Appalachia Stories

In the heart of a stormy night, Clara's drive home turns into a nightmare as she crashes her truck and is now on the run. Bone-chilling creatures of Appalachian folklore stalk her through the mountains. With danger lurking in the shadows, will she find the strength to escape, or will the darkness consume her?

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In the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, three children from poverty stricken southwestern Virginia save the life of a small dog. Three days later, in a neighboring town only a few miles away, a break-in occurs at an illegal top secret weapons lab. Both events unwittingly move the hands of the Doomsday Clock several minutes closer to midnight. With millions of dollars now at stake, thousands of lives hanging in the balance, and the fate of the nation's capitol dangling precariously on the edge, the fate of everyone that comes in contact with the G.I.Z.M.O. could potentially become one of hero or villain. However, if the clock runs out and strikes twelve, anyone involved will be written into history as a mass-murderer of thousands. Copyright © 2018 by C A Malosh All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Late to work, the protagonist's risky speeding leads to a terrible mistake which will come back to haunt him. A short story. Cover by: Me

Oliver Augustine is not expecting much when the summer starts. His foster family couldn't care less if he exists, and school isn't open for him to spend any time there. That is until a strange lady intercepts him one day, saying that he's been accepted into a strange school in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Oliver is suspicious at first, but decides to go. After all, it's better than staying bored for the next few months. Besides, what could go wrong?

I came across horrifying revelations about where I grew up after going back home almost 20 years after moving away.

Oliver Marsh is your average high school student in a small town where nothing changes. Graduation is right around the corner, and reality is finally catching up to him. With no direction or motivation, he seems destined to remain trapped within the remnants of forgotten Appalachia. While his friends leave for college, he continues to wander through the endless stream of memories of what used to be. Little does he know all that awaits him on the other side of those hills.

Bow Clemens is a spritely child growing up in an alternate future where magic is real, becoming the basis for technology in 2025. While society has advanced in exciting, mystifying ways, culture and values have remained stagnant. Our story will find young Bow grappling with their sense of self and layered identity as they navigate an exciting but somewhat hostile world of magic possibilities and hidden agendas. The story takes place in lower Appalachia and will follow Bow's coming of age in an episodic fashion. Bow will come face to face with cryptids, monsters, spirits and the most dreadful adversaries of all: human schoolchildren. Based on the author's life growing up in Southeastern Kentucky, the story will engage readers of all ages, especially those drawn to LGBT themes and mystical settings. The story is a work in progress and will take place from multiple points of view, switching from Bow's recollection of the past in a memoir like fashion with transitions to first person experiences of dramatic encounters.

God is the voice of love and the arm of the death. Who will people follow? Who will be condemned? Who will be saved? Jude must answer all these questions before someone answers for him.

Fresh out of college, a man named Sean joins a band of free lance cryptid hunters traveling around America in a van and RV. *CHAPTER 2 OUT NOW* Work in Progress

Magic in the Appalachian Mountains wasn't something learned from books. It was passed down in quiet conversations, in the gathering of herbs and stones, in the work of those who knew how to heal and protect. Scots-Irish settlers brought their ways, mixing them with the knowledge of the people already here. It wasn't a thing of mystery-it was a part of living. My Uncle Grant lived by it. Some called him a warlock, others a healer. Plenty feared him, but just as many came to him when they had nowhere else to turn. Magic wasn't separate from life-it was knowing which root to pull, which stone to carry, what words to speak when trouble came. It was survival. It still is.

⚰︎ 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦. ⚰︎ 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 13 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬𝑫. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ( a rorι prodυcтιonѕ preѕenтѕ тo yoυ a нorror orιgιnal ғιc.) ◦ COVER MADE BY MARC <3

Cole's unsure about a lot of things. He's unsure about his friends, his choices, his attitude, and pretty much his whole life. The only thing he's sure about is his loneliness, but that has never been a problem for him. Until his friends force him to the fair. It's shaping up to be a normal, miserable night at the fair when he runs into a guy he swears he can remember while waiting in line at the Ferris wheel: Bennett. Bennett's the exact opposite of Cole: self-assured, outspoken, and a real adventurer. So when Bennett says something unexpected, Cole must decide if he wants to go on the way he always has or if he is ready to take the wheel and become happier than he ever thought possible. ________________________ The Ferris Wheel is a cute, feel-good gay romance. Safe for all readers.

Darren Boggens has wasted half of his life chasing a high he can't hang on to, and the old man next door is determined to use what's left of his to make sure Darren finds purpose. Junker believes everyone deserves another second chance, no matter how many it takes.

Another weed and Pentecostal tale. Wonder what's worse than snake handlers?

For the past 200 years, the two Stanley brothers, Rizelle and Frederick, have been trying to find a cure to awaken their brother Ken, who has been petrified for 175 years. In their quest, they befriend Rose, who possesses the unique ability to revive Ken from his stony slumber. They come to realize that Rose is the person their mother had spoken of in the past, the one who could restore Ken. As the journey continues, Rizelle falls in love with Rose.

Enzo (main character) is not your normal boy. Somethings off, somethings BEEN off since freshman year .. but what?

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When five teenage boys hike to an abandoned town deep in the Appalachian wilderness, they expect a weekend of exploration and legend-chasing. But something in Lost Cove has been waiting for them. Something old. Something that marks and chooses. As the forest folds in around them, one by one they begin to disappear, and the only way out may be through a preacher who never stopped preaching.

When tyranny arrives in Lick-Split Kentucky it is up to the Elder Gentlemen Social Club to act against it!