Appalachia folklore

What terrors lurk in the mountains and hollows of some of the oldest mountains in the world...? My APPALACHIAN GOTHIC series unveils the story of one couple and their lifetime of descent into madness. Created by Vellectrum using Midjourney

Appalachian culture is full of myths, monsters, and ghost stories. Read on for the most famous Appalachian folklore stories and superstitions.

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In your long hikes and woodland quests, have you ever heard some noise you can’t quite place? A growl, perhaps, or even a howl? Have you shuddered when leaves rustled or a twig snapped? Walking on your way home in dark hollers, did you have a creepy feeling that you were being watched? Have you

Water witching (rhabdomancy) is common in West Virginia. Fifty years ago there were 25,000 practicing water witches nationwide.

Are your premises safe against haints, furies & other such ornery spirits? Seen a sudden upsurge of bottles dangling upside down in trees?

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When you grow up sheltered in the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains, magic is all around you. A mixture of religions, demons, folklore, and wisdom combined with the ever-present heady spirituality of the hills is what forms the Wise Women or the Appalachian Granny Women (article by Linda Hinkle)

West Virginia storyteller and writer. Appalachian storytelling and life in the hills of the mountain state.

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Dancing in Appalachia

A reader asked me to write a post about the superstitions and related things I knew about. Over the years I've been writing this blog, I've actually written a lot of posts on the topic of folklore, superstitions, and so on. So here is a list of some of them; bookmark it and then you can come back to find the quick fix for whatever situation you might find yourself facing in the future! This is the tip of the iceberg, of course. For every human activity and every natural phenomena, there are…

Shelby Lee Adams | Appalachia series

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In Missouri they call it a Gallywampus; in Arkansas it's the Whistling Wampus; in Appalachia it's just a plain old Wampus (or Wampas) cat.