Atlas of Paranormal Places
A Journey to the World's Most Supernatural Places
Will be published approx. on 3. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7112-8797-6 (ISBN)
Description
Uncover fascinating paranormal activity on this chilling, nerve-wracking global tour of over 50 paranormal locations, with a brilliant foreword from award-winning writer, Danny Robins.
Set out on a uniquely dark armchair journey and witness the shocking supernatural events, ghosts and unexplained phenomena that have captivated humankind for as long as we have told stories to each other, looked to the skies, and wondered whether we really are alone...
The paranormal places include:
The Chase Vault, a 200-year-old crypt in Barbados with moving coffins
Charleville Castle, the haunted castle in Ireland used by secret societies
The witch market (El Mercado De Las Brujas) in La Paz, Bolivia
Gunnuhver Mud Pool in Iceland, infected by the spirit of a maddened criminal
Turkmenistan's Door to Hell, an infernal crater still blazing after half a century
Legends about spirits that rise from the dead, places where the crops don't grow or sites where strange lights are seen at night... glaciers that bleed, ghost towns, crumbling castles, disused (and active) cemeteries, eerie forests and freak nature patterns...
This cursed collection covers these sites in all their mysterious glory, and recounts what happened, what continues to happen, and what may explain these phenomena. Hauntings, aliens, and all manner of paranormal activity are covered, in manmade as well as natural surroundings.
You may not want to read it when you are alone...
Set out on a uniquely dark armchair journey and witness the shocking supernatural events, ghosts and unexplained phenomena that have captivated humankind for as long as we have told stories to each other, looked to the skies, and wondered whether we really are alone...
The paranormal places include:
The Chase Vault, a 200-year-old crypt in Barbados with moving coffins
Charleville Castle, the haunted castle in Ireland used by secret societies
The witch market (El Mercado De Las Brujas) in La Paz, Bolivia
Gunnuhver Mud Pool in Iceland, infected by the spirit of a maddened criminal
Turkmenistan's Door to Hell, an infernal crater still blazing after half a century
Legends about spirits that rise from the dead, places where the crops don't grow or sites where strange lights are seen at night... glaciers that bleed, ghost towns, crumbling castles, disused (and active) cemeteries, eerie forests and freak nature patterns...
This cursed collection covers these sites in all their mysterious glory, and recounts what happened, what continues to happen, and what may explain these phenomena. Hauntings, aliens, and all manner of paranormal activity are covered, in manmade as well as natural surroundings.
You may not want to read it when you are alone...
Reviews / Votes
"Informed and informative, Atlas of Paranormal Places is an extraordinary, fascinating, and unreservedly recommended pick." * Midwest Book Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-8797-6 (9780711287976)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Evelyn Hollow is a double academy award winning Scottish writer and paranormal psychologist. She was a resident author at Esoterica Zine for more than four years, was the recipient of the 2015 Lonely Planet Travel Writing Scholarship, the occult columnist for Corvid Culture, and has taught writing classes at everywhere from universities to arts festivals. She has also been featured in exhibitions at ESAF and is the creator of The Baer Archive. She is a former psychology lecturer and holds a Master of Research degree in Paranormal Psychology. She now consults as a paranormal psychologist and expert for various TV shows and podcasts - most recently the smash-hit BBC shows The Battersea Poltergeist and Uncanny. She is also 1/4 of the team on the new TV show Spooked Scotland airing on the Discovery Channel in May 2022. Evelyn gives guest talks on paranormal history and the quantum physics of anomalous phenomena.
Content
Introduction
ONE - HAUNTED PLACES
Charleville Castle County Offaly, Ireland
L'Ossuaire Municipal The Paris Catacombs, Paris, France
The Chase Vault Oistins, Barbados
The Borgvattnet Vicarage Borgvattnet, Ragunda, Sweden
Bhangarh Fort Rajasthan, India
Bannockburn House Stirling, Scotland
Poveglia Island Venice, Italy
The Winchester Mystery House San Jose, California, USA
TWO - WITCHCRAFT
El Mercado de las Brujas La Paz, Bolivia
Siquijor Island Philippines
Rose Hall Great House Montego Bay, Jamaica
Catemaco Veracruz Mexico
Pendle Hill Lancashire, England
THREE - SACRED SITES
La Recoleta Cemetery Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Hanging Coffins of SagAda Luzon, Philippines
Borobudur Temple Central Java, Indonesia
Duzgun Baba Tunceli Province, Tuerkiye
Luxor Temple Luxor, Egypt
FOUR - MYTHS & LEGENDS
Cachtice Castle Cachtice, Slovakia
Cortijo Jurado Malaga, Spain
Goblin Ha' Haddington, Scotland
Burg Eltz Weirschem, Germany
Dragsholm Castle Zealand, Denmark
The Han River Seoul, South Korea
FIVE - STRANGE NATURE
Gunnuhver Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
Aokigahara Forest Yamanashi, Japan
Door To Hell Darvaza, Turkmenistan
Lake Maracaibow Zulia, Venezuela
Dumas Beach Gujarat, India
Skinwalker Ranch Utah, USA
San Clemente Maule Region, Chile
Wycliffe Well Northern Territories, Australia
SIX - CRYPTIDS & CREATURES
Slaghtaverty Dolmen County Derry, Ireland
Al Madam Ghost Town Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The Qiu Mansion Shanghai, China
Lake Wakatipu Otago, New Zealand
The Mines of Donbas Eastern Ukraine
Gangkhar Puensum Bhutan
Acknowledgements
Picture credits
INDEX
ONE - HAUNTED PLACES
Charleville Castle County Offaly, Ireland
L'Ossuaire Municipal The Paris Catacombs, Paris, France
The Chase Vault Oistins, Barbados
The Borgvattnet Vicarage Borgvattnet, Ragunda, Sweden
Bhangarh Fort Rajasthan, India
Bannockburn House Stirling, Scotland
Poveglia Island Venice, Italy
The Winchester Mystery House San Jose, California, USA
TWO - WITCHCRAFT
El Mercado de las Brujas La Paz, Bolivia
Siquijor Island Philippines
Rose Hall Great House Montego Bay, Jamaica
Catemaco Veracruz Mexico
Pendle Hill Lancashire, England
THREE - SACRED SITES
La Recoleta Cemetery Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Hanging Coffins of SagAda Luzon, Philippines
Borobudur Temple Central Java, Indonesia
Duzgun Baba Tunceli Province, Tuerkiye
Luxor Temple Luxor, Egypt
FOUR - MYTHS & LEGENDS
Cachtice Castle Cachtice, Slovakia
Cortijo Jurado Malaga, Spain
Goblin Ha' Haddington, Scotland
Burg Eltz Weirschem, Germany
Dragsholm Castle Zealand, Denmark
The Han River Seoul, South Korea
FIVE - STRANGE NATURE
Gunnuhver Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
Aokigahara Forest Yamanashi, Japan
Door To Hell Darvaza, Turkmenistan
Lake Maracaibow Zulia, Venezuela
Dumas Beach Gujarat, India
Skinwalker Ranch Utah, USA
San Clemente Maule Region, Chile
Wycliffe Well Northern Territories, Australia
SIX - CRYPTIDS & CREATURES
Slaghtaverty Dolmen County Derry, Ireland
Al Madam Ghost Town Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The Qiu Mansion Shanghai, China
Lake Wakatipu Otago, New Zealand
The Mines of Donbas Eastern Ukraine
Gangkhar Puensum Bhutan
Acknowledgements
Picture credits
INDEX