Tag Archives: Haunted

In which the author announces the release of his new book ‘Paranormal Glasgow’

‘Paranormal Glasgow‘ is published this week (June 20th) by the fine people at The History Press

 

Here’s a chapter breakdown, which should give you an indication of what it2’s all about:

  • Chapter 1 Spectres, Psychics and Spooky Events
  • Chapter 2 Big Cats and Other Strange Animals
  • Chapter 3 The Weird Human Body: Miraculous Fasts, Stigmata and Spontaneous Human Combustion
  • Chapter 4 Witchcraft in Glasgow Part 1: A Hundred Years of Witch-Hunting
  • Chapter 5 Witchcraft in Glasgow Part 2: The Witches of Pollok, and The Possessed Children of Bargarran and Govan
  • Chapter 6 Hunting The Vampire With Iron Teeth
  • Chapter 7 Bizarre Beliefs, Strange Superstitions and Magical Thinking

 

Among the other topics covered you can find precognition, crisis visitations, emissaries from Hell, ghosts, the Knights Templar, hoaxes, and anomalous racoons.

The book is a partner to my earlier works Paranormal Dundee and Paranormal Perthshire. For a photo gallery of Paranormal Glasgow and others, go here, or to see the sneak preview trailer visit the video page here!

Paranormal Glasgow is available from Waterstones and other bookshops, as well as Amazon and directly from The History Press.

For details of the upcoming book launch in Glasgow, please see the Events page.

In which the author is about to give a mysterious talk in Aberfeldy…

This Thursday (26th May) I’m at Aberfeldy, giving a talk at the Breadalbane Community Campus at 7.30pm. The subject is ‘Mysterious Perthshire’ although I’ll be concentrating exclusively on the Highland part of Perth & Kinross, with episodes ranging from Pitlochry and Moulin through Strathtay to Loch Tay and Ben Lawers.

On the slate will be: Big Cats in Highland Perthshire, including a photograph of a big cat print in snow; UFOs, especially the notorious Calvine/Pitlochry Incident of 1990; and the Alleged Haunting of Ballechin House, a Victorian ghost investigation by the Society for Psychical Research that led to scandal, rows, and angry letters to The Times. All these will be taken from my recent book Paranormal Perthshire.

A big thank you to Bruce Paterson for letting me witter on for his show on Heartland FM.

Tickets for the talk are £5, available from the Breadalbane Community Library, or by phoning 01887 822405. The event starts at 7.30 and lasts for about an hour, and there’s free parking. Oh, and I’ll also have books for sale, as managed by my glamorous assistant.

…In which the author noses about looking for ghosts

Do You Have A Ghost Story in Dundee or St Andrews?

 

I am currently writing a book entitled Haunted Dundee. This is a follow-up to Paranormal Dundee and a partner to Haunted Aberdeen, both of which came out in 2010. Later this year I’ll also be working on Haunted St Andrews & District.

 

So, if you have a personal experience or a family tradition of an alleged ghostly encounter in the Dundee or St Andrews area, I would be interested to hear from you. Just go to the contact form.

 

I am interested in the full range of phenomena:
Apparitions
Poltergeist activity
Crisis visitations
Anomalous sounds and smells
Communications
Doppelgangers
And any other related incidents, including known hoaxes

Please include all relevant details – what was experienced, when, where, and by whom, plus a way to get in touch.

 

Not every story can be used for the book, so the more confirmatory details there are, the more likely the story will be considered for inclusion. Vague mails that read something like ‘I saw a goste it was dead scary and real, honest’ will almost certainly not be of interest. Correspondents can be anonymous in the book if they wish. I will not pass your details on to any other person or organisation.

 

Haunted Dundee will be out in winter 2011, while Haunted St Andrews & District will be published early in 2012.

 

I look forward to hearing about your experiences, and thank you in advance. Input your ghost story here!.

 

‘PARANORMAL PERTHSHIRE’ book signing at Perth Waterstones, Saturday 2nd April

My next book Paranormal Perthshire is out this week, and I’ll be doing a signing at the Waterstones Bookshop in Perth on Saturday 2nd April. The shop is in the St John’s Centre, with another entrance on King Edward Street, which is wheelchair accessible. The postcode is PH1 5UX.

I’ll be there with an itchy pen from 1pm. Call the shop on 01738 630013 if you want to reserve a copy of the book.

 

Geoff Holder