All of the stories are true accounts of real experiences from around the world. From the content it is easy to see that for most people their glimpse into the unknown has left them undoubtedly moved, puzzled and often frightened. Perhaps one of the strangest unexplained event comes from Ronald Pattinson: 'When I was a soldier I had a strange spinetingling experience which I have never been able to account for.....' The book includes haunting ghost stories from Scotland. In this section we touch upon phantom soldiers, ghostly lovers, mist-shrouded kilted apparitions, murderous ministers and even a disappearing bank in a time slip. We have kept away from previously published or documented stories which is why you will not read about Tam O'Shanter by Burns or the ghost from Shakespeare's Scottish play. We have also avoided fairies, imps, warlocks, besoms, monsters and the legions of legendary beings which undoubtedly make for an entertaining read but do little for the credibility of the true stories in our book.