Haunted Kingsport: Ghosts of Tri-City Tennessee

by Pete Dykes

Summon the necessary courage and dare to explore the haunted history of the "mountain empire." Tales of ghostly spirits envelop the northeast Tennessee landscape like a familiar mountain fog. Join Pete Dykes, editor of Kingsport's Daily News, as he offers up a collection of spooky local stories and legends from centuries past, including such spine-chilling accounts as the foreboding ghost of Netherland Inn Road, spectral disturbances at the Rotherwood Mansion, devilish felines, ruthless poltergeists in Caney Creek Falls, the tortured cries from fallen Rebel soldiers still heard today and--could bigfoot really be buried in the woods of Big Stone Gap?

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

Reviews

[Lisa Shower · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice folklore

But very little ghost stories. The word Haunted in the title is misleading. I know the area and enjoyed the legends though.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Book!

Simple haunted stories from the area. Well written and interesting. No ghost hunters here, just spooky stories! Enjoy them, I did!

[Dennis Phillips · Rating 2 out of 5]

Undocumented stories, generalizations and old tales.

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just old tales…didn’t enjoy it and it put me asleep

[Cailah Spears · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF - Most stories weren't even about KPT

[Justin Simpson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not what I was expecting but taken for what it is this is a pretty fun and entertaining book. The stories read very much like campy 2-5 page Goosebumps stories with repetitive descriptions and very little, if any, buildup. There are a few attempts at making the stories historically accurate that mostly fall flat but add to the otherwise charming aesthetic of the book as a whole. For fun, quick reads about typical camp fire ghost stories this is a fun book you can blaze through in one sitting and is worth a shot. If you're looking for any regional historical reference I'd recommend looking elsewhere as the majority of these stories aren't even based in Kingsport and most do not even have a regional reference to begin with.