About the author
Stephanie Burt Williams is the author of Haunted Hills: Ghosts and Legends of Highlands and Cashiers North Carolina, published by History Press in two editions. The book collects ghost stories and local legends associated with the Highlands and Cashiers area of North Carolina, set within the Appalachian Mountains and the Nantahala National Forest, gathering firsthand accounts and traditional tales of hauntings tied to specific places in the region. Structured as a regional folklore collection rather than an investigative or parapsychological study, it fits within a genre of local history books that document a specific area's ghost lore for residents and visitors alike. The book pairs storytelling with local geography and history, giving readers a sense of place alongside its supernatural accounts. Williams's work sits within the spiritualism category of the catalogue, aimed at readers interested in regional Appalachian folklore and light paranormal reading rather than academic treatments of American spiritualism.
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“This collection serves as a compelling entry point for those drawn to the thinning veil between worlds at sunset. However, it does not suit readers seeking rigorous academic analysis or scientific debunking of paranormal claims.…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Haunted Hills: Ghosts and Legends of Highlands and Cashiers North Carolina
“Williams provides an engaging survey of spectral residents and whispered narratives within North Carolina's Highlands and Cashiers. The book succeeds in bringing the folklore of the Nantahala National Forest to vivid life through…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Haunted Hills: Ghosts and Legends of Highlands and Cashiers North Carolina Williams, Stephanie Burt