Book description
"Lynwood Montell has collected ghost tales all over the state of
Kentucky, from coal mining settlements to river landings, from
highways to battlefields. He presents these suspense-filled stories
just as he first heard or read them: as bona fide personal experiences
or as events witnessed by family members or friends. There are over
250 stories in Ghosts across Kentucky that are set in specific places
and times. They include tales of graveyards, haunted dormitories,
animal ghosts, and vanishing hitchhikers. Montell describes weird
lights, unexplained sounds, felt presences, and disappearing
apparitions. Phantom workmen, fallen soldiers, young lovers, and
executed criminals appear in these pages, along with the living who
chance upon them. Though the focus is on the stories themselves,
Montell also includes a chapter explaining our fascination with the
supernatural and the deep truths these storytelling traditions reveal
about our lives and our pasts. William Lynwood Montell, emeritus
professor of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, is the
author of several books, including Killings."
"It is a delightful book and is both entertaining and a
stunning revelation of generations of stories that will introduce you
to some very frightening creatures of the night." -- Bourbon Times
