Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky

by William Lynwood Montell

A Kentucky native and folk studies scholar presents a collection of haunting legends and stories of spirits from across the Bluegrass State.William Lynwood Montell has spent years documenting Kentucky’s rich legacy of ghostly visitations. Many of the stories were collected from elders by younger generations and are recounted here exactly as they were gathered. This volume introduces spirits such as the Tan Man of Pike County, who trudges invisibly through a house accompanied by the smell of roses, and the famed Gray Lady of Liberty Hall in Frankfort, a houseguest who never left.Montell tells the story of the ghost of Daniel Boone calling upon the statesman Henry Clay shortly before his death. He also recounts the tale of ghouls that haunt the rehearsal house of the band The Kentucky Headhunters. Readers will find accounts of haunted libraries, mansions, log cabins, bathrooms, furniture, hotels, and distilleries, as well as reports of eerie visitations from passed-on grandmothers, husbands, daughters, uncles, cousins, babies, slaves, Civil War soldiers, dogs, sheep, and even wildcats.Almost every county in Kentucky is represented. Though the book emphasizes the stories themselves, Montell offers an introduction discussing how local history, and local character, are communicated across the generations in these colorful stories.

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Ghost Stories, Ghosts

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[ellie bognar · Rating 4 out of 5]

little spooky short reads for spring break

[Aryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty good collection of stories.

[Sam Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great to read with someone at night

[Jason Presser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book...great research material to find haunted house in this great commonwealth!!