Just who - or what- are the so-called 'imaginary childhood friends', the mysterious companions who often attach themselves to youngsters as playmates, confidantes and advisors? Drawn from interviews conducted by the author, this book reveals fascinating cross-cultural parallels and provides a fascinating insight into a world that defies all attempts to understand it.

Leicestershire has a wealth of tales of ghosts, hauntings, poltergeists and othor anomalous events, which are recounted in this book.

This book draws on legends, ballads and testimony from throughout Britain and Ireland to reveal what the fairies were really like.

A lively introduction to the study of British folklore.

The Lore and Legend of Holy Wells.

Urban legend and the cult of celebrity.

Provides a much-needed up-to-date guide to the study of Shamanism.

The dragon is the most ancient and widespread of all monsters. Dragon legends are told in every culture and in every continent on earth. But the British Isles are the homeland of the dragon and Explore Dragons puts British dragon stories into their international context.

This innovative social history looks in detail at how the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge have brought together different aspects of British counter-culture to make the monument a 'living temple' and an icon of alternative Britain.