Penguin (Transworld) Hauntings A Book of Ghosts and Where to Find Them Across 25 Eerie British Locations.

by Neil Oliver

Hauntings A Book of Ghosts and Where to Find Them Across 25 Eerie British Locations ABISBOOK Penguin (Transworld).

384 pages, Paperback

Published October 10, 2024

About the author

Neil Oliver is a Scottish archaeologist, historian, broadcaster and writer who has become widely known as the presenter of BBC television's series A History of Scotland and Coast.

His first fiction novel, Master of Shadows, is published by Orion in September 2015.

He lives in Stirling with his wife and three children.

Reviews

[Kelly Grice · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a strange book and not so much for the hauntings. It’s mainly history and descriptions of those places and there back history. Thrown in are the authors anecdotes about his recently deceased father and it’s quite apparent the writer penned this in his grief.
Put all the above together and you get a rather strange concoction. I’m not sure it quite works. At times it is an interesting read though.

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I opened this book hoping to hear hauntings and legends from across Britain and was mostly disappointed. instead of providing a history of the place and then ghost stories from said place, instead we got history of the place, other random bits of history, a brief mention of ghosts and a story of the author's late father. in some chapters I noticed a distinct lack of any actual description of a haunting. This book should be called the history of some 'haunted places' and tales of my dead father.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it.

[Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a history book really and a lovely testament to a sons love of his dad