He saw a man leaning up against a tree, holding his stomach with blood soaking through his dark blue jacket.

She became known as the Wampus Cat and is said to roam Appalachia alone, wreaking violent havoc against other animals and frightening humans everywhere she goes. The real story about the reason for the inhabitants abandoning the town is not clear but there are several stories around this. The shadows and rustles of forests are natural fodder for fear, especially if you’re not used to them, but among those who know, the Appalachians are another beast entirely. Like with her longer tales Eat the Rich and Church her dark dark sense of humour is present, making her stories really creepy and plausible. One of the rare horror movies beloved by both critics and horror fans (it currently has a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), it features some truly frightening scenes, and introduced the world to one of the all-time great horror protagonists.This is one of those tales where you want to scream at the main characters to stop and turn around but of course it's no use. It's skin hung loose off of it's emaciated and thin frame, like a raccoon, bits of matted fur and dirt and mud clung to its legs like a disease. I grew up in Southern Appalachia (app-uh-latch-uh), in Western North Carolina 30 minutes outside of the town of Asheville. This anthology is comprised of 8 tales with a lot of recognisable names from the indie horror scene.

After Johnston’s visit, the story spread, and the entity started growing stronger, feeding off of the attention. All I can say is that this is a great book that I read in one sitting as it's so gripping and I couldn't put it down as I had to know what was going to happen next!Now, moving upwards towards West Virginia, you will find the home for the original Mothman sightings. He tried to ignore this sensation, but then he looked back at the house and saw someone in an upstairs window…watching him. Well, last night I went out side to play with the dogs and as dark sat in I built a decent sized fire in my fire pit and consumed some good old fashioned Appalachian Mountain cough syrup from a mason jar, and just as the fire was dying down, my American Bulldog tore off towards the woods. Another creepy story is about children who seemed to be odd and very creepy to a group of hikers along the Appalachian Mountain Trail. Only then did it dawn on me that the front of my truck was every bit of 5 ft tall and this dog was every bit of 5 ft tall at the shoulder on all fours.

Now that we know a few of the horrifying urban legends that have happened in the Appalachian Mountains, let’s talk about some classic Appalachian superstitions that are prevalent so you can keep yourself safe from the many scary facts and fictions of the area. Supposedly a small, round group of pale-skinned and blue-eyed humanoid creatures, the Moon-eyed people were considered by the Native Americans to be a separate race of nocturnal people, who stayed in caves due to their eyes being so blue that they were sensitive to the sun. As this myth illustrates, stories sometimes have a deeper purpose; are meant for more than just an exhilarating jolt of fear. Over the past few decades, sightings of a fuzzy bear-like creature have been spotted in the woods of the Appalachian Mountains. It's so hard to explain the outline of the plot it something you'll have to read for yourself to know.In 1862, there were three major Civil War battles which were fought over different fronts on what is now known as the Maryland section that is along the Appalachian Mountain Trail. One night as they were asleep in their tent, they were woken up to the sound of rustling and odd noises coming from outside their tent. Around 3:00 am, the train approached the Bostian Bridge in Statesville, NC where the train plummeted into a nearby creek. The Bell Witch Hauntings began when John Bell, his wife Lucy Bell, and their children moved from North Carolina to present-day Adams, Tennessee. This town, Dudley town was built in the 18th century and was abandoned by the inhabitants in the 19th century with visible ruins being left behind.

The sparsely populated woods don't possess any energy that goes one way or the other, the ground doesn't seem to be alive like it is in Appalachia. The next evening, when he was relaxing by his fire, he was startled to discover a stranger standing close to his fuel. Some of the creepy of the Appalachian Mountain Trail are legends from the early native people of the region, the Cherokee Indians. Johnston upon arrival and continued to haunt other visitors– including Andrew Jackson’s “entourage”.In an attempt at stealthy seeing the rites, the woman disguised herself in the skin of a cougar and hid behind a rock while the shaman performed the ceremony. After reaching the city limits of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the couples reported the sighting to the police immediately. As the legend goes, exactly 50 years later (to the day), a woman waited alongside a road parallel to the Bostian Bridge due to car troubles.