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Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Leggedy Beasties
Paperback
Series: Ghost Stories and Haunted Tales, Book 30
ISBN13: 9781940087702
Publisher: 21 Crows Dusk to Dawn Publishing
Published: Apr 8 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
By Jannette Quackenbush
Spine-chilling stories of the spectral and the eerie await you from all fifty states.
In Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Leggedy Beasties, folklorist Jannette Quackenbush gathers ghost stories, eerie legends, and mysterious creatures from every corner of America. These haunting tales delve into ghostly encounters, chilling folklore, and the most haunted locations scattered across the United States.
From Alabama's Huggin' Molly-the terrifying phantom who embraces her victims in the dark-to Indiana's haunted Avon Bridge, where ghostly footsteps echo across the iron span, each story paints a vivid picture of America's supernatural heritage. You'll meet specters of lost travelers, phantom lights on forgotten roads, witch tales whispered through Appalachia, and the strange creatures that prowl the country's deep woods and lonely rivers.
Drawn from oral traditions, archival records, and firsthand accounts, these are the legends that shaped America's ghostlore-stories told around campfires, in mining towns, and along winding backroads where the veil between worlds feels thin.
Inside you'll find:
- Ghost stories and legends from all 50 states
- Hauntings, monsters, and mysterious lights rooted in history and folklore
- Real places tied to each tale-many you can still visit today
- A journey through America's haunted past where the natural and the supernatural collide(c)
As founder of the 21 Crows American Folklore Archives, Quackenbush has spent more than four decades uncovering and preserving authentic ghost stories and regional legends from across the nation. Her works, including The Big Book of American Ghost Stories and The Big Book of American Cryptids, blend field investigation, history, and storytelling to keep these eerie tales alive for new generations.
Perfect for fans of American folklore, true ghost stories, haunted travel, and cryptid lore, Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Leggedy Beasties invites readers to explore the forgotten stories that still echo through the night.
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