Dale Gilbert Jarvis - Storyteller

Suggested readings on supernatural folklore from Newfoundland and Labrador


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Looking for non-fiction books on Newfoundland and Labrador supernatural folklore? You could always start with some of mine, of course, but there are a lot of other titles out there for lovers of the paranormal!

Here is a selection to get you started: 

Fairies and Witches

  • Strange Terrain: The Fairy World in Newfoundland by Barbara Rieti
  • Making Witches: Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells by Barbara Rieti
  • Spirited Away: Fairy stories of old Newfoundland by Tom Dawe 
  • Fables, Fairies & Folklore by Mike Mccarthy

Ghosts and Hauntings

  • The Ferryland Visitor: A mysterious tale by Charis Cotter and Gerald Squires
  • Screech!: Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland by Charis Cotter
  • Haunted Towns: Ghost Stories Of Newfoundland And Labrador by Geraldine Ryan-Lush
  • Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador by Edward Butts 
  • Ghost Stories from Newfoundland Folklore by Alice Lannon and Mike McCarthy 

Cryptozoology and The Old Hag

  • Here Be Dragons by Bruce Hynes
  • The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions by David J. Hufford
PDF volumes
  • Folk Cures and Practical Magic (2017)
  • Folk Belief and Legends of Bay Roberts and Area (2014)
  • Devine's folk lore of Newfoundland in old words, phrases and expressions (1937)
  • Tales of Fogo Island edited by Della Coish
  • Some superstitions and traditions of Newfoundland (1919)

Fiction more your style? I've got you covered here! 

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