Paranormal Stories: Supernatural Tales and Unexplained Mysteries from Across The World

by Jamie King

Tales of the paranormal have seduced us and spooked us for centuries, passed around from person to person and frequently retold and reimagined in books, films and TV. Whether they're based on real events or they're simply urban legends which have taken on a life of their own, the strange happenings, unexplained events and unsolved mysteries in this book will take you on a frightening journey to the outer limits of plausibility, and dare you to believe the unbelievable.

Ranging from the mysterious to the macabre, the stories in this book span a broad range of supernatural subjects including ghosts, spirits and the undead, witchcraft and occultism, extraterrestrial life, mythical creatures, and much more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Horror, History, Paranormal

319 pages, Paperback

Published May 12, 2022

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book kept me company during a hospital procedure and helped me blot out the noise around me. Short chapters covering everything from poltergeists to the chupacabra, this is a good introduction to various stories from around the world. Good escapism and there's always the opportunity to read further into anything that piques your interest.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of snippets of stories. Some are well known others not so much. The author has tried to cram as many stories into the book as possible but this limits the detail.
I would’ve much preferred more detail on each of them instead of 1-2 pages at most.

[kayla ⋆₊˚ † · Rating 5 out of 5]

this may be one of the best books i’ve read, which is unlike me considering i prefer books of fantasy. firstly, the chapters were only about three pages long which was amazing for my attention span and for times of day where i felt i didn’t want to read much. secondly, i had originally assumed when i had purchased the book that it would just be paranormal activity in terms of ghosts and such, however it covered multiple topics; the undead, witchcraft and occult, aliens and ufo’s, mythical creatures, zombies, werewolves, vampires, time travel and alternate realities. from the haunting chapters, i found the chapters on tudor hauntings the most compelling. this included the tower of london hauntings (anne boleyn, lady jane, guildford dudley, edward v and richard duke of york) and the hampton court hauntings (jane seymour and catherine howard). in the demons chapter, this was the thai preta and oni’s, from which culture im unsure of. the witchcraft chapter had the story of la voisin, which entertained me. a women that made poisons, and had eventually been executed. the mystical creatures chapter covered lesser known creatures, but contained a fair balance of the loch ness monster, sirens from the 1000bc greek mythology, the yeti, kelpies, and the minotaur. in the werewolves, vampire and zombie chapter i found the tales of the vampires to be most interesting. 1500s breslau, the shoemaker, in poland. was allegedly dead, yet appeared alive and was consuming his neighbours and the village residents’s blood. the alien chapter had several interesting stories. finally, the time travel and alternate reality chapters which included the bermuda triangle phenomenons, and a tale from august 1911 where two british citizens had visited the palace of versailles and trianon, and had gone down an alleyway. afterwards, they witnessed people in old fashioned clothing, including a blonde women in the roccoco dressing, sketching in grass. they later insisted they believe they went back in time, and saw marie antoinette six weeks before the abolition of the french monarch on august 10th 1792. overall, i would 100% reread this and this book did more than just exceed my expectations.

[Alyssa Winder · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. loved learning about the time travel/alternative realities, witchcraft and demons but the part about aliens and UFOs just isn’t for me :/

[Jay Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creepy and interesting, my personal favourite is the man from Taured...

[Lara · Rating 2 out of 5]

"The priest bellowed, "Unclean spirit! Whoever you are and all your companions who possess this servant of God, I command you: tell me your name.""


No but seriously wait for it.


"The man stared at him, snarled, and said with bitter and sinister tones, "I am Lucifer.""


I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure Lucifer is a busy man. He has better things to do then possess randoos.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some stories are more believable than others but they're all still good.

[Susan Blissett · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book covering a range of topics, including, ghosts, witchcraft, vampires, werewolves, aliens and time travel. Each topic has a variety of short stories, some of which, it would have been even more engaging to have more detail on. I also noticed a factual error about Expedition Everest being at Disneyland, which it is not, it’s at Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Also, when describing the ‘Long Live the Beatles’ story, the author says that the cassette tape was given to the man to keep; however, on his own website, the man states that he wasn’t supposed to take the item from the alternate reality, so he wouldn’t have been given it. Overall, it was an enjoyable read and my favourite section was probably about time travel and alternate realities, as this is probably an area which hasn’t been written about as much as the other topics.

[J.S. Gray · Rating 2 out of 5]

2⭐️ Review: Paranormal Stories by Jamie King

“The lack of detail is disappointing”

Unfortunately throughout the book, there wasn’t enough substance to any of the individual stories to give them any sort of credence. Although each case started promisingly, it was really disappointing not to delve a little further. For example - in one ghost story, a spirit was listed as causing broken bones and even causing divorce, but without explaining how or the circumstances surrounding these incidents -the case felt meaningless. I think the author really missed a trick here, and could have really improved the book with just a little more discription.

Although this book is a good starting point for anyone interested in paranormal stories (or maybe someone who wants inspiration to write them), it just didn’t go into enough detail for me to be a worthwhile read.

[Ellie | meepsbooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the first 4 parts and found them genuinely interesting. However, the rest of the book could not sell me on things such as vampires and other conspiracies.

On the other hand, this book was very well written and you could tell the author had genuinely put a lot of thought into the choice of words and how certain things were portrayed.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this as I loved the fact it would be short snippets of stories and wouldn’t be like other books that go on and on, and to that end it was a good induction to some more well-known stories and unknown stories too, however the lack of detail made it quite boring to read and I didn’t feel like I got out of it as much as I could’ve.

[Haley Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit bland. When I first picked up this book, I assumed that it would be filled with wild and wonderful tales. Whilst it is jam-packed with anecdotes and suspicious encounters, it gives the bare minimum of information, and what is given is easily found online and mostly already well known. A good introduction for those dipping their toes into the world of paranormal events.

[Paul Moynihan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really fun, easy read on these dark autumn nights. Jamie King's PARANORMAL STORIES is packed with tales of ghosts, werewolves, vampires, UFOs and all manner of supernatural subjects. Highly recommended Halloween reading!

[Emily Delacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this one up thinking it was going to be full of ghostly fictional tales. It is actually real accounts of ghost stories, urban legends, paranormal and demonic possession cases etc. The sections are short and snappy and keep you interested throughout the whole book, I would recommend this to anyone and everyone interested in the paranormal!

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good fun, a brief look through short snippets at famous and not so famous ghost stories, vampires and UFOs. Interesting references to TV, podcast, films and books that have been inspired by true stories.

[Nikki Greeley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I have ADHD so reading these one to two page stories were great for me. A great light read when you just want to read something simple and sweet. I bought the other books Jamie has written too. Can’t wait to read them!

[Sonia Critchlow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the stories, I really enjoyed and are interesting. Some of the stories are dull!! Some of the wording in the book is odd at times. Not a bad book by any means. It's definitely worth a read.

[Rick Rawes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable, some very famous stories, some more obscure but generally told well. A nice read for those with casual interest but something to take away for the well versed as well

[Piper Winchester · Rating 3 out of 5]

Small stories that aren't really detailed.
You can skip stories or sections

[Paula Knight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting book… found somethings very strange lol

[K.CBarlow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting to read

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book to read. Some short stories were good and some were boring and hard to get through.

[Victoria Armstrong · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointed in this book, not what I thought it would be

[Irina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish it went into a little more detail, with different explanations and things like that. But it was an entertaining read, even though it was more of a surface level.

[Ethan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Felt like Fox Mulder.

[Carran Hayden · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a good book but some of the stories are rather short and I would of liked them to be a bit longer in some cases but other than that I would recommend this book to any paranormal lovers!

[Holly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Did not finish. What I did read from it (so about half of the book) was really interesting but I struggled to finish the rest.

[Ray Smillie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fifty years ago I would have loved this, bur that was then. Here and now, I found it mostly dull. The dangers of being older, wiser and cynical.

[Anika · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's such a good book with fantastic stories. My personal favourite is "Island of the dolls" and I basically have it memorized. I highly recommend it!

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting