A new short story collection of Southern humor, horror, Southern Gothic style, and stories all told in the style of a true son of the South, the award-winning author, storyteller, ghost hunter, and paranormal investigator Tally Johnson.

A brief history of common burial landscapes prior to the nineteenth century -- Changing attitudes toward nature and death -- The rural cemetery movement -- Physical and design characteristics of rural cemeteries -- Plants in rural cemeteries -- Symbolism in rural cemeteries -- Impact of rural cemeteries on the American landscape and the profession of landscape architecture.

South Carolina is well known for beaches, barbecue and palmetto trees, but plenty of mystery lies behind the idyllic façade. Some residents once claimed to be tormented by a creature that was part lizard and part man. South of the Border is one of the more famous and unique tourist attractions in the state--complete with a giant sombrero. Lynches River is the only river in the nation that crosses under the same bridge three times. Peachtree Rock Heritage Preservation in Lexington County is home to one of the most unusual natural formations in the United States.

Master storyteller Sherman Carmichael is back with another collection of the weird, strange, and mysterious in the Palmetto State. Read about the return of the infamous Lizard Man. Learn why the ghost of Francis Marion regularly appears at a church cemetery for a rendezvous. Discover the Sea Pines Shell Ring and learn of its Native American origin. Walk the halls of the old South Carolina Lunatic Asylum and hear the moans of former patients. Join Carmichael as he contemplates these stories and many more from the dark side of South Carolina.

Introduces sixteen ghost tales from all around North and South Carolina, including stories about lake monsters, pirate ghosts, and a ghost who doesn't like Christmas.