Haints, Witches, and Boogers: Tales from Upper East Tennessee

by Charles Edwin Price

Book Overview

At East Tennessee State University, the ghost of the university's first president roams Gilbreath Hall like a fussy custodian, closing windows and doors at the first sign of an approaching... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895870932
• ISBN13: 9780895870933
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Folklore Fun

Charles Edwin Price, along with other folklorists, such as Michael Paul Henson and William Lynwood Montell, is the perfect storyteller of supernatural legends in Appalacia. This is a wonderful compilation of such stories in that it is educational as well as entertaining, for he includes informative motifs with each legend he tells. A must-have for collectors of folklore, and those interested in a good read, whether or not they believe in the supernatural.

Spooky but interesting

I grew up around the area he is speaking of in this book. I remember many of these things happening myself. I was so glad to know I was not the only one to experience these strange things. I loved this book! I can't wait to buy more!

Well worth the time and money...

This is a fascinating book. The places are real (and some are rather creepy) and the stories are supposedly true. Every story will draw you in. The history and research the author did was extensive. This is a book you could very well (regretfully) finish in one sitting.

Very accurate reporting!

I was born and raised in Kingsport and I even met the author of this book when he came to my high school in 1996. The name is a little hokey but the book is extremely well written and the research is very good, it even includes some newspaper clippings. This book is well worth the price and the read!

A Tennessean

This was a very suspenseful book. It has many short stories in it and all are suppose to be true. Many are folklore that was passed down and most have some eyewitness testimony. My favorite was the one called "A Part Of The Dark Is Moving". Every story takes place at real place in East Tennessee. This is a must have for anyone who likes old fashion ghost stories or folklore.