Ghost Independently Published Haunted Britain: Witnesses to the Paranormal- Ghost Stories and Lore from British Undertakers

A man paid to eat the sins of the dead. A bell that tolls with no hand upon the rope. A coffin that must never touch the ground. Welcome to the strange, shadowed world of the British undertaker.

For centuries, the trade in death has been surrounded by ritual, superstition, and dread. Long before the funeral director's discreet black car, the village joiner measured his neighbours for their coffins, watchers sat up through the night beside the dead, and grieving families told the bees, stopped the clocks, and turned the mirrors to the wall. Beneath it all ran a darker current still - the resurrection men who robbed fresh graves, and the murderers who supplied the anatomist's table.

In Ghost Stories and Lore from British Undertakers, you will lift the lid on the customs, the crimes, and the hauntings of those who bury the dead. From the last sin-eater of Shropshire to the man who defied the law to burn his own son, this collection gathers the genuine folklore, the true history, and the ghost stories of the trade in death.

Drawing on parish records, the folklore collections of Britain's antiquarians, and the documented history of the funeral trade, this book grounds every custom and every haunting in real people and real places - and treats the dead, and the grief of the living, with the respect they are owed.

Lift the coffin lid and discover:

- The Last Sin-Eater: Richard Munslow and the men paid to swallow the sins of the dead.- Buried Alive: the safety coffins, grave bells, and Victorian terror of waking in the grave.- The Resurrection Men: Burke and Hare, the London Burkers, and the trade in stolen corpses.- The Man Who Burned His Son: Dr William Price and the strange, riotous birth of cremation.

Perfect for history lovers, followers of British folklore, paranormal enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the customs of death, this book is your guide to the lore and the ghosts of the undertaker's trade.

Draw the curtains, light a candle, and keep watch with the dead.