland: accusations of witchcraft have been screamed around many picturesque market towns, dragons have terrorised the community, and a violent White Lady has struck at Hadleigh Castle. Indeed, it is the women of Essex who have stirred the imagination most – from brave Boudicca and beautiful Edith Swan-neck to the adulteress Kitty Canham. Amid the county’s infamous pirates, highwaymen and desperados, Essex can even boast a lady smuggler.

Little Book of Essex

Little Book of Essex
Author: Dee Gordon
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2010-12-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 0752462636

Offers entertaining bite-sized pieces of historic and contemporary trivia about Essex. This title is suitable for visitors and locals.

Spirits of Community

Spirits of Community
Author: K. D. M. Snell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1474268862

Concern about the 'decline of community', and the theme of 'community spirit', are internationally widespread in the modern world. The English past has featured many representations of declining community, expressed by those who lamented its loss in quite different periods and in diverse genres. This book analyses how community spirit and the passing of community have been described in the past – whether for good or ill – with an eye to modern issues, such as the so-called 'loneliness epidemic' or the social consequences of alternative structures of community. It does this through examination of authors such as Thomas Hardy, James Wentworth Day, Adrian Bell and H.E. Bates, by appraising detective fiction writers, analysing parish magazines, considering the letter writing of the parish poor in the 18th and 19th centuries, and through the depictions of realist landscape painters such as George Morland. K. D. M. Snell addresses modern social concerns, showing how many current preoccupations had earlier precedents. In presenting past representations of declining communities, and the way these affected individuals of very different political persuasions, the book draws out lessons and examples from the past about what community has meant hitherto, setting into context modern predicaments and judgements about 'spirits of community' today.

Spirits of the Cage

Spirits of the Cage
Author: Richard Estep
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0738754005

The jailer's evil spirit torments residents. The demonic black entity appears in broad daylight. The ghost of a trapped child still searches for her mother. These examples are just a taste of the terrifying phantoms and tortured souls that dwell in the Cage, a cottage in Essex, England, that was used to imprison those accused of witchcraft in the 16th century. When Vanessa Mitchell moved into the Cage, she had no idea that a paranormal nightmare was waiting for her. From her first day living there, Vanessa saw apparitions walk through her room, heard ghostly growls, and was even slapped and pushed by invisible hands. After three years of hostile paranormal activity, Vanessa moved out, fearing for her young son's safety. Then paranormal researcher Richard Estep went in to investigate. Spirits of the Cage chronicles the time that Vanessa and Richard spent in the Cage, uncovering the frightening and fascinating mysteries of the spirits who lurk within it.