Bøger af S. R. Young

The Ricketts' Poltergeist at Hinton Ampner chronicles one of England's most famous hauntings. Between 1765 and 1777, Mary Ricketts and her family endured strange disturbances in their Hampshire home. Rattling sounds, phantom footsteps, and ghostly apparitions plagued the Ricketts night and day. Neighbors offered explanations about smuggled treasure and past murders, even a monkey skull was presented as evidence, but no ordinary cause could explain the bizarre events. This book compiles six historical records of the case, including contemporary letters, diary entries and scholarly commentary. It presents the fullest account of the haunting ever published, allowing readers to evaluate the mystery and weigh possible explanations. For enthusiasts of British ghosts and haunted houses, this book provides a compelling and chilling tale.

This Cornish folklore collection features lesser known writings on Cornish popular beliefs and superstition. Ranging from Robert Hunt's forgotten letters in Athenaeum on witches and pixies riding horses to Samuel Cornish foolishly whistling in a mine, it offers a fascinating look into Victorian and Edwardian perspectives on magical and uncanny beliefs in Cornwall. With pieces both scholarly and fanciful, Piskies, Ghosts and Conjurers revives long-forgotten voices and stories, capturing a pivotal moment when old traditions still lingered but were swiftly vanishing. The collection is rounded off with Dawson Scott's 'The Fairies in Cornwall', an essay written in the 1920s for the Fairy Investigation Society.

Forget the ghostly rider - it's time for the horse to take center stage. This collection features mysterious equine spirits from around the world, but especially from Britain and Ireland. Here you'll find tales of spectral steeds galloping without riders, as well as horse spirits and supernatural shape-shifting horses. Meet Ireland's deadly Yalla Horse, the White Devil of California, and the elusive white horse of South Africa. Learn, too, about England's mischievous brag and colt-pixy: horse shapechangers that belong as much to the realm of fairy as to that of phantoms. These stories - some fictional folktales, some reported facts, some glorious misunderstandings - cover a range of uncanny equine encounters. But the message is clear: if you hear ghostly hoofbeats in the night, don't stand around waiting for the horse to appear. Your best bet is to run for dear life!