Recs if you like Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places...

Books that tackle death and dying.

Paranormal encounters in nonfiction, including history, social & cultural works, and investigative journalism.

"Walking around like regular people. They don't see each other. They only see what they want to see. They don't know they're dead." - The Sixth Sense (1999)

Nonfiction regarding paranormal activity - mostly ghosts, poltergeists and possessions. Recs are welcome!

Just because I don’t actually believe in the supernatural, that doesn’t mean I don’t love it! These are books that look at why humans love to tell stories about ghosts and magic and about the true histories that are often lurking just under the tourist-friendly ghost story.

haunted houses, spatial horror, and adjacent “something is going on with/in this structure” narratives! including nonfiction about actual places or analysis of the convention

Cryptids, monsters, undead, yokai - where to find them, what to do about them, and the origins of monster tales

Who ya gonna call?

Real life accounts of haunted places, people, and things.