Haunted Estill County

by Rebecca Patrick-Howard

WHO OR WHAT HAUNTS ESTILL COUNTY, KENTUCKY? A baby cries in a dark cave on one of the county’s most infamous mountains. UFOs hover in the sky over country roads. Thundering hoof beats surround visitors outside an old farm house. Native American chanting fills the night air. Eerie shadow people loom around store corners, and Civil War soldiers fight a battle that never ends. As arguably one of the most haunted counties in Kentucky, mountainous Estill County might be "where the bluegrass kisses the mountains" but it's also home to a range of ghosts, spirits, angels, and demons that haunt and terrorize locals and visitors alike. Haunted Estill County investigates the stories, urban legends, mysteries, and histories of some of the county’s most terrifying locations. Local legends, murder mysteries, and tales of the paranormal are all explored in this spellbinding collection which is sure to keep you up at night. Truth really can be stranger than fiction!

Genres: Paranormal

201 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2013

Reviews

[Lyndsey Nicole Hill · Rating 2 out of 5]

The one where they heard music was the creepiest to me.

Pretty blah ghost stories. I'd read something else if you want a real spooky read!

[Rana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love "true" ghost stories!

This book really makes me want to visit Estill county. It sounds like a hot bed of paranormal activity. Definitely worth the read.

[Adrianne Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely an amazing book to read, having real-life encounters to read makes the book so much better, I thoroughly enjoyed this book!

[Harley Fones · Rating 4 out of 5]

spooky for sure!

Made the mistake of reading this alone at night, and boy did I give myself goosebumps! If you like true stories then please read this book!

[Malin Näfstadius · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every community should have someone who gathers and lovingly preserves the local folklore like Rebecca Patrick-Howard has done in this volume, and I hope that my home too will have someone who walks in her footsteps before modernization throws the tales of the rapidly disappearing vernacular into the dustbin of progress.
This is perhaps a rather unorthodox approach to get to know a new place, but I find myself rather curious to see Estill county, and wondering how large (and how crowded) it is. Having read the author's novel 'Taryn's camera' I can see where a lot of her inspiration came from, and the eerie photographs enhance the echoes of loss and memories of optimistic and livelier pasts.In one account, written in first person, the author figures herself, and the reader is caught totally off guard when tragedy hits in the concluding lines. Like a kick in the stomach the chapter closes without further comment to something that no doubt changed her life forever, and that void did indeed haunt me long after I put the book down.

[Sherry Bledsoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ghost stories?

Not just ghost stories. Some are just strange stories. All books with these kind of stories seem to follow the same patterns. This book is like most of those books. A way to pass a few hours but nothing really that stands out as memorable about any of the stories.

[Ida · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read

I like her style. Her books are easy to read and the stories keep you interested and before you know, you finish the book!

[Videoclimber(AKA)MTsLilSis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a perfect read for a long car trip.