Coffin Hollow and Other Ghost Tales

Coffin Hollow and Other Ghost Tales
Title Coffin Hollow and Other Ghost Tales PDF eBook
Author Ruth Ann Musick
Publisher University Press of Kentucky
Pages 216
Release 2014-04-23
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0813145864

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Mysterious vanishing hitchhikers, travelers beset by headless dogs, and long-dead moonshiners come alive in this collection of ninety-six Appalachian folktales. Set in coal mines and remote farm cabins, in hidden hollows and on mountain tops, some of these stories look back to the days when West Virginia was first settled; others reflect the rancor and brutality of the Civil War. But most of these tales guide us through the recent past of the uncommonly rich folk heritage of West Virginia. This ghostly collection, with source information and bold illustrations, will thrill longtime lovers of supernatural lore.

The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales

The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales
Title The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales PDF eBook
Author Ruth Ann Musick
Publisher University Press of Kentucky
Pages 212
Release 1965-12-31
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9780813101361

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" West Virginia boasts an unusually rich heritage of ghost tales. Originally West Virginians told these hundred stories not for idle amusement but to report supernatural experiences that defied ordinary human explanation. From jealous rivals and ghostly children to murdered kinsmen and omens of death, these tales reflect the inner lives—the hopes, beliefs, and fears—of a people. Like all folklore, these tales reveal much of the history of the region: its isolation and violence, the passions and bloodshed of the Civil War era, the hardships of miners and railroad laborers, and the lingering vitality of Old World traditions.

Coffin Hollow, and Other Ghost Tales

Coffin Hollow, and Other Ghost Tales
Title Coffin Hollow, and Other Ghost Tales PDF eBook
Author Ruth Ann Musick
Publisher
Pages 224
Release 1977
Genre Fiction
ISBN

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Mysterious vanishing hitchhikers, travelers beset by headless dogs, and long-dead moonshiners come alive in this collection of ninety-six Appalachian folktales. Set in coal mines and remote farm cabins, in hidden hollows and on mountain tops, some of these stories look back to the days when West Virginia was first settled; others reflect the rancor and brutality of the Civil War. But most of these tales guide us through the recent past of the uncommonly rich folk heritage of West Virginia. This ghostly collection, with source information and bold illustrations, will thrill longtime lovers of supernatural lore.

Haunted West Virginia

Haunted West Virginia
Title Haunted West Virginia PDF eBook
Author Patty A. Wilson
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 161
Release 2019-06-21
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 1493040820

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Thrilling stories of supernatural occurences in West Virginia, including the restless spirits of Harpers Ferry, the legendary Mothman of Point Pleasant, the ghosts of Twistabout Ridge, the phantom hitchhikers on the West Virginia Turnpike, and many more.

Haunting Experiences

Haunting Experiences
Title Haunting Experiences PDF eBook
Author Diane Goldstein
Publisher University Press of Colorado
Pages 282
Release 2007-09-15
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0874216818

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Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are widely represented throughout modern culture. They can be found in any number of entertainment, commercial, and other contexts, but popular media or commodified representations of ghosts can be quite different from the beliefs people hold about them, based on tradition or direct experience. Personal belief and cultural tradition on the one hand, and popular and commercial representation on the other, nevertheless continually feed each other. They frequently share space in how people think about the supernatural. In Haunting Experiences, three well-known folklorists seek to broaden the discussion of ghost lore by examining it from a variety of angles in various modern contexts. Diane E. Goldstein, Sylvia Ann Grider, and Jeannie Banks Thomas take ghosts seriously, as they draw on contemporary scholarship that emphasizes both the basis of belief in experience (rather than mere fantasy) and the usefulness of ghost stories. They look closely at the narrative role of such lore in matters such as socialization and gender. And they unravel the complex mix of mass media, commodification, and popular culture that today puts old spirits into new contexts.

Classic American Ghost Stories

Classic American Ghost Stories
Title Classic American Ghost Stories PDF eBook
Author Deborah L. Downer
Publisher august house
Pages 222
Release 1990
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780874831153

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Contains 51 supposedly true, classic American ghost stories from newspapers, journals, and magazines.

The Big Book of West Virginia Ghost Stories

The Big Book of West Virginia Ghost Stories
Title The Big Book of West Virginia Ghost Stories PDF eBook
Author Visionary Living, Inc.
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 289
Release 2019-07-17
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 1493043994

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Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Mountain State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Rosemary Ellen Guiley shines a light in the dark corners of Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From the headless ghosts wandering Droop Mountain to the tortured spirits of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.