Damien O'Dell

Chicksands Priory

£15.00

In this latest book, Damien O’Dell explores the top secret military installation at Chicksands Priory and asks: “Is this England’s most haunted house?”

Paranormal Bedfordshire

Damien O’Dell’s first book about the paranormal brings together his various interests – his Bedfordshire roots, his fascination with the paranormal and his love of history. He travelled many hundreds of miles, from Odell to Arlesey, from Barton-le-Clay to Bolnhurst, and interviewed scores of witnesses in his search for the truth. His book is filled with a rich panoply of characters, both famous and infamous, from Sir Fulke de Breaute to Lord Thomason of Cardington. Well over a hundred people feature in Paranormal Bedfordshire, but the most interesting stories come from ‘ordinary’ people, from a variety of backgrounds. Their sincerity, often corroborated where possible by other witnesses, convinced the author that what we refer to as ‘ghosts’ are very real experiences. This was reinforced in the village of Wilden, when he came into spine-tingling personal contact with poltergeists. What follows has been written with professional thoroughness, it may seem incredible, even unbelievable, but it is absolutely true …welcome to Paranormal Bedfordshire.

Paranormal Cambridgeshire

What gives Cambridge such a special place in the study of the paranormal? One of the most significant factors is that the Society for Psychical Research originated here. The SPR is Britain’s leading organisation for research into the paranormal. The Society was founded in 1882 and its first President was Henry Sidgwick, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Trinity College. Sidgwick’s principal colleagues in the SPR were Frederick William Henry Myers and Edmund Gurney, other Fellows of Trinity. Another factor is that Cambridge University itself is an extremely haunted location with phenomena reported from any number of colleges including : Girton, Sidney Sussex, Emmanuel, Corpus Christie and Peterhouse. Cambridge is also home to Abbey House, a mansion in Barnwell, which, at one time was regarded as the most haunted house in England, long before Essex’s Borley Rectory claimed that particular accolade. ‘Fenland’, that vast area of reclaimed marshland in Cambridgeshire, is a most mysterious corner of England. Ely Cathedral is notorious for its ghostly monks and Oliver Cromwell’s former home in Ely has regularly featured in the press with its stories of the unexplained. Wicken Fen is well known – for its spectral black dog. Wisbech, capital of the Fens, has featured in a well-documented investigation into poltergeist activity, at Hannath Hall. Peterborough Museum continues to fascinate paranormal researchers and it is thought by some to be the most active contemporary haunted site in the entire county. A must have for anyone with an interest in the paranormal.

Paranormal Hertfordshire

Published in a handy A-Z format, here you will find accounts of well known hauntings, as well as many previously undiscovered locations. The author also attempts to provide fresh knowledge and personal accounts of new and traditional stories.

Join Damien O’Dell on this ghostly tour of Hertfordshire, which is also illustrated with his own photographs.

Includes 50 black and white illustrations

Ghostly Bedfordshire Reinvestigated

Damien O’Dell’s first book about the paranormal brings together his various interests – his Bedfordshire roots, his fascination with the paranormal and love of history. He travelled many hundreds of miles, from Odell to Arlesey, from Barton-le-Clay to Bolnhurst. He interviewed scores of witnesses in his search for the truth. This book is filled with a rich collection of characters, both famous and infamous, from Sir Fulke de Breaute to Lord Thomson of Cardington. Well over a hundred people feature in ‘Ghostly Bedfordshire…reinvestigated’. The most interesting stories come from ‘ordinary’ people, from various backgrounds. Their sincerity, often corroborated by other witnesses, convinced the author that what we refer to as ‘ghosts’ are very real. This was reinforced in the village of Wilden, when Damien came into spine-tingling, personal contact with poltergeists. What follows has been written with professional thoroughness. It may seem incredible, even unbelievable, but it is absolutely true. Welcome to ‘Ghostly Bedfordshire…reinvestigated’ – a haunted history.