The Granny Curse and Other Ghosts and Legends from East Tennessee
A Storytelling World Source Material Award Winner for the year 2000, The Granny Curse uncovers many never-before-published true tales of Ghosts and Witches among the mountains of eastern Tennessee.
Witches who fly from rooftops.
A haunted chair that won't release its occupant until blood stains the floor.
A mountain that grew from the grave of a woman who was larger than life.
The ghost of a woman who jumps on the bumpers of cars driving past.
An apple tree that growls at people who pick its fruit.
A woman who rises from her grave each night
A ghost dog that appears in the bathtubs of area houses
A ghost who sounds like rain...
The settings for these true stories range from Roan Mountain to Chattanooga; from Cades Cove to Hancock County, where the Melungeons live; from the Sequatchie Valley to the Cumberland Plateau.
Warning: Whether your family has lived in this region since early settlement or whether you're here on a vacation, these tales will stay with you for a long time. One or two of them may even follow you home.
Many of these stories have been shared with countless visitors during the authors' summer porch presentations at the Visitor Centers of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.