Haint Country: Dark Folktales from the Hills and Hollers
Schedule
Tue Oct 29 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
319 Wapping St, Frankfort, KY, United States, Kentucky 40601 | Frankfort, KY
Haint Country is a collection of weird, otherworldly, and mystic phenomena—tales that have been recorded and documented for the first time. Collected and adapted by Matthew R. Sparks and Olivia Sizemore, the anthology explores ghosts or "haints," strange creatures or "boogers," haunted locations or "stained earth," uncanny happenings or "high strangeness," and humorous Appalachian ghost encounters. Contemporary first-person yarns about black panthers, demons, and spectral coal miners reflect the style and dialect of the region. Though comprised of a mixture of claimed accounts and fictional lore, the locations and people woven throughout are very real. Complemented by evocative watercolor illustrations by Olivia Sizemore (who was inspired by the work of Stephen Gammell), Haint Country is a thrilling and bone-chilling excursion to the spooky corner of Appalachia.
A signing will follow, with copies of the book available for purchase. Sponsored by PSPL and the University Press of Kentucky.
Please register at https://www.pspl.org/event/adult-program-19139. For more information, contact Diane Dehoney at (502) 352-2665 x108 or [email protected].
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