World of the Unknown: Ghosts: 1 (The World of the Unknown) Paperback – 3 Oct. 2019

If you were a child of the 70s and had even the remotest interest in the supernatural then chances are good that you owned Usborne's THE WORLD OF THE UNKNOWN: ALL ABOUT GHOSTS. A superb pictorial journey through ghosts and their ways - the fakes and the mysteries - lavishly illustrated with full colour artwork and a handful of black and white "ghost photos".And here it is again. Republished by Usborne in 2019 and virtually identical to the original. We now have a nice foreword by Reece Shearsmith on the inside front cover, quotes from celebrity fans on the inside back cover, and revised blurb. But the book is the same as it always was - now with a much nicer semi-gloss paper quality which really make the illustrations pop. Buy this book - especially if you have childen interested in the weird and the strange.I still own my original copy (peeking out in the photo) but I had to get the new edition so I own a pristine copy. There were two other legendary books in the series: MONSTERS and UFOs. Both were just as fascinating and enjoyable as GHOSTS, and also long out of print. Here's hoping that Usborne republish those too!

Wow that brings back memories. I remember reading that in the early 80s, now I read it to my little girl.

I got this for my husband, he loves it and has found it very informative, at least it keeps him quiet!Very good readings so far, will look for some more at a later date.

Discovering this book, which I read avidly as a child in the 90s, was like finding an old friend. Yes okay, it’s dated and a product of the 70s - but it’s captivating for primary school aged children. The layout is similar to comic book style, with easy to follow short chunks of texts and wonderful illustrations. Really great introduction to the idea of ghosts and ghost stories, great for the imagination and my 9 year old loves it like I did.

I remember finding this book in the children’s section of my local library back in the early 80s. I had already discovered my love for all things ghostly after buying “Haunted houses” by Aidan Chambers at my primary school book sale so this book seemed right up my street, and it was!The book that first introduced me to my all time favourite supposed real ghost photo- the Newby church monk (still love that one and it still gives me the spooks when I see it!)I purchased this reprint for my 10 year old nephew and he loves it!Some of the pages and info may be a little dated (cassette player as ghost hunting equipment as one example. Not sure children of today would know what that is to be honest) but on the whole it holds up really well considering it was first printed in 1977!Illustrations are brilliant and memorable. They make the book in my opinion.Lots of information on the subject written in a way that is easy to understand and entertaining for children but not patronising.A classic for many of my generation.

A wonderful blast-from-the-past, this is a reprint (complete with Reece Shearsmith foreword) of the classic 1977 edition. Well illustrated, this was the perfect book for ghost-mad kids back in the day and still works well now. Covering everything from explaining what a ghost is and how they’ve appeared in history, where they’re likely to gather and how literature has presented them, through to a helpful map of a haunted village, this has it all. With a healthy scepticism (it debunks several myths), this also presents the photographs that terrified me as a child, including the old lady in the back seat of a car (and you can tell me a million times her scarf is over part of the car frame, I still won’t believe you). Essential reading and a wonderful nostalgic blast, highly recommended.

The stuff of childhood nightmares. As the foreword demonstrates, this book affected a LOT of people of my generation.

The best thing about writing haunted house stories is having an excuse to buy books like this.A mainstay of my childhood, All About Ghosts is a fantastic book, filled with creepy illustrations and stories of the facts and fancies of ghosts and ghost hunting.This new edition has a foreword from Reese Shearsmith, a fellow ghost fan. Good for spook loving kids or adults who remember reading it the first time around. My favourite part by far is the section on ghost hunting through the ages.Brings back many happy memories of late night reading by candlelight.