Last year I launched a project that has been a dream of mine for nearly two decades — the Haunts & Hollows library of travel guides. The first volume, Georgia Backroads, gave readers a stop-by-stop guided tour to some of the dimly lit places in the history of the Peach State. The response has been amazing, with everyone asking for new guides for other states and the next thing I could dream up.

That next thing is here — Haint Tales & Other Stories, a collection of Southern Gothic folktales and ghost lore sure to chill the soul. I’ve been collecting these first-person tales for years, and these are a few of my favorites rewritten for modern audiences:

• Bury My Bones
• The Legend of Skinned Tom
• The Woman in White
• The Ghost of Barbleue
• The Queen Witch of Clemson
• And more than 35 other ghostly tales

If you want one of the first copies, you can get yours at County Argyle or the Haunts & Hollows site. The book will also be available in paperback on Amazon after July 7th. Be sure to grab your copy here or the next time you see me in person. Next up: A book on the east coast of Florida, followed soon with a guide to western North Carolina!

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