Best Nonfiction Ghost Books

1.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,155 ratings
2.
Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew
Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew 3.91 avg rating — 3,070 ratings
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Grave's End
Grave's End 3.69 avg rating — 1,708 ratings
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The Demonologist
The Demonologist 3.88 avg rating — 9,086 ratings
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Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown
Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown 3.80 avg rating — 1,870 ratings
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The Uninvited: The True Story of the Union Screaming House
The Uninvited: The True Story of the Union Screaming House 3.80 avg rating — 1,311 ratings
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The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare (Ed & Lorraine Warren, #3)
The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare (Ed & Lorraine Warren, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 3,160 ratings
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The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America's Most Haunted House
The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America's Most Haunted House 3.77 avg rating — 1,164 ratings
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Ghosts
Ghosts 3.99 avg rating — 876 ratings
10.
Ghosts of the North Carolina Shores
Ghosts of the North Carolina Shores 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
11.
True Haunting
True Haunting 3.92 avg rating — 1,207 ratings
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Graveyard
Graveyard
by: Ed Warren
3.64 avg rating — 2,798 ratings
13.
Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places
Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places 4.03 avg rating — 1,070 ratings
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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife 3.60 avg rating — 40,173 ratings
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The Entity
The Entity 3.76 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
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Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters
Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters 3.88 avg rating — 1,103 ratings
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Haunted Heartland (Haunted America, #2)
Haunted Heartland (Haunted America, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 2,417 ratings
18.
Investigating the Paranormal
Investigating the Paranormal 4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
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In a Dark Place (Ed & Lorraine Warren #4)
In a Dark Place (Ed & Lorraine Warren #4)
by: Ed Warren
3.93 avg rating — 2,591 ratings
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Beware the Night: A New York City Cop Investigates the Supernatural
Beware the Night: A New York City Cop Investigates the Supernatural 3.51 avg rating — 2,296 ratings
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Ghosts Caught On Film: Photographs of the Paranormal
Ghosts Caught On Film: Photographs of the Paranormal 3.69 avg rating — 360 ratings
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Ghosts Caught on Film 2: Photographs of the Unexplained
Ghosts Caught on Film 2: Photographs of the Unexplained
by: Jim Eaton
3.68 avg rating — 104 ratings
23.
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places 3.74 avg rating — 9,984 ratings
24.
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies and the Supernatural Mystique of the Whitechapel Murders
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies and the Supernatural Mystique of the Whitechapel Murders 3.70 avg rating — 93 ratings
25.
Night Stalks the Mansion: A True Story of One Family's Ghostly Adventure
Night Stalks the Mansion: A True Story of One Family's Ghostly Adventure 3.67 avg rating — 1,000 ratings
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The People in the Attic: The Haunting of Doretta Johnson
The People in the Attic: The Haunting of Doretta Johnson 3.82 avg rating — 233 ratings
26.
Will Storr vs. The Supernatural: One Man's Search for the Truth About Ghosts
Will Storr vs. The Supernatural: One Man's Search for the Truth About Ghosts 3.95 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
28.
Haunted Britain and Ireland
Haunted Britain and Ireland 3.95 avg rating — 224 ratings
29.
Weird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly Places
Weird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly Places 3.72 avg rating — 582 ratings
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Phantoms of the Isles: Further Tales from the Haunted Realm
Phantoms of the Isles: Further Tales from the Haunted Realm 4.43 avg rating — 49 ratings
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The Bell Witch: An American Haunting
The Bell Witch: An American Haunting 3.38 avg rating — 2,247 ratings
32.
A Haunted Life: The True Ghost Story of a Reluctant Psychic
A Haunted Life: The True Ghost Story of a Reluctant Psychic 3.90 avg rating — 98 ratings
33.
The Sallie House Haunting: A True Story
The Sallie House Haunting: A True Story 3.79 avg rating — 731 ratings
34.
The Haunted History of New Orleans: Ghosts of the French Quarter
The Haunted History of New Orleans: Ghosts of the French Quarter 3.98 avg rating — 296 ratings
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Mad Madame LaLaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed
Mad Madame LaLaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed 3.14 avg rating — 992 ratings
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The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston
The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston 3.71 avg rating — 98 ratings
37.
Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter
Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter 4.48 avg rating — 2,591 ratings
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Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales
Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales 3.68 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Haunted Britain
Haunted Britain 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings
38.
Haunted Savannah: America's Most Spectral City
Haunted Savannah: America's Most Spectral City 4.06 avg rating — 286 ratings
41.
Haunted: The Incredible True Story of a Canadian Family's Experience Living in a Haunted House
Haunted: The Incredible True Story of a Canadian Family's Experience Living in a Haunted House 3.72 avg rating — 763 ratings
41.
Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House
Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House 3.60 avg rating — 350 ratings
43.
House of Evil: A True Story of Demonic Possession
House of Evil: A True Story of Demonic Possession 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
44.
Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society
Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
45.
Deliver Us From Evil: Taken From the Files of Ed and Lorraine Warren
Deliver Us From Evil: Taken From the Files of Ed and Lorraine Warren 3.66 avg rating — 697 ratings
45.
This Spectred Isle: A Journey through Haunted England
This Spectred Isle: A Journey through Haunted England 4.38 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Ghost Hunters (Ed & Lorraine Warren #2)
Ghost Hunters (Ed & Lorraine Warren #2)
by: Ed Warren
3.79 avg rating — 2,289 ratings
48.
Ghostly Encounters: True Stories of America's Haunted Inns and Hotels
Ghostly Encounters: True Stories of America's Haunted Inns and Hotels 3.87 avg rating — 520 ratings
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Haunted Las Vegas: Famous Phantoms, Creepy Casinos, And Gambling Ghosts
Haunted Las Vegas: Famous Phantoms, Creepy Casinos, And Gambling Ghosts 3.76 avg rating — 120 ratings
49.
The House on Cooper Lane: Based on a True Story
The House on Cooper Lane: Based on a True Story 3.38 avg rating — 1,079 ratings
51.
Ghost of a Smile. Memories from a Medium's Life
Ghost of a Smile. Memories from a Medium's Life 3.51 avg rating — 95 ratings
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Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors
Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors 3.92 avg rating — 315 ratings
53.
In Defense of Departed Spirits
In Defense of Departed Spirits 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Haunted Richmond, Virginia
Haunted Richmond, Virginia 3.74 avg rating — 58 ratings
54.
Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, & Other Haunted Locations
Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, & Other Haunted Locations 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings
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America's Most Haunted Road Trip: Your Travel Guide to America's Most Haunted Sites
America's Most Haunted Road Trip: Your Travel Guide to America's Most Haunted Sites 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The World's Most Famous Ghosts
The World's Most Famous Ghosts 3.52 avg rating — 89 ratings
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21st Century Ghosts
21st Century Ghosts 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings
58.
Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans 3.92 avg rating — 2,353 ratings
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Ghosts and Legends of Northumbria
Ghosts and Legends of Northumbria really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
61.
Haunted Richmond II
Haunted Richmond II 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings
62.
Nights in Haunted Houses
Nights in Haunted Houses 3.78 avg rating — 59 ratings
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Paranormal Intruder
Paranormal Intruder 3.88 avg rating — 1,812 ratings
64.
Old Souls: Compelling Evidence from Children Who Remember Past Lives
Old Souls: Compelling Evidence from Children Who Remember Past Lives 3.71 avg rating — 1,919 ratings
65.
Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death 3.69 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
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The Night Side of Nature
The Night Side of Nature 3.82 avg rating — 73 ratings
67.
Satan's Harvest
Satan's Harvest
by: Ed Warren
4.02 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
67.
Echoes of a Haunting
Echoes of a Haunting 4.05 avg rating — 187 ratings
69.
House of Spirits and Whispers: The True Story of a Haunted House
House of Spirits and Whispers: The True Story of a Haunted House 3.62 avg rating — 671 ratings
69.
Journal of a Ghosthunter: In Search of the Undead from Ireland to Transylvania
Journal of a Ghosthunter: In Search of the Undead from Ireland to Transylvania 4.22 avg rating — 77 ratings
71.
I am Haunted: Living Life Through the Dead
I am Haunted: Living Life Through the Dead 3.92 avg rating — 1,923 ratings
72.
Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places on the Battlefield
Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places on the Battlefield really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 593 ratings
73.
Ghosts (The Enchanted World Series)
Ghosts (The Enchanted World Series) 4.22 avg rating — 405 ratings
74.
Hauntings (Mysteries of the Unknown)
Hauntings (Mysteries of the Unknown) 3.66 avg rating — 146 ratings
75.
Necropolis: London and Its Dead
Necropolis: London and Its Dead 3.78 avg rating — 2,213 ratings
76.
London's Dead: A Guided Tour of the capital's dead
London's Dead: A Guided Tour of the capital's dead 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings
76.
True Ghost Stories: A Psychic Research Hunts for Evidence of Hauntings
True Ghost Stories: A Psychic Research Hunts for Evidence of Hauntings 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
78.
Weird Encounters: True Tales of Haunted Places
Weird Encounters: True Tales of Haunted Places 3.67 avg rating — 156 ratings
79.
Ghost Stories from the American South
Ghost Stories from the American South 3.45 avg rating — 73 ratings
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True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials
True Ghost Stories: Real Police Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Paranormal as Told by Cops and Other Law Enforcement Officials 4.12 avg rating — 565 ratings
81.
Thy Kingdom Come: Piercing the Sacred Veil
Thy Kingdom Come: Piercing the Sacred Veil
by: Mia DiDio
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
81.
Show Me One Soul: A True Haunting
Show Me One Soul: A True Haunting really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
81.
Ghosts (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #20)
Ghosts (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #20) 4.04 avg rating — 694 ratings
81.
Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring
Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring 3.88 avg rating — 3,457 ratings
81.
In Defense of Departed Spirits
In Defense of Departed Spirits 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
81.
The Domestic Life of the Jersey Devil: or, BeBop's Miscellany
The Domestic Life of the Jersey Devil: or, BeBop's Miscellany 4.22 avg rating — 51 ratings
81.
Haunted Webster Groves
Haunted Webster Groves 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
81.
Ghosts of the Southern Tennessee Valley
Ghosts of the Southern Tennessee Valley 3.72 avg rating — 36 ratings
81.
A Walk Into the Unknown
A Walk Into the Unknown 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
81.
About Ghosts: A Useful Handbook
About Ghosts: A Useful Handbook 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
81.
Tales of the Troubled Dead: Ghost Stories in Cultural History
Tales of the Troubled Dead: Ghost Stories in Cultural History 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
81.
Haunted: Malevolent Ghosts, Night Terrors, and Threatening Phantoms
Haunted: Malevolent Ghosts, Night Terrors, and Threatening Phantoms 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
81.
Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country
Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country 3.94 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
81.
A Haunting Diary Investigations With a Ghost Hunter
A Haunting Diary Investigations With a Ghost Hunter 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
81.
One Last Time: A Psychic Medium Speaks to Those We Have Loved and Lost
One Last Time: A Psychic Medium Speaks to Those We Have Loved and Lost 4.11 avg rating — 2,565 ratings
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True Hauntings: Spirits with a Purpose
True Hauntings: Spirits with a Purpose 3.31 avg rating — 101 ratings
96.
Voices: Memories from a Medium's LIfe
Voices: Memories from a Medium's LIfe 4.12 avg rating — 52 ratings
96.
The Dark Sacrament: True Stories of Modern-Day Demon Possession and Exorcism
The Dark Sacrament: True Stories of Modern-Day Demon Possession and Exorcism 3.81 avg rating — 417 ratings
96.
Ghost Stories in Late Renaissance France: Walking by Night (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)
Ghost Stories in Late Renaissance France: Walking by Night (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Strange Encounters with Ghosts
Strange Encounters with Ghosts 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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