This is the first anthology of the authors own favorite ghost stories from the highly successful jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with alabama ghosts and jeffrey. Of all the ghost stories to come out of alabama, theres one that leaves people scratching their heads. Jeffrey in the books title refers to a ghost that allegedly haunts windhams home. Oct 01, 2018 2300 17th st tuscaloosa, al 35401 205 7658023. This story took place in the summer of 1996, on rural highway 36 near laceys spring, alabama, which is a small community located between huntsville and hartselle. I was only 6 or 7 and it was a full moon, you could see everything real good on the dirt road. Embedded in each is a wealth of fact and folklore about alabama history and the old south. As the late alabama storyteller kathryn tucker windham assured her listeners, tales of restless spirits are for everybody. The drish house tuscaloosa, alabama american ghost stories. The book, originally published in 1969, features ghost stories, one of which is in demopolis and another in modernday pennington.
In 2008 during hurricane ike a shipwreck was uncovered near our house. The best alabama ghost story is usually a true one. These may be real ghost stories, and they might just be scary legends of the south. Oct 31, 2014 halloween is a day for ghost stories, but if youre a skeptic, dont fret. I was living in birmingham, alabama at the time, and my girlfriend then now my wife was with me for this experience. Reeves english paperback book free shippin at the best online prices at. In crafting stories treasured by children and adults alike, the authors tell much more than ghost tales. I want to think that the ghost is still lurking around the country side. The book is intended for children so you wont find these stories to be even remotely scarybut rather true tales of haunted places in alabama.
Harrisons graveyard in kinston, alabama your ghost stories. She writes a popular blog about ghosts and hauntings, averaging 150 hits a day, and she is a member of the american ghost society, the american ghost hunters. Take a photo tour of real sites from alabama ghosts. See the complete haunted america series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Jewish rabbi in charleston, south carolina stumbles across a secretive gullah community and enlists a magic golem creature to protect it. Birmingham, alabama the ghost of a woman in white who passed away in the hotel has been seen on the ninth floor of the hotel. Below are three unedited stories from 1939 written by a wpa writer who interviewed three africanamericans in 1939.
According to a letter printed in the foreword to alabama ghosts and jeffrey, windham became interested in ghost stories after this ghost began to haunt her family. Copies of the book are available throughout the black belt at gift shops and galleries. Folklorist kathryn tucker windham published a legendary work in 1969. While some of these ghost stories are simply legends, others have been proven to be true.
Listed below are 10 locations in alabama that, according to several reports, are some of the most haunted places in alabama. Jeffrey is a purported ghost that took up residence in the windham house in october 1966. Ghosts and goosebumps is a rich collection of folktales and superstitions that capture the oral traditions of central and southeastern alabama. While the legend of huggin molly in abbeville, alabama, is a kidfriendly ghost story, the ghosts of the lalaurie mansion in new orleans, louisiana, are. Take a photo tour of real sites from alabama ghosts as beloved. Windhams books are based on her travels through alabama, mississippi, tennessee and georgia gathering ghost stories.
Oct, 2017 here are the top 5 huntsville ghost stories sally carter. Creepy true story of a haunted bridge that once stood near lookout mountain, alabama. Alabama ghost stories folklorist kathryn tucker windham published a legendary work in 1969. These scary ghost stories are certainly not in the faint of heart. After old main burned in 1887, the chapel was used for. The drish house was built in the 1830s by a doctor named john drish. Home ghost stories haunted bridge of lookout mountain, alabama.
The most famous ghost at the hotel is the apparition of hank williams, who. Feb 19, 2016 alabama is known as the yellowhammer state and the heart of dixie. Figh, the book recounts alabamas most ghoulish and eerie ghost legends. These ghostly tales have historical significance in various places in the south and the author has such an engaging way of setting the mood and atmosphere of each. The jeffrey part refers to the friendly little ghost named jeffrey, who appeared in the windham house in selma, alabama years ago. And in her 1969 book alabama ghosts and jeffrey, which recently. Windham work featured ghost stories that have entertained many generations and that are still today a treasured part. The ghost of a small dog is seen in the hallways of the hotel, as well as the ghost of former owner clifford stiles. Please remember this story was written in the 1930s and some words used may be offensive by todays standard. Written by nationally acclaimed folklorists kathryn tucker windham and margaret gillis figh, the book recounts alabama s thirteen most ghoulish and eerie ghost legends. Free ebooks, ghost stories, horror, nook books barnes.
Kathryn tucker windham wrote a series of books of true ghost stories, based on local folklore, beginning with alabama ghosts and jeffrey 1969. That ghost is fifteenyearold sally carter, who died in the house in 1827 while visiting her sister. We are interested in true stories from readers like you, if you had a real experience related to ghosts, spirits and haunted places, especially if you are a paranormal investigator, psychic or medium yourself, please submit it. Thirteen alabama ghosts and jeffrey by kathryn tucker windham. May 01, 2004 this is the first anthology of the authors own favorite ghost stories from the highly successful jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with alabama ghosts and jeffrey. In its pages one can glimpse the longlost horseandbuggy times, when people sat up all night with the dead and dying, hoed and handpicked cotton, drew water from wells, and met the devil rather regularly. Your ghost stories is your source for sharing paranormal experiences and hauntings. One of the bestknown and widely shared books about the south, thirteen alabama ghosts and jeffrey has haunted the imaginations of generations of delighted young readers since it was first published in 1969. There, i witnessed things that i will never forget.
Drish, who loved gambling and drinking, died in 1867 from falling down a stairway while drunk. According to the lineup, tuscaloosas drish house has officially been named the most haunted place in alabama. We are working hard to add more stories daily, if you have a story to share please contact us. Ghost stories from gainesville and livingston, alabama from. Ghost stories from gainesville and livingston, alabama. Jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with alabama ghosts and jeffrey. Commemorative edition by kathryn tucker windham, margaret gillis figh, et al. He is the jeffrey in alabama ghosts and jeffrey jeffrey books. Books like these also have me do more research on some of these hauntings so i can get a better understanding of the unexplained in our world. Haunted north alabama local and regional history books. The most haunted places in alabama haunted rooms america. O ne night, my uncle took me, my sister, my brother, my cousin, and my other uncle to an old church graveyard on a long skinny dirt road way back in the woods. Lets take a tour of the real sites featured in alabama ghosts and jeffrey.
I live four miles out of town on a narrow county road, which connects two high traffic paved roads. This is the first anthology of the authors own favorite ghost stories from the highly successful jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with alabama ghosts. Even those who love horror movies and dive right into frightening books will get chills from these tales. The haunted america book series by multiple authors includes books haunted jonesboro, ghosts of central jersey. The good ghost stories do not require that you believe in ghosts. A florence, alabama native, she has previously authored two books, under the name debra johnston. Here you will find some of the most scariest stories out of the daring state. At first, the family heard footsteps in rooms that would later be found empty. Skeletons in the closet true ghost stories of the shoals area and skeletons in the closet more true ghost stories of the shoals area and also under debra glass, she and coauthor heath mathews have written skeletons of the civil war true ghost. Real ghost stories from alabama, united states page 1. Books like these also have me do more research on some of these hauntings so i. Jan 18, 2015 alabama, southern ghost stories the drish house tuscaloosa, alabama.
Alabama is known as the yellowhammer state and the heart of dixie. See more ideas about ghost stories, haunted places and alabama. The book contains thirteen ghost stories from the u. From abbies house to mount pisgah cemetery, alabama is full of ghost stories. Una possesses lions share of ghost stories local news. There are several haunted places located throughout alabama. Most alabamians remember these famous spooky tales from their childhoods, but have you been to the places in the book. Here are the top 5 huntsville ghost stories sally carter. You might actually live near one of these haunted spots, since the stories come from places all over the country. Meet these 10 ghosts from alabama and hear their bonechilling stories. The tale of its resident ghost, a confederate soldier named sydney grimmett who died there, is the most popular ghost story on campus.
True stories are often much scarier than those alabama urban legends that are made up, and the state has its share of stories that have frightened its residents for decades. This is a 1950s house that has its own ghost named jeffrey. As an awardwinning fiction writer, ten of her short stories have been published in a variety or magazines and journals, and she has written a horror novel due out by the end of 2010. Theres nothing like a good ghost story on halloween and some of. These are the most recent ghost sightings in alabama gulf shores, alabama my family stays on the ft.
Npr coverage of alabama ghosts and jeffrey by kathryn tucker windham. Alabama, southern ghost stories the drish house tuscaloosa, alabama. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, these stories delight children and adults. See more ideas about haunted places, alabama and spooky places. The book was the first in a series of seven jeffrey books, most featuring ghost stories from a southern state. After penning a cookbook, she coauthored alabama ghosts, which led to a series of six volumes of ghost tales that remain some of the most requested books in school libraries, teachers have said. A collection of alabama folklore and ghost stories by johnny odom 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Great alabama ghost stories october 31, 2014 theres nothing like a good ghost story on halloween and some. Alabama, haunted 11 responses to haunted bridge of lookout mountain, alabama mike. Other titles were jeffrey introduces more southern ghosts 1971, georgia ghosts and jeffrey 1973, mississippi ghosts and jeffrey 1974, tennessee ghosts and jeffrey 1976, and jeffreys latest.
Take a photo tour of real sites from alabama ghosts as. This old federal style house has seen many faces and has set the stage for many stories throughout its life. Weve compiled some of the scariest southern ghost stories that we could find in folklore and research. Most have remained haunted for many years because the ghosts just cant seem to move on. Welcome to the moonlit, where we tell southern ghost stories, folktales, myths and legends from the dark backroads of the american south. I dont care whether you believe in ghosts, windham was fond of saying. Apr 22, 2016 meet these 10 ghosts from alabama and hear their bonechilling stories. Plenty of ghost stories is definitely on that list.
With halloween right around the corner, if you are looking for a great collection of ghost stories which a strong historical context alabama ghosts and jeffrey is a wonderful read. Great alabama ghost stories october 31, 2014 theres nothing like a good ghost story on halloween and some of the best tales were told by the late storyteller. Perhaps the bestknown ghost story in florence is of an 11yearold girl who lived at the house that today is the offcampus bookstore on court street across from una. Written by nationally acclaimed folklorists kathryn tucker windham and margaret gillis figh, the book recounts alabamas thirteen most ghoulish and eerie ghost legends. Thirteen alabama ghosts and jeffrey university of alabama press.
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