I love folklore. Especially if it has a bit of mysticism or creepiness. This book collects a bunch of fictional short stories about a character called "Silver John" by Manly Wade Wellman. Wellman is one of my favorite authors, and these stories are top notch! They all are grounded in the mountain folklore of the past. And are set in the 40's or 50's. They are tremendous stories! My favorite one in here is called "On The Hills and Everywhere". Gives me goosebumps every time.
Incidentally, Wellman's story called "School for the Unspeakable" is really great! It isn't a Silver John story so it isn't in this book... but it is one of the creepiest stories I've ever read! Wellman was great (he has passed on).
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