The Flower of Paradise and Other Armenian Tales (2007) translated and retold by Bonnie C. Marshall; edited and with a foreword by Virginia A. Tashjian

"This enchanting sampling of traditional Armenian tales was gathered by the author in her travels and translated from Russian sources. A broad selection of more than 50 tales are organized by type-myths and legends, animal tales, fairy tales, stories of everyday life, and wits and dimwits." (Publisher's description)

Tales From the Heart of the Balkans (2001) retold by Bonnie C. Marshall; edited by Vasa D. Mihailovich

"The diverse peoples of the former Yugoslavia offer us a rich folk tradition with lively tales to delight readers of all ages. Marshall has selected 33 stories that represent all major population groups of the region, including South Slavic, Yugoslav Albanian, and Yugoslav Romany. Translated from their original languages and retold for a broad audience, these tales demonstrate the diversity and unity of the region." (Publisher's description)

Ceux qui sortent dans la nuit (2013) by Mutt-Lon

"In Africa, the ewusus have always existed, but we dare not speak of these mysterious beings. Alain Nsona, to avenge the death of his little sister, will become an ewusu, able, at night, to make himself invisible, to fly freely and to go back in time. He will live trying and amazing adventures." (Publisher's description, translated)

Trece cuentos supersticiosos del sur (2000) by Marino Berigüete

"Beyond a simple book of scary stories, tales where witches, the devil, and ghosts weave a complex web of myths, legends and fantasy that trap the reader's soul." (Publisher's description, translated)

Living with Djinns: Understanding and Dealing With the Invisible in Cairo (2008) by Barbara Drieskens

“The djinn is an invisible spirit with a will of its own that may lurk at the bottom of your teacup or seep through your pores to possess you. Djinns have long been an explanation for illness and misfortune or an excuse for unconventional behavior.” (Publisher’s description)

Ghost Stories in Late Renaissance France: Walking by Night (2011) by Timothy Chesters

“This study examines a large and hitherto unexplored corpus of ghost stories in late Renaissance French writing. These are shown to have arisen in a range of contexts far broader than was previously thought: whether in Protestant polemic against the doctrine of purgatory, humanist discussions of friendship, the growing ethnographic consciousness of New World ghost beliefs, or courtroom wrangles over haunted property.” (Publisher’s description)

Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess (2016) by Jill Keppeler

"Sixteenth-century Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth B[a]thory became known as the Blood Countess after being accused of torturing and killing numerous young women. She was never convicted of these crimes, but accounts of her life became intertwined with bloody folklore . . . This gripping biography relates the fascinating facts and the gruesome and grisly tales that hound this woman[']s legacy." (Publisher's description)

Jinnealogy: Time, Islam, and Ecological Thought in the Medieval Ruins of Delhi (2018) by Anand Vivek Taneja

"In the ruins of a medieval palace in Delhi, a unique phenomenon occurs: Indians of all castes and creeds meet to socialize and ask the spirits for help. The spirits they entreat are Islamic jinns, and they write out requests as if petitioning the state . . . Taneja's Jinnealogy provides a fresh vision of religion, identity, and sacrality that runs counter to state-sanctioned history." (Publisher’s description)

The Iranian Metaphysicals: Explorations in Science, Islam, and the Uncanny (2018) by Alireza Doostdar

“What do the occult sciences, séances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality? . . . Drawing on years of ethnographic and archival research, Alireza Doostdar shows that metaphysical experimentation lies at the center of some of the most influential intellectual and religious movements in modern Iran.” (Publisher's description)

Osama (2011) by Lavie Tidhar

"In a[n] alternate world without global terrorism Joe, a private detective, is hired by a mysterious woman to find a man: the obscure author of pulp fiction novels featuring one Osama Bin Laden: Vigilante . . . . Chased by unknown assailants, Joe’s identity slowly fragments as he discovers the shadowy world of the refugees, ghostly entities haunting the world in which he lives." (Publisher's description)

I benandanti: ricerche sulla stregoneria e sui culti agrari tra Cinquecento e Seicento (1966) by Carlo Ginzburg; The Night Battles: Witchcraft & Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries (1992) translated by Anne Tedeschi and John A. Tedeschi

“Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives of Northern Italy, The Night Battles recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centered on the benandanti, literally, "good walkers." These men and women described fighting extraordinary ritual battles against witches and wizards in order to protect their harvests . . .” (Publisher’s description)

The Ghost Bride (2013) by Yangsze Choo

In 1890s British Malaya, young Li Lan is asked to be the “ghost bride” of the deceased son of a wealthy family, and she is soon drawn into the shadowy world of the Chinese afterlife. She faces romantic and supernatural twists and must ultimately uncover family secrets to prevent being trapped in the ghost world permanently.

Alif the Unseen (2012) by G. Willow Wilson

"In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients, dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups, from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble . . . When Alif discovers The Thousand and One Days, the secret book of the jinn, which both he and the Hand suspect may unleash a new level of information technology, the stakes are raised and Alif must struggle for life or death . . . " (Publisher's description)

​​Storied and Supernatural Places: Studies in Spatial and Social Dimensions of Folklore and Sagas (Studia Fennica Folkloristica vol. 23) (2018) edited by Ülo Valk and Daniel Sävborg

“This book addresses the narrative construction of places, the relationship between tradition communities and their environments, the supernatural dimensions of cultural landscapes and wilderness as they are manifested in European folklore and in early literary sources, such as the Old Norse sagas.” (Publisher’s description)

Poganka (1846) by Narcyza Zmichowska; The Heathen (2012) translated by Ursula Phillips

" . . . The Heathen, rendered here in a crystalline English translation by Ursula Phillips, is the tale of a doomed love affair between Benjamin, a young man from a poor but patriotic rural family, and Aspasia, a femme fatale who is older, beautiful, worldlier, and more sexually liberated." (Publisher's description)

Russian Fairy Tales a Choice Collection of Muscovite Folklore (2014) by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston

"For fans of folklore and mythology, this comprehensive volume offers the best of both worlds: an astute introduction to and overview of the common themes and motifs in Russian fairy tales, plus an eclectic collection of charming and enchanting fables, stories, and vignettes." (Publisher's description)

Ghost Movies in Southeast Asia and Beyond: Narratives, Cultural Contexts, Audiences (2016) edited by Peter Braünlein and Andrea Lauser

“Ghost movies are embedded and reflected in national as well as transnational cultures and politics, in narrative traditions, in the social worlds of the audience . . . They reflect upon the identity crises and traumas of the living as well as of the dead, and they unfold affection and attraction in the border zone between amusement and thrill, secular and religious worldviews.” (Publisher's description)

The Year of the Witching (2020) by Alexis Henderson

"A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself . . . . In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness . . . [I]f Bethel is to change, it must begin with her." (Publisher's description)

La gallina degollada: y otros cuentos (1925) by Horacio Quiroga; The Decapitated Chicken, and Other Stories (2004) translated by Margaret Sayers Peden

"Tales of horror, madness, and death, tales of fantasy and morality: these are the works of South American master storyteller Horacio Quiroga. His stories span a wide range of short fiction genres: jungle tale, Gothic horror story, morality tale, psychological study. Many of his stories are set in the steaming jungle of the Misiones district of northern Argentina, where he spent much of his life . . . " (Publisher's description)

The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures (2013) edited by Olu Jenzen and Sally Munt

“International scholars across the social sciences and humanities [question] how and why people are seeking meaning in the realm of the paranormal, a heretofore subjugated knowledge. With contributions from the UK and other European countries, the USA, Australia and Canada, this ground-breaking book attends to the paranormal as a position from which to critique dominant forms of knowledge production and spirituality.” (Publisher’s description)

Out of the Ordinary (1995) edited by Barbara Walker

“Out of the Ordinary explores the functions of belief and supernatural experience within an array of cultures, as well as the stance of academe toward the study of belief and the supernatural. The essays in this volume call into question the idea that supernatural experience is extraordinary.” (Publisher’s description)