The Dark Heart of Appalachia
About this ebook
From the coal-darkened hollers of Eastern Kentucky to the haunted valleys of West Virginia and the shadowed forests of Eastern Ohio to the storied gaps of Southwestern Virginia, this comprehensive guide leads you through the dark heart of America’s most legendary mountain range. These hills remember everything, and the dark things lying in wait here do not always rest easy.
Join authors Mark Muncy and Erika Lance as they trace back roads and forgotten pathways through a landscape shaped by abandoned mining towns, ancient burial mounds, Civil War battlegrounds, legendary family feuds, haunted locations, and enough cryptids to fill a normal travel guide twice over. Along the way, they uncover the family stories, overlooked history, recent encounters, and eccentric roadside attractions that make Appalachia one of America’s most unforgettable and undeniably eerie places.
Pack your pepperoni rolls, carry a buckeye for luck, and prepare to explore the places where the veil between worlds grows thin.
Travel with the team behind the hit Eerie Travels podcast and the bestselling book Eerie Appalachia.
See you on the other side.
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About the author
Mark Muncy is an author of paranormal history, horror, and science fiction. He has spent more than three decades collecting ghostly tales and reports of legendary beasts. His fourth book for The History Press, Eerie Appalachia, released in summer of 2022. This follows up his best-selling books Eerie Florida, Freaky Florida and Creepy Florida. He is a frequent guest on Coast to Coast AM, The X-Zone and Into the Fray Radio. He is a commentator on numerous shows including Expedition X, Sasquatch Chronicles, Road Trips with Ripley’s and many more TV and radio shows. He is the host of Eerie Travels on Area 52 TV. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the remains of an ancient shell midden with his wife, Kari Schultz. Occasionally, he is visited by his daughters when they remember he is still there.
Erika had the unique opportunity to live in several different environments across the country growing up, giving her a colorful perspective on life. Born in Minnesota, she spent most of her formative years in Hollywood, then a ranch in New Mexico on the border of an Indian reservation. With a love of the arts since she was a child (acting, painting, sewing and dancing to name a few!) she found her passion in writing. Beginning with short stories, poems and articles for local papers, “Jimmy” is her first published fiction story.
