Best Australian Ghost Stories: Spine-Chilling Tales of Hauntings, Apparitions and the Unexplained

Graham Seal

Mar 2026 · Bolinda · Narrated by Paul Moder

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Have you ever seen, heard or felt something that cannot be rationally explained? Australia is troubled by the departed spirits of convicts, bushrangers, drovers, nurses and miners. People have seen spectres in pubs, theatres, lighthouses, asylums and by lonely waterholes. There are locations in the bush that send a shiver down your spine, as well as some truly perplexing phenomena such as the Spirit Stones of Mayanup, Quinn's Light, the Guyra Ghost, the Humpty Doo haunting and the Min Min lights. Master storyteller Graham Seal recounts the sinister legends of ghost towns, blasted mines and other ill-omened places. He uncovers the histories behind the most haunted sites in Australia, our Bermuda Triangle, the convict-era ghosts still troubling the Hawkesbury River, phantom ships and gruesome unsolved crimes which have left unsettled spirits. Whether they are real or not, our ghosts exist most powerfully in the stories we tell about them. We've been frightening ourselves with these yarns for a long time.

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Graham Seal is Emeritus Professor of Folklore at Curtin University. He is a leading expert on Australian cultural history and an award-winning songwriter. He is also the bestselling author of a number of books of Australiana including: Great Australian Stories, Great Bush Stories, Great Convict Stories, Australia's Funniest Yarns, Great Australian Mysteries and Great Australian Places. His latest book is Best Australian Ghost Stories (2025).

Paul Moder is a Melbourne-based multi-award-winning, writer, film producer and performer who has worked in the Australian entertainment industry for over thirty five years. On screen, Paul has appeared in shows like Wenthworth Prison and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. He also produced the critically acclaimed crime thriller Razor Eaters and the horror thriller Stricken.

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