The haunted Haunted Bookshop in Melbourne has an eerie, dark atmosphere. Here they sell books by Aleister Crowley and Anthony LaVey, literature about magic, witchcraft, Satanism, divination and tarot cards, ghosts, vampires and space aliens.
Despite being dedicated to dark antique art, the store is dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge. As the institution’s MySpace page says: “Only from the womb of darkness is the light of knowledge born …”
For the past 20 years, the store has been organizing guided tours of Melbourne’s dark streets and spooky haunted places, revealing the dark secrets of the cultural capital. Each tour is personally conducted by Drew Sinton, owner of Hunted Bookshop and host of the Foxtel show of the same name, proud holder of a commendation from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, who has researched the ghosts of Australia for over 30 years.