Mountain Mysteries The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia

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 entirety-- including "The Swinging Gate of Fern Lake Hollow"-- and 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 timesThacker, Larry D., Jr. is the author of 'Mountain Mysteries The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia' with ISBN 9781570723162 and ISBN 1570723168.