Strange Tales from an Old Land

Cumbrian Ghost Stories

by Tony Walker

About The Book

Sixteen supernatural stories set in the county of Cumbria. This collection spans classic ghost stories such as A West Cumberland Coalmine, modern horror tales including The Derwentwater Haunting and The Highest Inn in England, stories drawn from local legends like The Mallerstang Boggle and The Little Man of Carlisle, and folk-horror narratives such as The Grizedale Forest Wedding.

Tony Walker Books

Tony Walker likes supernatural stories.

Tony Walker is a British author and narrator specializing in classic ghost stories. Over six years, he has built a 500-hour library of narrations through his Classic Ghost Stories Radio, reaching audiences via YouTube, Patreon, and a 24/7 live stream. His original fiction includes several collections of unsettling stories, all rooted in the British landscape and folklore tradition. Tony lives in Carlisle, Cumbria, where he continues to explore the uncanny margins where folklore and the numinous refuse to stay safely in the past.

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