Haunted Wirral

by Tom Slemen

The Wirral which Tom Slemen writes about in this fascinating book is a peninsula of ghosts, phantoms, spectres, doppelgangers, premonitions, reincarnations, astral voyages to another world and timeslips. The cases in Haunted Wirral confirm the old adage that truth really is stranger than fiction. Most ghost story books about Wirral include the same old weathered yarns about Mother Redcap's ghost and the spectres of smugglers, but the mysterious peninsula proved to be a stranger place than even Tom Slemen took it to be, with tales weirder than anything found within the books of Stephen King, or Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Take the intriguing case of the girl born to Wirral parents who became so infatuated with a long-dead crusader, that she ended up being whisked back in time to the 14th century to become his fiancee. There are the ghostly tales about a haunted wardrobe, which is still out there and could be in your bedroom; a black obsidian mirror, which allows unwise dabblers into the occult to summon forth any dead person, and the dead man who turned up at a school reunion in Leasowe...

Paperback

First published October 31, 2008

About the author

Tom Slemen is a Liverpool writer, columnist and broadcaster, known foremostly as the author of the best-selling Haunted Liverpool series of books which document paranormal incidents and often unsolved or unusual crimes in his home town of Liverpool, past and present.
--from the author's website

Reviews

[Mysticpaganwitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stuff. Gimme ghosts!!

[Barry Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always good

Tom Slemen's books are always good. I'd like it he did a Haunted North Wales and a Haunted West Yorkshire :)

[P.J. Ferguson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding Book, anyone interested in Local history, paranormal or just amazing stories! This book has something for anyone. The stories are well written and truly get you thinking, it will spark an interest and you will feel drawn to visit the places in the book it will also make you believe there is more than this mortal world one we do not yet understand! There are things that go bump in the night and we should be scared of the dark as there are things out there!

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read from Tom Slemen

Tom Slemen always writes books that are more than just ghost stories. They include unusual occurrences often witnessed by not just one person but by the whole community; glimpses into future events and alternate realities; even trips into the past. Haunted Wirral includes all of these and more! A great book for anyone interested in the paranormal or supernatural.

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of Tom's books but this is particularly relevant to me as I live on the Wirral. I will certainly look at some of the places I pass on a regular basis with new eyes. A wonderful read, absolutely fascinating.