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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > General
A Grim Almanac of Staffordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366
ghastly tales from around the county. Full of dreadful deeds,
strange disappearances and a multitude of murders, this almanac
explores the darker side of Staffordshire's past. Here are stories
of tragedy, torment and the truly unfortunate with diverse tales of
freak weather, bizarre deaths and terrible accidents, including the
young girl cut to pieces by a machinery explosion, the tragic
deaths of 155 men in the Minnie Pit disaster of 1918, and the
theatre performance where the gun really did go off, mangling the
actor's hand and causing a severed finger to fly across the stage.
Uncover tales of fires, catastrophes, suicides, thefts and
executions - it's all here. Generously illustrated, this chronicle
is an entertaining and readable record of Staffordshire's grim
past. Read on ... if you dare!
In this book, author Robert Bard guides readers on a spine-tingling
journey to discover the paranormal and unexplained happenings that
have occurred throughout Berkshire. From haunted sites to spectral
figures and supernatural phenomena, here is an eerie exploration of
the royal county and a collection of its chilling tales. Each of
the chapters in Paranormal Berkshire focuses on a different
location linked to ghostly occurrences and among the places
featured are Windsor Castle, Old Windsor, Reading Abbey,
Maidenhead, Ascot, Newbury, Hungerford, Bisham, Caversham, Cookham,
Datchet, Slough, Thatcham and some of the smaller villages in the
county. The author visits the traditional sites of paranormal
activity and, with the assistance of the Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Paranormal Research Group, reveals newly discovered material. He
also participates in a local ghost hunt and provides a fascinating
account of his observations accompanied by his own photographs. As
well as detailing the nature of his own interest in the paranormal,
and his experiences at the various paranormal sites, author Robert
Bard also selects his own haunted highlights from his chilling
exploration through the county. Paranormal Berkshire will appeal to
those with an interest in the supernatural, and to local people who
want to discover their county's haunted heritage. Are you brave
enough to read on?
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