The ghost stories are both from north carolina and south carolina. Eerie tales and spinetingling stories from the tar heel state. North carolina ghosts and legends by nancy roberts goodreads. True ghost story of carrie the little girl ghost who causes accidents near washington north carolina. It starts with grandparents or uncles trying to get a good spook in, but then, for me at least, it turned into me having to know the whole story. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. An amazing assortment of twentythree stories and ten short shorts comprise this popular selection. There are the mysterious mountains to the west and seemingly endless, creepy marshes in the east. Welcome to the moonlit, where we tell southern ghost stories, folktales, myths and legends from the dark backroads of the american south. This creepy asylum in north carolina is still standing and still disturbing. Stories from the north carolina mountains north carolina s mountains are full of phantoms, spooks, haunts, haints, weird creatures and crazy happenings. Ghost stories of north carolina by edrick thay, paperback. North carolina ghosts and legends by nancy roberts, paperback. This book is by randy russell and janet barnett, a married couple who went to north carolina for their honeymoon.
This story a part of the true ghost stories archive on. More than merely entertaining, tar heel ghosts captures the spirit of north carolina s past. Read best ghost tales of north carolina by terrance zepke available from rakuten kobo. The most haunted places in north carolina haunted rooms. In this charming and fascinating book, he does not seek to debunk these phenomena, but to illuminate them as a part of the folk culture of north carolina.
The most haunted places in north carolina haunted rooms america. South carolina has its fair share of terrifying ghosts, legends and haunted sites thanks to both. In the story, the boo hag is said to be strange, tricky, and will do anything to get into the house. Our own library here at whitaker does not have many ghost story books available, but you can find them in the city libraries and i have several in the classroom you may borrow. Real ghost stories from north carolina, united states. North carolina ghost lights and legends paperback city. Janet barnett eighteen stories deal with witches, ghosts, an enchanted lake, a phantom choir, a lovers leap, bigfoot, fairies, and magic.
Mooney learned to speak, read, and write in cherokee, and spent years among the eastern band in north carolina compiling books of the religious and cultural practices of the cherokee nation. North carolinas coast is filled with ghost stories and legends. Oct 23, 2018 its time to turn off the lights and swap scary ghost stories and legends right before bedtime. Since i was a young girl, ive been told the haunting stories, legends, and myths of north carolina. North carolina s coast is filled with ghost stories and legends. Especially if you also have an interest in north carolina. When we think about paranormal activity, south carolina isnt exactly the first place that comes to mind.
View photography from around the world in this exhibition featuring work by university of north carolina at chapel hill alumni, faculty, staff and students. North carolina ghosts and legends ghost story books. This was a pretty weak north carolina ghost story book. There is an important thing you must know about books like this. A little girl named carrie has been haunting the roads leading east out of washington north carolina for well over a hundred years now. Tar heel ghosts university of north carolina press. They mainly concern the coasts, as mentioned, but some of the areas mentioned in the stories are further inland. Shes evidently been poking around in some spooky places, because shes stirredup more lively ghosts for us to love, pity, fear and, yes always chill to, in these twentyeight tales and legends from her beloved north and south carolina shores. Seven infamous bonechilling unsolved mysteries in nc. The maco lightformer railroad site of the \maco light\ ghost lantern, one of north carolina \s most famous ghost stories and paranormal phenomena. Book overview from the pristine outer banks to the majestic blue mountains, north carolina is a land of contrasts. Haunted these 15 terrifying things in north carolina may haunt. This creepy asylum in north carolina is still standing and.
When you look at north carolina s geography, it almost seems as though it was made for paranormal stories. Scary, horror south carolina ghost stories, legends hilton. The hills are filled with classic ghost stories, and with places to go to seek out the unusual and paranormal. Ocracoke totally being where blackbeard liked to hang out, maybe ill write about that later. Learn about ncs ghost stories with the 12 most haunted places in. Mountain ghost stories and curious tales of western north carolina.
The spectral maco light appears when the spirit of brakeman joe baldwin returns to search for his severed head. The rest of the book is just one old legend after another. Edrick thay from the coastal splendor of wilminton and the historic town of bath to the mountain resort of ashville, the appalachians and beyond, north carolina boasts a collection of eerie tales of the. The spookiest ghost stories from all 50 states mental floss. Most books have a storytelling aspect, this one is very flat. North carolina ghosts is a collection of ghost stories, legends, and folklore from the tarheel state. The ghost stories, myths, and wivestales infamously known in north carolina. This story takes place in the late 1980s, in a small town on the coast of north carolina. Ghosts and legends of the carolina coasts, terrance zepkes latest in her bestselling series of ghost tales books, is, if possible, her best yet. Jan 12, 2015 ellie lancaster has lived her whole life in the small town of manteo on roanoke island, north carolina and has mostly resigned herself to a lifetime of feeling out of place, of not knowing where she fits in this world. There is history surrounded by legend, not the least of which is blackbeard, whose mark is all around the coast of north carolina, from bath, to beaufort, to ocracoke and beyond.
There are only two stories in this book that deal in any way with ghosts and one of those is the brown mountain lights which show up in almost any ghost book dealing at all with western north carolina. Ghost stories in north carolina new books in politics. Mooney was an anthropologist who worked for the smithsonian institutions bureau of american ethnography. Please do not copy or distribute without permission. Perhaps a debutante, perhaps a scorned secret lover, this young woman fell to her death from a 5th floor overlook. Michael grew up listening to relatives and tell ghost stories and has since set out to record as many of these old legends as possible. Nancy robertss southern ghost lore revivalexhumed and improved for fearless readersnancy roberts has often been described to as the first lady of american folklore and the title is well deserved. Mar 16, 2015 these 15 terrifying things in north carolina may haunt your dreams. Along the outer banks, up every inlet, through the marshes and swamps, are stories of hauntings, curses, enchantments, and pirates that live beyond the grave. Seemingly every culture throughout all of human history has had some idea of survival after death, and has told stories about the living encountering the dead. Ghost stories in north carolina every haunted place in. Roberts has added three new tales about the carolina coastal areas. Seen in a pink ball gown, or just with a pink aura around her figure.
Many of the tales in ghosts are retellings of old standbys such as the gray man or the hound of goshen, and sprinkled among these familiar tales are stories of past and present carolinian hauntings which will send a satisfying chill down the spine of the ghost story aficionado. Oct 27, 2015 15 reasons north carolina is the most terrifying, spookiest state. My first carolina ghost story was of course, the pink lady of the grove park inn. Haunted uwharries includes witch tales and other mysterious happenings along with ghost stories.
Historical publications section division of archives and history 109 e. Jul 10, 2015 the rainforest hermit who stepped out of the wild australian story duration. Both books are illustrated with blackandwhite drawings, and both bring to life the folklore of this nearby region. Tales of haints and haunts, strange and unusual creatues. Alex tells ghost stories is a storytelling channel that involves stories with ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and so much more. Come aboard for seafaring pirates, ghosts, and spooky tales from the coast of north carolina.
John wolfe is a north carolina essayist and spinner of local lore. Yes, the real blackbeard, for real, liked to hang out there. Makes the mounatins of north carolina seem like the only place in america you want to visit on your next vacation. Roberts narrates her stories with a casual southern voice reminiscent of a front porch social on a warm summer evening. North carolina suffers no shortage of ghost stories. North carolina is rich in native american, colonial, and civil war history, and this heritage brings stories of ghosts and creatures from coastal tidewater to the western mountains. Michael is a model photographer and the cofounder of camel city spirit seekers, a ghost investigative group based in winstonsalem, north carolina. In the devils tramping ground, the prince of darkness. Tales of haints and haunts, strange and unusual creatues, forgotten bits of history, and other tales form the tarheel state. Dont get me wrong, some of these legends are intriguing and enjoyable. If you are looking for a north carolina ghost story. The story of the spearfinger witch alone is worth the price of this wellresearched book by a husband and wife who spent their honeymoon kicking around the n. Carolinas spectral side the university of north carolina. Nightwatchman danny bradshaw has written a book, ghosts on the battleship north carolina, with editoror possibly ghost writerblonnie bunn wyche.
They liked the stories they learned so much that they decided to share them with others by writing a book. The south carolina folklore collection is filled with ghost stories and folklore from every corner of the state. On a recent trip to north carolina, i had an opportunity to tour the biltmore estate that george washington vanderbilt constructed at the turn of the century. Dec 08, 2017 from mysterious lights up in the mountains to a monster draining the blood of local dogs. With pirate lore and history abundant for this seaside area, join storyteller cynthia moore brown as she explores graveyards, haunted houses, and locations with spirits that have sparked shivers within audiences for decades. North carolina ghosts and legends university of south carolina. This months book report is going to be a retelling of a north carolina ghost story. Stories from the north carolina coast north carolina ghosts. These stories are every story presented here has been thoroughly researched. The book ghosts of the triangle by richard and william jackson reports passersby hearing sounds of passionate acting, only to find the stage empty. Since i mentioned major marsh in my last story about my aunt melodys ghost, figured i wouldnt leave you hanging. But dont think for a second that that means it doesnt happen here. North carolina s ghost stories have infinite variety.
He attended appalachian state university in boone, n. Most modern books take a just the facts maam approach to ghost stories. We have stories from the north carolina mountains, the central piedmont, and from along the north carolina coast. The following stories all come from north carolina legends by richard walser. Hear the sad tale of the gentleman ghost of uwharrie mountain in asheboro. Mountain ghost stories and curious tales of western north carolina book. Schiffer publishing pirates and ghosts of the carolinas coast arrrrgh.
Nan graham, local npr commentator since 1995, is a longtime admirer of ghost stories and believer in haints. North carolina ghosts is a collection of ghosts stories, legends, folklore, and facts from north carolina. The book collects ghost stories from fiftyfive historically haunted sites in alabama, arkansas, florida, georgia, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, texas, and virginia. We greatly appreciate their generosity in allowing us to reprint these stories. North carolina is full of spooky folklore, and theres no way you dont grow up in the south without hearing your fair share of ghost stories. The moonlit road southern ghost stories, folktales. This book features popular ghost tales from each state. Things that go bump in the night, disembodied voices, footsteps in an empty stairwell, an icy hand on your shoulderlet your imagination run wild as you read about north carolinas most extraordinary apparitions, sinister spooks, and bizarre beasts. Most of the stories found here can be found in better books. It is well written and has spooky stories that keep you reading page after page. It certainly makes for an interesting backdrop for local ghost stories. This halloween night on wfmy news 2 at 11, we solve the triads most famous ghost story. Schiffer publishing folktales and ghost stories of north carolina s piedmont folklore and ghost stories from the piedmont area of north carolina come to life as told by the regions favorite performer, cynthia moore brown. While one could easily be scared by ghosts, paranormal activity, witcheswhat have you, id like to believe that hands down, life is sometimes spookier than the unknown.
Ghosts of the carolinas by nancy roberts university of south carolina press 1986398. For more stories, check out the carolina stories ghosts and legends series. Be the first to ask a question about mountain ghost stories and curious tales of western north carolina lists with this book books with true ghost stories, hauntings, legends, myths, strange happenings, ufos, strange creatures and more. Throughout her decadeslong career, roberts documented supernatural experiences and. If you like a good ghost story, wrals tar heel traveler has quite a catalog of creepy stories from across the state. In 2005, the boo hag became a character in a childrens book called precious and the boo hag written by patricia c. Mountain ghost stories and curious tales of western north. North carolina is home to a great number of ghosts an from the pristine outer banks to the majestic blue mountains, north carolina is a land of contrasts. Ghost stories of north carolina book by edrick thay.
The exhibition will open january 8 and run through july 10, 2020 at the fedex global education center. Here are twentyfive tales about strange happenings, creepy places, and engaging specters across the old north state. Each section of the state seems to have its own mystery, tragic death, or angry soul still lurking. This book is a great book for anyone interested in learning about ghost tales from the carolinas. Dating back to the 1500s, here are seven of the most infamous unsolved mysteries in north carolina. I mostly read this book on the ferry from hatteras island to ocracoke island. This collection of tales was originally published as an illustrated guide to ghosts and mysterious occurences in the old north state.
Jewish rabbi in charleston, south carolina stumbles across a secretive gullah community and enlists a magic golem creature to protect it. Weave in some ghost stories and mysteries, pirates, shipwrecks and unselfish bravery, and you have the fabric that makes up the folklore of the outer banks. North carolina is home to a great number of ghosts and legends, which testify to the human experience. From the pristine outer banks to the majestic blue mountai.
Feb 24, 2020 when you look at north carolinas geography, it almost seems as though it was made for paranormal stories. In order to tell the whole story, i have to go into some kinda boring background information. This book organized by the regions of the statecontains maps, site descriptions, and related stories for 54 separate ghost light locations. It is common for folks to go ghost hunting for lydia near the bridge. Ghost stories of north carolina by edrick thay goodreads. The most haunted places in south carolina haunted rooms america. On any evening, one can easily envision this stone amphitheater as a stage for paranormal activity. When she was growing up, ellies father regaled her with tales of the lost colony. Real life ghost stories from north carolina youtube. The tracks have been taken up, but a nearby subdivision has a street named \joe baldwin drive\ the ghostly conductor who once haunted the tracks. Folktales and ghost stories of north carolinas piedmont. He describes taking over the job from a friend of his in 1976, a friend who said six months to a year might pass without incident. The house is beyond vast and the tour took several hours. Encouraged by carl sandburg, who enjoyed her stories and articles, roberts wrote her first book in 1958.