Here, from the author of the bestselling Scottish Ghosts, is another ghoulish collection of over 200 hauntings from the length and breadth of Scotland, from the Borders to Shetland. Not for the squeamish, Scottish Spectres is a fascinating book full of well researched and original ghostly happenings painstakingly gathered by the author.

"This is a collection of ghost stories based on a mixture of local history and folklore. Some, such as "The Hauntings of Glamis Castle" or "The Tale of Major Weir" are well known, while others are less familiar, such as "The Deil of Littledean".

From the earliest times to the present day, the story of Scotland has been interwoven with tales and traditions of paranormal activity. Ancient legends of ghosts and ghouls, hauntings and horror - from the handless spectre of Cawdor Castle and the White Lady of St Andrews, to the phantom stagecoach of Inverbervie and the Grey Man of Ben MacDhui. From all over Scotland, Ron Halliday has gathered together chilling examples of paranormal phenomena - like the Glenluce Devil and the Rerrick Poltergeist.