Spooky Appalachia: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore

by S. E. Schlosser, Paul G. Hoffman (Illustrator), Paul G. Hoffman (Illustrator)

Overview

Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Appalachia folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. The stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493085712
Publisher:	Globe Pequot
Publication date:	07/02/2024
Series:	Spooky
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

S. E. Schlosser has been telling stories since she was a child, when games of “let's pretend” quickly built themselves into full-length stories. She created and maintains the Web site AmericanFolklore.net, where she shares a wealth of stories from all 50 states, some dating back to the origins of America. She lives near the Hudson River in New York State.

Paul Hoffman illustrates books of many genres—children's titles, textbooks, short story collections, natural history volumes, and cookbooks. For the Spooky series, he employs a scratchboard technique and an active imagination. He lives in Massachusetts.