Spookiest Stories Ever: Four Seasons of Kentucky Ghosts

by Roberta Simpson Brown

If tree branches scratching at your window on a stormy April night or the hot, sticky oppression of a stifling summer's day puts fear into your heart. Or rustling November leaves, and the chill that sneaks into your bones during the darkened days of winter makes you quiver with anxiety, then reading spooky thrillers shouldn't wait until October.From masterful storytelling duo Roberta and Lonnie Brown comes Spookiest Stories Four Seasons of Kentucky Ghosts, a creepy collection of tales from their home state. Featuring familiar Kentucky landmarks such as the Palace Theater and the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville and Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, these accounts from across the commonwealth are sure to put a tingle in the reader's spine.These notable stories, including tales of the "chime child" who can see and talk to ghosts, graveside appearances, and the Spurlington Witch of Taylor County, occur in all four seasons and come from every corner of Kentucky. An essential part of the American storytelling tradition, these ghost stories will delight readers who love getting goose bumps all year long.

Genres: Anthologies, Short Stories, Horror, Paranormal

280 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Roberta Simpson Brown was born in Russell Springs, Kentucky, at the edge of Appalachia. Her family, with roots in the rich Irish tradition of storytelling, got together often with other relatives and neighbors to share personal experiences and scary stories that preserved and perpetuated this age-old art. She and her husband Lonnie
enjoy doing paranormal investigations for stories with their friends.

Roberta has told stories at festivals, workshops, schools, libraries, programs, prisons and conferences from coast to coast. She has also performed on National Public Radio, Voice of America, and Lifetime's TV's show, "Beyond Chance." While she enjoys telling stories, she prefers to write.

A retired teacher, Roberta lives with her husband Lonnie in Louisville, KY. She would love to hear from readers, especially with stories of ghosts, fairies, leprechauns, or interesting personal experiences! She would welcome any comments about her 11 books! Her latest book is Scariest Stories Ever Told, published by August House. Contact her on Facebook, Twitter or at robertasbrown@twc.com.

Reviews

[Gabby Valente · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have grown up hearing so many ghost stories from my family that have been passed down. I always wanted to write a book incorporating all of them so when I can across this book at Barnes & Noble I was immediately intrigued. I read this collection of short stories in two sittings, I just couldn’t put it down. Extremely to the point, insanely personable, yet well researched. I also learned about a lot of new places I really want to checkout myself! A new favorite of mine I will be sharing with others who also enjoy the occasional ghost story worthy of telling around a Summer campfire or with a hot cup of cocoa in Winter. 🌤️🌧️🍁🎄

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great book

I loved the stories in this book. Some of them made me very emotional. Reading them is like having a dear friend sitting beside you and telling you the story. I highly recommend all of Lonnie and Roberta’s books.

[Calliope · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I was hoping for Kentucky ghost folklore, and there is -some- of that, but it's mostly personal stories of encounters with ghosts from the authors or their friends, sometimes devolving into just lists of "strange" things that happened at supposedly haunted sites.