Ghost Mountain

Ghost Mountain is a mountain that appeared yesterday, changing the lives of the local people; the town drunk, a retired teacher and her dog, a young soul and his wife, an old soul. It is a story about all that is unmistably present, yet never truly fathomable in our lives.

Grand Cayman Island. AJ Bailey wishes she could forget her friend’s tragic death. Yet, the crystal-blue Caribbean offers none of its usual comfort. Especially when an expedition brings her across the floating, naked body of a drowned teenager. Haunted by the memories of her lost friend, AJ involves the local police service before moving on with her business.

Life is about to change for Brian Henderson, now that he knows the secrets of Beach Drive. Unbeknownst to Brian and the others, they have brought something else home with them after their misadventure in the forest. The spirit of a mountain man has followed them to Frederickport with a secret of his own.

There are secrets deep in the Appalachian Mountains that are as old as time. Magic, mysteries, the macabre. Secret societies, feral people, the fae, and wandering spirits that the world forgot. These six stories bring the timeless folk story tradition of Appalachian Kentucky storytelling into modern times with contemporary settings. These are the witches and the wanderers of Ghost Mountain.

Auf unerklärliche Weise steht plötzlich ein Berg dort, wo zuvor nur brachliegende Felder waren. Die neue Erhebung bringt das Leben der lokalen Bevölkerung über Nacht durcheinander: Da sind der Landeskartenbeamte, der seine Stunde gekommen sieht, und seine schöne Frau mit den Korkenzieherlocken, die sich sehnlich ein Kind wünscht. Da sind der stadtbekannte Säufer, der aber kein Alkoholiker ist, und die frühpensionierte Kunstlehrerin, deren Hund tragisch an einem Ball erstickt.