William Lynwood Montell, professor emeritus of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Tales of Kentucky Doctors and Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes.
"[Montell] combed through university archives and interviewed
countless individuals to provide a look at regional legend and
lore." -- Hancock News
"[T]his is a very good book.... the stories have the air of
genuinely individual experiences.... [Y]ou will be well entertained
if you invest in this excellent selection of ghost stories and
share them with your friends." -- Gillian Bennett, The Folklore
Society, UK, Folklore
"Entertaining, frightening and yet though evoking Montell's
collection of stories is a wonderful offering of the rich heritage
Kentucky has handed down to its citizens." -- Chevy Chaser
Southsider
"Is sure to both entertain and chill its readers while also
allowing them to consider their own supernatural heritage." --
Manchester Enterprise
"Montell has combined more than 270 stories from across the
Commonwealth." -- Kentucky Monthly
"Montell vividly re-creates the context of storytelling in Kentucky
in times past. This evocation of the rich folk history of the
region is the special strength and magic his work offers to
readers: the sense that their own tales, ways, and beliefs are part
of a valuable legacy that deserves respect and honor. This is a
matter about which Montell is passionate, and his passion shines
through." -- Margaret Read MacDonald, author of Ten Traditional
Tellers
"This is a great collection of ghost stories that reflect
Kentucky's rich history and legends." -- Tuscon Citizen
"Those who first and foremost seek a sense of how ghost stories are
told may well favor Tales of Kentucky Ghosts above all his other
books." -- Appalachian Journal
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