Kentuckys Strange And Unusual Haunts

The Bluegrass State is home to many haunted legends. Stories of witches, ghosts, demons, monsters, "black things", "white thangs", and even headless horsemen abound across Kentucky. In this book you will read nearly a hundred of those legends taken from all across the state. From the hilltop of Western Kentucky University to the classy Seelbach Hotel, from the infamous Bobby Mackey's Music World to the notorious Waverly Hills Sanatorium, you'll read tales about hotels, schools, landmarks, graveyards, mountains, hills, tunnels, lonely roads, and many other locations including the historic Mammoth Cave. So if you're in for a good scare, sit back with the Frightening Floyds and learn all about Kentucky's Strange and Unusual Haunts.

A guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.

Harlan County Haunts explores the unknown with over 60 tales of spooky encounters and weird occurrences. Although the focus is on Harlan County, there are stories from around the southeastern Kentucky region as well as other states. Featured in Harlan County Haunts is the novella, "Caroline", which highlights one of Harlan County's most compelling unsolved crimes.Jackson, a lifelong Native of Harlan County, takes you on a ghostly journey through the mountains of Appalachia and beyond. Harlan County Haunts contains ghosts, monsters, angels, and many personal accounts of encounters with the unexplained.Harlan County Haunts was over two years in the making, with Jackson compiling well over 100 true accounts of experiences with the paranormal. After many interviews and research, the stories in the book are what she considered the best and most credible.

“Vividly re-creates the context of storytelling in Kentucky in times past.” —Margaret Read MacDonald, author of Ten Traditional Tellers A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from across the commonwealth that will keep you checking under the bed every night. The first-person accounts in this collection showcase folklore that Montell has drawn from archives, family stories, and oral traditions throughout Kentucky. The stories include that of the ghost bride of Laurel County, who appears each year on the anniversary of her wedding day; the tale of the murdered worker who haunts the Simpson County home of his killer and former employer; the account of the lost mandolin that plays itself in a house in Graves County, and many more. Tales of Kentucky Ghosts brings together a variety of terrifying narratives that not only entertain and frighten but also serve as a unique record of Kentucky’s rich heritage of storytelling. “Lynwood Montell is truly an icon in the field of Kentucky folklore.” —James McCormick and Macy A. Wyatt, authors of Ghosts of the Bluegrass “Lynwood Montell successfully reports on family stories, bizarre creatures, urban legends, classic country ghost tales, strange glowing lights, talking cats and so much more.” —Thomas Freese, author of Ghosts, Spirits, and Angels: True Tales from Kentucky and Beyond “Sure to both entertain and chill its readers while also allowing them to consider their own supernatural heritage.” —Manchester Enterprise

Kentucky's beauty is offset by a violent past of Indian wars, Civil War battles, and the tragic spirits from these conflicts.

When people think of Louisville, they think of basketball, the Belle, and the Kentucky Derby. What they don't think about are ghosts -- but they should! Amid the extensive history and current culture of the city there lies an eerie collection of paranormal tales, many of which have been gathered for this book. From the spirits of East Market, the most haunted street in Kentucky, to the harrowing accounts of the majestic Churchill Downs; from the shadows of the ominous Waverly Hills Sanatorium to the sprawling fields of Cave Hill Cemetery; from the spectral encounters of the St. John's Church, to the sad, sinister spirits of the Seelbach Hotel, Jacob and Jenny Floyd bring you both secondhand stories and personal experiences that will reveal to many people that Louisville is no stranger to spiritual activity. Read Louisville's Strange and Unusual Haunts to find out where the ghosts are still among the living.

The bestselling author of "Ghosts Across Kentucky" now presents an all-new collection of amazing ghost stories of the state.

From the mediums of Spiritualism's golden age to the ghost hunters of the modern era, Taylor shines a light on the phantasms and frauds of the past, the first researchers who dared to investigate the unknown, and the stories and events that galvanized the pubic and created the paranormal field that we know today.

Between the things we see and the things we can't see, there is a world known only to a few. Where children's cries can be heard and statues foretell doom. Where the strange becomes normal and legend is given a voice. Join me on a trip through Haunted Tri-state. Stories can be found from Boyd, Lawrence and Greenup counties in Kentucky; Lawrence, Scioto, Gallia, Jackson, and Meigs counties in Ohio; and Cabell, Mason, Wood, Kanawha, and Wayne counties in West Virginia.

The state of Indiana has a long and varied history that includes Civil War battles, Underground Railroad stops, and illicit activity during the Prohibition years. All of this goes to make things interesting in terms of folklore and paranormal activity. Supernatural occurrences and ghostly rumors surround many Hoosier homes, cemeteries, businesses, campuses, hotels, and other locations. Counted among those sites are Central State Hospital, the Culbertson Mansion, French Lick, university libraries and even Indiana University itself. From an ominous undertaker who provides visions of the future, to a moaning apparition forever trapped beneath cement, a mysterious presence in an aircraft hangar, and a headless lantern man in a deep, dark tunnel, come along, and join Jacob and Jenny Floyd on a stroll through the eerie side of Indiana.