Britain has long been regarded as a haunted land. Tales of apparitions, supernatural manifestations and earthbound spirits are commonplace. But are there such things as ghosts? John West has spent some 40 years investigating haunted locations in the UK and firmly believes that they do exist.Within this book you will find some of the stranger and more terrifying cases from Britain''s ghostly past. Here you will discover a phantom butterfly, Roman soldiers in a cellar, hooded monks, a murderer or two, haunted churches, a pair of hairy hands on a lonely road, an Egyptian curse, a sinister half-wolf, half-man creature, a vampire and even an amorous spectral naked lady who once took a fancy to a country vicar!These tales of terror make for chilling reading and will give even the most hardened sceptic pause for thought. After reading this book, you may even find yourself agreeing with the author''s belief that Britain is the most haunted place on earth.