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Haint Country: Dark Folktales from the Hills and Hollers
Edited by Matthew R Sparks, Edited by Olivia Sizemore, Introduction by Jordan Lovejoy
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The hills of the Appalachia region hold secrets—dark, deep, varied, and mysterious. These secrets are often told in the form of eerie, thrilling, and creepy folk tales that reveal strange sightings, curious oddities, and commonly serve as cautionary tales for eager and curious ears. These spine-tingling stories have been told and retold by family members, neighbors, and ""hillfolk"" for generations. Haint Country: Dark Folktales from the Hills and Hollers is a collection of weird, otherworldly, and supernatural phenomenon in Eastern Kentucky—tales that have been recorded and documented for the first time. Collected and adapted by Matthew Sparks and Olivia Sizemore, the anthology explores stories of ghosts or ""haints,"" strange creatures or ""boogers,"" haunted locations or ""stained earth,"" uncanny happenings or ""high strangeness,"" and humorous Appalachian ghost stories. Contemporary yarns of black panthers, demons, and sightings of ghostly coal miners are narrated in the first person, reflecting the style and dialect of the collected oral history. Though comprised of a mixture of claimed accounts and fabricated lore, the locations and people woven throughout are very real. Complemented with evocative watercolor illustrations by Olivia Sizemore (who was inspired by the work of Stephen Gammell) and a compendium that provides additional context, Haint Country is a thrilling and bone-chilling excursion to the spooky corner of Appalachia.
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Publisher | The University Press of Kentucky
Published date | 31 May 2025
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 224
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-9859-0097-4
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BISAC | body, mind & spirit / supernatural
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