"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."
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