Old and New Southern Appalachian Urban Legends, Tales, and Monsters

By Wilbur G. Marsh

The folktales and urban legends of the southern Appalachian Mountains are unique, changing with the cultures that carried the tales to the foothills. This book examines the most popular and more obscure of these stories, including often overlooked stories from the black community.

Thanks to TikTok, message boards, podcasts, and YouTube videos, there's been renewed interest in certain indigenous Cherokee tales, which are included here, as well as some of the newer Appalachian folklore that have gained popularity due to these communities, including feral people, dogman, the Appalachian wendigo, and the Appalachian skinwalker.

It doesn't, however, include localized folklore such as the Hopkinsville goblins, Loveland frogman, Flatwoods monster, mothman, Ohio grassman, sheepsquatch, thunderbirds, the moon-eyed people, snallygaster, dwayyo, Maryland goatman, lizardman of Scape Ore Swamp, etc., as those tales are area-specific, and don't spread throughout the Smokey Mountains like many others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CHLC7TKH
• ISBN13: 9798861250986
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"