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Skilled Investigator
Kathryn was a very respected Southern ghost writer in her time. "Her time" was right before the Internet boom and throughout the years I've often scanned paranormal boards and discussions for topics related to her or her stories. I live in and was raised in Alabama. She is somewhat of a legend down here. A redneck cult following, if you will, haha. Elementary school librarians read us some of her stories around Halloween time down here. My mom and grandmother knew who she was. Iirc, she read at a school event when my mother was in grade school, at her elementary. Everyone knew who she was.
The thing about Mrs. Windham was that her stories always seemed a little more surreal than the latest random house children's books. I don't even think I consider them children's books, because the stories (which were reportedly true according to her, even though a lot of them she openly stated were told to her by residents with no actual smoking guns) always left us clutching our pillows. Now, there are a few I remember that were absolutely supposedly true, two even confirmed by our teachers, and one by my grandmother. The one EVERYBODY agreed on was the ghost face in the window of Pickens Co. Courthouse. They both said they saw it with their own eyes. There's many theories as to what it is, but apparently it is there for everyone to see. I'll try to post links, but I'm on an iPad and even typing this all is a chore.
Then there's jeffery the ghost and that's just insane. I haven't looked into her recently and don't remember many details. I'm typing as I'm about to do some research. I guess I am inviting you guys to join this with me, and see if there's anything interesting to us here.
A few links:
Henry's Hill is literally like 15 minutes away from me, btw.
Mount Hope, Alabama, Ghost Sightings
The window ghost
Face in the Window - A Ghost Story in Carrollton, Alabama
Mrs windhams wiki bio
Kathryn Tucker Windham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The thing about Mrs. Windham was that her stories always seemed a little more surreal than the latest random house children's books. I don't even think I consider them children's books, because the stories (which were reportedly true according to her, even though a lot of them she openly stated were told to her by residents with no actual smoking guns) always left us clutching our pillows. Now, there are a few I remember that were absolutely supposedly true, two even confirmed by our teachers, and one by my grandmother. The one EVERYBODY agreed on was the ghost face in the window of Pickens Co. Courthouse. They both said they saw it with their own eyes. There's many theories as to what it is, but apparently it is there for everyone to see. I'll try to post links, but I'm on an iPad and even typing this all is a chore.
Then there's jeffery the ghost and that's just insane. I haven't looked into her recently and don't remember many details. I'm typing as I'm about to do some research. I guess I am inviting you guys to join this with me, and see if there's anything interesting to us here.
A few links:
Henry's Hill is literally like 15 minutes away from me, btw.
Mount Hope, Alabama, Ghost Sightings
The window ghost
Face in the Window - A Ghost Story in Carrollton, Alabama
Mrs windhams wiki bio
Kathryn Tucker Windham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia