Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for twenty-six creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the state of Virginia, From Goggle-Eyed Jim, who keeps stealing horses long after his death, to Rupp, the vampire who plagues Big Stone Gap, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again. Virginia folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and evil beings, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on die back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and dreary night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to Grandma's, this is a collection to treasure. Book jacket.