Granny Curse, The
And Other Ghosts and Legends from East Tennessee
Randy Russell
Witches who fly down chimneys. A chair that won’t release its occupant until a drop of blood stains the floor. A mountain that grew—and continues to grow—from the grave of a woman who was larger than life. The ghost of a woman who jumps on the bumpers of cars driving past the graveyard where she is buried. An apple tree that growls at people who pick its fruit. A woman who rose from her grave each night to get food for a baby born to her after she was buried. A peach tree that grows on the head of a deer. These and other legends and ghost stories handed down for generations are contained in this collection of 25 tales from East Tennessee.
Randy Russell is the Edgar-nominated author of five published novels for adults and two books of short stories. He and his wife, Janet Barnett, coauthored two volumes of southern Appalachian folklore and the highly popular Ghost Dogs of the South. Russell’s first young-adult novel, Dead Rules, is being published by HarperTeen in June 2011. Russell presents ghost-lore programs to groups large and small across the South. He and his wife live outside Asheville, North Carolina.
