Appalachianmountain Stories

'Fairy Crosses' are believed to have formed where fairies danced in little valleys between the mountains. On certain nights of the year, settlers believed they could find the fairies, watch their dance, and collect their tears... Charlotte lost her husband two years ago. She moved from Atlanta to Helen, a small, sleepy town in northern Georgia to escape her pain. Struggling with grief, Charlotte often talks to her husband as if he is still there. One day, Charlotte returns home to find fairy crosses in her yard. This becomes such a regular occurrence for her that she decides to take them to a local museum. There, the curator explains to Charlotte what they are and the scientific phenomenon that causes them, but also the legend. Charlotte later finds a trail of fairy crosses on a path between trail trees. It leads her down a valley where a miracle happens one night. Charlotte believes the miracle that she sees, but is it real? Based on prompt 36. "Fairy tales are real," and there couldn't be anything worse. This is a collaboration of @RowanCarver and CBMokedi. Small differences will occur throughout the story between this version and one on Rowan's account due to our independent editing. Cover image by Cheese. Title design by CBMokedi

Following the traumatic events of Wendigo Pines and the Investigation of Cameron Brooks' Disappearance, five specialists-each bound by their own loss or experience tied to the Appalachian forest-go missing one by one. Drawn together by a shared history of encounters with the unknown, they begin an off-the-books investigation into the shifting myths buried deep in the forest's heart. But this time, the woods aren't just watching. Something has evolved. Something remembers them. This 20-chapter mystery-horror tale chronicles the unraveling journey of Dr. Nadia Veras, Marcus Gentry, Amara Lane, Reed Lang, and Ethan Brooks as they uncover not just the truth-but the cost of knowing it. THIS IS THE FINAL PART OF AN INVESTIGATION TRILOGY

After surviving the cursed Appalachian woods, a lone hiker emerges battered, haunted, and forever changed. Clutched in his hand is a dirt-stained journal-Cameron Brooks' last written words, a breadcrumb trail of madness, monsters, and myths too vivid to dismiss as delusion. Now, the story goes public. Drawn by blood and an unbreakable bond, Ethan Brooks, Cameron's younger brother and a seasoned paranormal investigator, refuses to believe his brother is simply gone. Determined to uncover the truth-and perhaps bring Cameron back-Ethan assembles a small team of researchers and survivalists to venture into the same cursed stretch of wilderness. But the woods have changed. What Ethan finds is more ancient, more malicious, and far more organized than Cameron ever documented. He and his crew must now navigate a deadly labyrinth of Wendigos, Skinwalkers, and Feral People-creatures that have lived in silence until now. Cameron disturbed them. Now Ethan has awakened them. And this time, they won't be satisfied with just whispers in the trees. THIS IS PART TWO OF AN INVESTIGATION TRILOGY