Haunted Sunderland

by Rupert Matthews

Explore Sunderland's darkest secrets with this creepy collection of true-life tales from ghost-hunter Rupert Matthews. Containing many tales which have never before been published, it unearths a chilling range of supernatural phenomena, from the Ryhope Poltergeist and the White Lady of Washington Hall to the glowing grave at Wingate and a spectral talking cat. Drawing on historical contemporary sources and illustrated with more than eighty photographs, this book will delight anyone with an interest in the supernatural history of the city.

96 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

Reviews

[Sarah Ainger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obviously the ghost stories themselves are interesting, but sometimes the writing style and poor editing were off-putting. For instance, when writing about the Empire Theatre in Sunderland, the author incorrectly refers to it as the Theatre Royal multiple times. When mentioning the White Lady in Washington Old Hall, she is sometimes referred to as the Grey Lady instead. And strangely, there is no outro to the book, ending abruptly with a quote from pub goer about a ghost siting in Silksworth. Having said all that, I did like reading about all the spooky goings-on in the area and did add a couple places to my list to check out for creepy stuff.