I rounded the bend and hit the brakes in alarm. Standing in a water ditch on the side of the road was a huge barrel-shaped figure with a hairy body, extremely long arms, and a flat brown face. Its eyes were round and dark, its ears were small, and its nose was flat. I never seen anything like it, but I’d heard tell of an ape-critter called a Boojum or a Bigfoot, and I reckoned I was looking straight at one right now.
The Hitchhiker – Spooky Tennessee
Pull up a chair or gather ’round the campfire and get ready for twenty-eight creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! You’ll meet a chicken thief who is thwarted by a ghost, Old Hickory who encounters the Bell Witch, the Wampus Cat, Stingy Jack and many more.
Tennessee 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.
Part One: Ghost Stories
1. The Chicken Thief – Cookeville
2. Old Hickory and the Bell Witch – Adams
3. Incident at the Inn – Dyersburg
4. Dutchman’s Curve – Belle Meade
5. Skull House – Celina
6. At the General’s House – Nashville
7. Fiddling Contest – Weakley County
8. The White Phantom- Jackson
9. Charlie and the Revenuers – Portland
10. Cab Fare – Nashville
11. One Pair of Hands – Memphis
12. A Very Good Dog – Maury County
13. I Saw the Light – Nashville
14. I’ll Find You – Rutherford County
Part Two: The Powers of Darkness
15. The Long Way Home – Carter County
16. Wampus Cat – Knoxville
17. Wait Until Martin Comes – Great Smoky Mountains
18. A Terrible Thing Indeed – Clarksville
19. The Hitchhiker – Chattanooga
20. Tailypo – Montgomery County
21. One Fine Funeral – Knoxville
22. Stingy Jack – Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge
23. Psychology – Gatlinburg
24. Apple Cobbler – Great Smoky Mountains
25. Churning Butter – Cumberland Gap
26. Jimmy Lonesome – Rhea County
27. Lover’s Lane – Maryville
28. Rawhead Bloodybones – Sevier County
