Elk River Ghost Tales and Lore, by Mack Samples, West Virginia
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Elk River Ghost, Tales and Lore
by Mack Samples
Paperback, 82 pages
Pull up a chair and join author Mack Samples as he recounts tales from along the Elk River. The Porter’s Creek Ghost tells the tale of an American Indian who purportedly drowned in one of his boats in a “big tide” along the Elk, his splashing and struggles being detected by shy horses and locals for a century.
In The Northern Lights, chuckle along with Samples as local Elk River Pentecostals who observed aurora borealis believed that the end was truly near, with the righteous rejoicing and the less-than-righteous beginning to panic.
In The Mystery Buck, an enormous eight-point buck appears to torment hunters for more than a quarter century, apparently impenetrable to bullets.
Many of the stories have been passed along for a century around campfires and coffeepots. Some of the stories center around factually based incidents that actually occurred in the Elk River Valley, a few during the author’s lifetime.
Above all, Samples has painted a realistic portrait of life as it was several generations ago in West Virginia. Samples credits his late aunt, Mayme Samples Cole, with many of the ghost stories, and remembers the cousins often being afraid to walk home after evenings at Aunt Mayme’s. His ninety-three year old mother, Velva Kennedy Samples, has refreshed his memory on many of the stories and filled in some critical facts.
In The Northern Lights, chuckle along with Samples as local Elk River Pentecostals who observed aurora borealis believed that the end was truly near, with the righteous rejoicing and the less-than-righteous beginning to panic.
In The Mystery Buck, an enormous eight-point buck appears to torment hunters for more than a quarter century, apparently impenetrable to bullets.
Many of the stories have been passed along for a century around campfires and coffeepots. Some of the stories center around factually based incidents that actually occurred in the Elk River Valley, a few during the author’s lifetime.
Above all, Samples has painted a realistic portrait of life as it was several generations ago in West Virginia. Samples credits his late aunt, Mayme Samples Cole, with many of the ghost stories, and remembers the cousins often being afraid to walk home after evenings at Aunt Mayme’s. His ninety-three year old mother, Velva Kennedy Samples, has refreshed his memory on many of the stories and filled in some critical facts.
About the Author
Mack Samples was born and raised in Corton, West Virginia, a rural community near the Kanawha/Clay County lines. After a four-year stint in the United States Navy he entered Glenville State College and graduated with an A.B. Degree. He taught three years in West Virginia public schools, and then got a Master s Degree in History and Political Science from Ohio University.
Mack worked for the University of South Carolina for three years as a professor and administrator. He then returned to Glenville State College and served as Registrar and Director of Admissions for 21 years. The final five years of his professional life was spent as a West Virginia University Extension Agent in Clay County. Since his retirement in 1999 Mack has enjoyed some success as a writer and currently has seven books on the market, some fiction and some non-fiction. Mack has always been involved in traditional music. His band,
The Samples Brothers, has been active since 1978 and still performs on the festival circuit and other venues. He is a well known as a traditional square dance caller. He and his wife, Thelma, are also ballroom dancers. They live on a 55-acre spread in Duck, WV.
During the 2003 Vandalia Festival in Charleston, West Virginia, Mack was presented with the Vandalia Award, the state s highest award for the preservation of traditional life in the Mountain State.
Mack and Thelma are the parents to two children, Tracy and Grayson, and have two grandchildren, Emma Grace and Amelia Julianne Samples.
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