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The World of the Unknown: Ghosts

Christopher Maynard author Various illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Usborne Publishing Ltd

Published:3rd Oct '19

£7.99

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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. Many of the different kinds of ghosts that are thought to haunt the Earth and their behaviour are described here. You will meet haunting spirits, screaming skulls, phantom ships, demon dogs, white ladies, gallows ghosts and many more.

This book also explains the techniques and equipment of ghost hunting and tells how lots of ‘ghosts’ have been exposed as fakes or explained away as natural events. Also included are some theories that attempt to explain the possible existence of ghosts.

With a brand new foreword by BAFTA-winning writer, comedian and actor Reece Shearsmith, otherwise the book remains unchanged from the original.

A seminal work of ground-breaking genius * David Nicholls, author and screenwriter *
Its macabre contents stayed with me my whole life. Shaped it, even * BAFTA-winning writer, comedian and actor Reece Shearsmith *
This is the best book ever published * Reader review *
A classic guide to all things ghostly. * Sunday Express (S Magazine) *
This book's power to enthral and capture the imagination has not diminished one iota...worth every single penny. * Starburst Magazine *

ISBN: 9781474976688

Dimensions: 270mm x 205mm x 3mm

Weight: 160g

32 pages