A Sceptics Guide to the Occult

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.

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last updated May, 2026

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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

Colin Dickey

Dark Folklore

Dark Folklore

Mark Norman

The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster

The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster

Shelley Puhak

A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts

A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts

Leanna Renee Hieber

When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice

When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice

Ilise S. Carter

How to Build a Haunted House: The History of a Cultural Obsession

How to Build a Haunted House: The History of a Cultural Obsession

Caitlin Blackwell Baines

The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster

The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster

John O’Connor

Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic

Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic

Tabitha Stanmore

Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

Marion Gibson

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