" Headless visions-howls and moans-ghostly ladies dressed in black and
white-a fiddling spirit dancing on the road. Such are the sights and
sounds that inhabit the pages of Lynwood Montell's Kentucky Ghosts. This
collection is representative of the rich tradition of ghost or "haint"
tales passed on through the ages and across cultures as a way of dealing
with death and the lore of the spirit world. In retelling the tales,
Montell has included details about architecture, geography, and local
cult