Some people love to insult American food. The food of the old world, they say, is more classy, more fine dining.

America is only good at making fast food, where quality

takes the backseat to cost and convenience. But these opinions couldn't be further from the

truth. Barbecue, Cajun, soul food. Sure, some of these may technically have their roots in other

countries, but in America, they have evolved into something that

you can't quite find anywhere else. From the lobster roll to key lime pie, America knows how

to get creative in the kitchen. Sure, we may be a melting pot that is borrowed from other countries,

but we've been cooking up something new here for a very long time. American food is uniquely its own.

Going beyond the food metaphor, though, this nation is full of distinct regional cultures

that often get overlooked on the world stage, and one of the most unique of them all,

comes from a legendary place, Appalachia.

Stretching nearly 2,000 miles along the eastern United States,

the Appalachian Mountains have given birth to some of the most colorful folklore in America.

And while its settlers did originally take inspiration from the many early Scots and Irishmen

who immigrated there, those old mountains twisted their songs and stories

into something brand new and absolutely creepy. So pull on your boots and grab your walking

stick because we're about to take a hike through some of the best Appalachian ghost stories around.

You'd better hope that black bears are the only danger we run into, though, because

these hills, my friends, are haunted. I'm Aaron Man road, and she was completely barefoot.

Foster couldn't believe his eyes.

He squeezed them shut, then opened them again.

But she was still there.

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