Table of Contents
Introduction x
New River and Greenbrier Valleys 1
The Headless Man of Fayette County 3
The Mean-Spirited Spirit 4
The Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder 8
Kate's Last Stand 14
John Henry, the Steel-Driving Man 16
The Musician of Bud Mountain 19
A Wicked Wind This Way Comes 20
The Haunted Amusement Park 24
Metro Valley 29
The Horrible Specters of Piney Bottom 31
Mamie Thurman's Restless Spirit 31
The Cornstalk Curse 35
The Mothman 39
The Battle of Scary Creek 42
The Banshee of Marrtown 43
Mid-Ohio Valley 47
The Horrible Ghost of the Betts Farm 49
The White Woman of the Silver Run Tunnel 52
The Spirit of Bessie Bartlett 55
The Haunted Blennerhassett Hotel 57
Mountain Lakes 61
Twistabout Ridge 63
The Ghostly Hitchhiker 64
A Cry for Help 68
The Thunderbird of Owl Head Mountain 70
Northern Panhandle 75
The Phantom Hobo 77
The Haunted Penitentiary at Moundsville 78
Monument Place 81
Mountaineer Country 85
The Lady in Blue 87
The Grant Town Mine Specters 89
The Ogua Monster 95
Dave Morgan's Dream 96
The Lost Lovers 99
Eastern Panhandle 101
The Highway of Bones 103
King's Daughters' Court 104
The Restless Spirits of Harpers Ferry 107
Wizard's Clip 116
Berkeley Castle 120
The Curse of Berkeley Springs 126
Haunted Route 901 129
Potomac Highlands 135
The Ghost Light of Cole Mountain 137
The Headless Ghost of George Van Meter 138
The Spirits of Droop Mountain 140
The Darkish Knob 143
Recommended Reading 145
Acknowledgments 148
About the Author 150
