Shadows (Various)

In Shadows on the Water author Allan Scott-Davies presents a unique and fascinating collection of creepy tales and spine-chilling stories, covering locations from Cornwall to the Caledonian canals. Mixing long-established ghostly myths,this fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings across Britain's canal and waterways network: echoes in dark tunnels, stone steps stained red with blood spilled long ago; ghostly footsteps accompanying barges beneath a bridge... Based on first-person and historical accounts and featuring photographs and illustrations, this collection is sure to delight lovers of the waterways and the paranormal alike.

Sink into the depths …The great oceans of the world have long been considered alien environments said to harbor strange creatures and unfathomable mysteries. This new book from full-time monster hunter Neil Arnold examines the maritime-rich heritage surrounding the coastline of Britain and the mysterious activity said to take place there. Shadows on the Sea explores eerie stories of phantom ships upon frothing waves, sailor's stories, fishermen's tales and impossible monsters said to hide within the inky depths, not forgetting weird tales of USOs – unidentified submarine-type objects – and other mysterious lights witnessed out at sea. Compiling hundreds of stories and many eyewitness accounts, from the spine-chilling to the utterly bizarre, this volume is an exploration of the unknown that takes the reader on a voyage through strange tales and roaring seas.

Although the saying, 'Pigs might fly…' may bring a smile to one's lips, even stranger things have been reported as appearing in Britain's skies over the centuries. Eye-witnesses have testified that various terrifying and bizarre forms have appeared in the skies, from ghostly planes, phantom airships and UFOs, to reports of sky serpents, celestial dragons, flying jellyfish, rains of fish (or blood, or metal, or frogs…) – even reports of a griffin seen over London! It also considers reports of haunted aircraft hangars and airfields. Shadows in the Sky compiles hundreds of accounts from the spine-chilling to the downright bizarre, that'll keep your eyes fixed looking upwards!