Real Ghost Encounters: Terrifying Tales of the Supernatural - Softcover

Gandy, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1398878847 ISBN 13: 9781398878846

Publisher: Sirius, 2026

Synopsis

"Nothing will be the same again after reading this book" - Jeremy Harte, Folklore Society.

"A collection of uncanny tales in the classic folklorist tradition, Real Ghost Encounters provides a trove of new cases to puzzle over." - Matthew Kibbey, Editor FATE Magazine

The world is filled with strange occurrences that we can't explain with our rational minds. An odd feeling, a sudden appearance, a haunting figure in the distance...

At one time or another, many of us have encountered what we might describe as a 'ghost'. In this fascinating collection, author Rob Gandy makes use of his background as a statistician to try to understand the phenomenon and presents without judgement a wide range of true ghost stories. Ranging from mysterious hitchhikers who appear on the side of the road to haunted places where spirits crop up again and again to instances of 'timeslips', where a person or group of people suddenly experience a scene from the past, these incredible stories will reshape your understanding of the supernatural.

Take an open mind to the stories presented within and judge for yourself whether there can be any other explanation for these extraordinary events.

This edition includes a foreword from leading folklorist and urban legend researcher Jan Harold Brunvand.

About this title

About the Author

Rob Gandy is a retired professional statistician and senior healthcare manager. He was involved with a number of universities during his career, including a stint of 13 years as Visiting Professor at Liverpool John Moores University, and published more than 140 papers for various journals and conferences. He has a lifelong eclectic interest in strange and weird phenomena and is a regular contributor to the Fortean Times and The Ghost Club Journal.

Jan Harold Brunvand is a retired American folklorist, researcher, writer, and professor emeritus of English at the University of Utah. He is best known for popularizing the concept of the urban legend through books such as The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings (1981) and Too Good To Be True (1999). His books became so popular that he was dubbed 'Mr Urban Legend'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sirius
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398878847
• ISBN 13: 9781398878846
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256