num_pages: 226
description: A near-obsessive pursuit of ghost stories and odd superstitions cranks up this serious study of Appalachian tales of the supernatural and their origin in both old-world customs and real historical events. An effort to preserve and record one aspect of a dying way of life the book relies on interviews and historic documents to search for the facts behind local lore of murder witchcraft and weird hauntings. Several campfire-worthy ghost stories are recounted in their entiretyincluding The Swinging Gate of Fern Lake Hollowand an unexpectedly large number of stories about aliens and UFOs provide an interesting comparison of three-century-old mysteries and those stirred up in comparatively recent times
language: English
title: Mountain Mysteries: Investigating The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia
publisher: Overmountain Pr