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Spooky South : Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore (Spooky)
Spooky South Tales of Hauntings Strange Happenings and Other Local Lore - Spooky Author:S. E. Schlosser Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened -- and still do happen -- in the collective back yard of the Deep South states. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, these compelling retellings of 30 popular folktales feature supernatural occurrences and ghosts of all sorts, from fiddling ghosts to the story of the Jack o&... more »#39;Lantern.
Whether read around the fire on a dark and stormy night or in the backseat of the family van on the way to Grandma's, each expertly told tale is guaranteed to make readers look at the South -- and over their shoulders -- again and again.
Wait until Emmet comes (Kanawha County, West Virginia) --
Cut-off (Red River Landing, Louisiana) --
I'm coming down (South Carolina) --
The army of the dead (Charleston, South Carolina) --
The death watch (Raleigh County, West Virginia) --
Seeing ghosts (Sea Island, Georgia) --
The headless haunt (Madison, North Carolina) --
The baseball game (Birmingham, Alabama) --
Chattanooga's ghost (New Orleans, Louisiana) --
Hold him, Tabb (Hampton, Virginia) --
Steal Away Home (Berlin, Maryland) --
The Waves Call (Greenville, Mississippi) --
The log cabin (Montgomery County, Arkansas) --
The woman in black (Savannah, Georgia) --
The Handshake (Goldsboro, North Carolina) --
I know Moonrise (Burnswick, Georgia) --
Fiddler's dram (Dukedom, Tennessee) --
The Dead Chief (Hiawassee, Georgia) --
The wampus cat (Knoxville, Tennessee) --
The Man in Gold (Guilford County, North Carolina) --
Goggle-Eyed Jim (The Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia) --
The witch woman and the spinning wheel (New Orleans, Louisiana) --
Jack O' Lantern (Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama) --