Mountain Ghost Stories and Curious Tales of Western North Carolina

Mountain Ghost Stories and Curious Tales of Western North Carolina by Randy Russell and Janet Barnett consists of many different ghosts stories that are suposably true. Most of the stories are about ghost that have died and left behind something or have unfinished business. One story in the novel was about a man named Daniel Keith who was accused for a murder and swore to be innocent. The whole city arrived to watch him be hung. "The soul of an innocent man don't rest"(Russell and Barnett 6)were his last words before he died. After his death, a shadow appeared on the south wall of the jail. The people of the town swore it was Daniel's shadow. They tried to paint over it but nothing helped make it go away. Lastly an eighty five year old man who lived ane passed away. He was the Resident that testifed against Daniel Keith during his trial. And he was the last of those cursed by Daniel Keith to die. Lastly I liked how all the stories were tied together because all of the eighteen stories happened in North Carolina.

I did like this book because it leaves many mysteries in the mountains of North Carolina. The stories were really intereting and made me want to find out what was going to happen. I also liked how all the stories were completely diferent, and they didn't sound like ghost stories we've heard over and over. Lastly I like howw all the stories were tied together because they all happened in the mountains of North Carolina so it makes you a little nervous to go there.

There were also many things I didn't like abut the novel. I didn't like how some of the stories dragged on then just cut off short. Also some of the stories did not seem too realistic to me, but thats probably because I dont believe in ghost. I think the book overall was actually a decent book if you kind of or do beieve in ghost.