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“Horrible hauntings and chilling tales She - a & OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS GHOSTS FROM THE MAKERS OF ALL ABOUT g EISTORY APPARITIONS §2 POSSESSIONS & POLTERGEISTS 7) SPEGTRES & SPOOKS WELCOME Have you ever seen a ghost? This bookazine is packed with spooks, spectres, and horrible hauntings! Discover the history of ghost beliefs from the ancient world to the present day. Find out why people believe in ghosts, and the possible scientific explanations behind haunted houses, spectral lights, scary sounds, and spooky apparitions. Explore hoaxes and horrors from some of the world’s most eerie locations, and delve into stories of the phantoms, wraiths and spirits that are thought to frequent them. Learn about the legends and folklore that surround ghost beliefs around the world, from famous figures like headless horsemen to tragic tales of the colourful and ethereal ladies that haunt woods, castles and stately homes. Plus, check out modern-day phantasms, possessions and poltergeists, and the paranormal investigators who use traditional spiritual techniques as well as today’s technology to establish whether there really are spectral presences from beyond the veil troubling homes, offices, public buildings, families and communities to this day. This bookazine is printed on recycled paper. It’s important that we care about our planet and make a difference where we can, for us and every generation that follows. ~"HISTORY#~ GHOSTS Future PLC Richmond House, 33 Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6EZ Editorial Editor April Madden Designer Steve Dacombe Editorial Director Jon White Senior Art Editor Andy Downes Cover images Getty Images, Wellcome Images, Gallowglass, Wikipedia Contributors Sarah Bankes, Andy Downes, Philippa Grafton, Rebecca Greig, Adam Markiewicz, Katharine Marsh and Steve Wright Photography Getty Images, Wikipedia, Alamy, Wellcome Images All copyrights and trademarks are recognised and respected Advertising Media packs are available on request Commercial Director Clare Dove [email protected] International Head of Print Licensing Rachel Shaw [email protected] Circulation Head of Newstrade Tim Mathers Production Head of Production Mark Constance Production Project Manager Clare Scott Advertising Production Manager Joanne Crosby Digital Editions Controller Jason Hudson Production Managers Keely Miller, Nola Cokely, Vivienne Calvert, Fran Twentyman Management Chief Content Officer Aaron Asadi Commercial Finance Director Dan Jotcham Head of Art & Design Greg Whitaker Printed by William Gibbons, 26 Planetary Road, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 3XT Distributed by Marketforce, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 SHU www.marketforce.co.uk Tel: 0203 787 9001 History of Ghosts First Edition (AHB3342) © 2020 Future Publishing Limited We are committed to only using magazine paper whi rived from responsibly man: stry and chlorine-free manufacture. 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Experience Makers. cutive Zillah Byng-Thorne company quotedonthe Non-executive chairman Richard Huntingford London Stock Exchange Chief financial officer Penny Ladkin-Brand (symbol: FUTR) www.futurepic.com Tel +44 (0)1225 442 244 Part of the ALL ABOUT HISTOR kazine series This bookazine is printed Recycled on recycled paper CONTENTS GHOSTLORE 10 Ghostlore: Studying ghosts and apparitions 20 Ghost festivals around the world 22 Radonitsa: The day of Rejoicing 24 Thursday of the Dead 26 The Hungry Ghost festival 28 Samhain 30 The three days of Allhallowtide 32 Day of the Dead 34 The Ghost Dance 36 Séances 38 Investigating the paranormal APPARITIONS 44 Ghostly lights 48 The wild hunt 50 The headless horseman 54 Phantom coaches 56 Terror of the seas 60 Doppelgangers 62 The Devil’s Footprints SPECTRES ™ SPOOKS ae 66 ‘The undead - 68 The church grim 6S 70 Female ghosts and phantoms 76 The Black Lady of Bradley Woods 78 The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall 80 The Grey Lady of Spring Wood 82 The Lady in Red 84 Spring Heeled Jack \ 86 Gef ithe talking mongoose POSSESSIONS an AND) : 88 The Unlucky Mummy POLTERGEISTS, Sa vanishing hitchhikers 96 ‘The poltergeist paradox as ae — CO oe AO 100 The Loudun possessions : 102 The Bell Witch haunting 104 The Great Amhurst Mystery 106 The exorcism of Roland Doe 108 The Rosenheim Poltergeist 110 The Enfield Poltergeist oe ae é 2S ae HAUNTED HOUSES 14 The ante Hone 118 Malahide Castle 120 Himeji Castile 122 Glamis Castle 124 Borley Rectory 126 The Winchester Mystery House ie nS Ses Sta Waukee SSG SS GO POE le ee! re eI PN 2 waa = — | > 3 - Td 4 j = . : ped ni ‘ | \Neez=2 10 Ghostlore: Studying ghosts and apparitions 20 Ghost festivals around the world 22 Radonitsa: The day of Rejoicing 24 Thursday ofthe Dead 26 The Hungry Ghost festival 28 Samhain 30 The three days of Allhallowtide 32 Day of the Dead 34 The Ghost Dance 36 Seances 38 Investigating the paranormal cares Vide FIT Vie Vie Die Wie Vie 2 ae | akan. 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