Post by Tomspy77 on Feb 11, 2015 17:19:40 GMT -6
NC author, ghost hunter to appear on TV
EAST BEND — A local ghost hunter and author will be appearing soon on television. Michael Renegar, an East Bend native, has been an avid fan and believer in ghost stories from a young age. He will appear on Destination America’s show “Monsters and Mysteries in America” discussing the legend of Lydia the phantom hitchhiker in Jamestown. The show was original scheduled to air this weekend, but has been postponed to the spring.
Renegar is the author of several books about ghosts in North Carolina and is also the founder of ghost hunting group the Camel City Spirit Seekers.
“When I was small we used to sit around and listen to the older folks tell ghost stories,” Renegar explained. He said as a child he heard many stories about the Great Depression and World War II from elders in his family and community, but it was the stories of the supernatural that he most enjoyed.
“The ghost stories always held a special fascination for me and I always believed in them,” he said.
Upon leaving Yadkin County to attend college at Appalachian State University, Renegar again found himself caught up with the spirit of things unseen. Renegar worked and resided in East Residence Hall, which he called a “very haunted place.”
After collecting ghost stories for a number of years, Renegar decided to write a book on the topic. His first book, entitled “Roadside Revenants” was published in 2005 and is now in its second printing. It contains ghost stories from Yadkin County, Appalachian State University and other areas in the western part of North Carolina.
In 2011, Renegar released a second book called “Tarheel Terrors.” That same year, he co-authored the book “Ghosts of the Triad” with friend and fellow ghost hunter Amy Spease. Renegar has another book he hopes to publish soon.
The story of the Hunt House in Huntsville is one of Renegar’s favorite ghost stories, he said.
“We always heard about it growing up that it was haunted,” he said. “There were two families that lived in there in the 1800s and they both had tragic events happen to them.”
Renegar said that there are several ghost stories in the East Bend area.
“The one that is oldest I’d say is the headless horse,” he said.
The story, Renegar said, was that a horse was killed in an accidental explosion at a military training area during the Revolutionary War. The ghost of a horse with no head was seen by an area resident while walking on a path through the woods just east of the East Bend United Methodist Church. There have been no recent sightings of the headless horse’s ghost, Renegar said.
The Huff House in East Bend also is reputed to be haunted by J.G. Huff’s 4-year-old son who accidentally shot himself in 1895.
For more about ghosts and supernatural happenings in the area, visit the Camel City Spirit Seekers page on Facebook. Renegar’s books are all available on Amazon.com. The story of phantom hitchiker Lydia in the Jamestown area will be featured, along with an interview with Renegar, on the Destination America channel sometime this coming spring.
Kitsey E. Burns may be reached at 336-679-2341 or on Twitter @ripplereporterk.
Renegar is the author of several books about ghosts in North Carolina and is also the founder of ghost hunting group the Camel City Spirit Seekers.
“When I was small we used to sit around and listen to the older folks tell ghost stories,” Renegar explained. He said as a child he heard many stories about the Great Depression and World War II from elders in his family and community, but it was the stories of the supernatural that he most enjoyed.
“The ghost stories always held a special fascination for me and I always believed in them,” he said.
Upon leaving Yadkin County to attend college at Appalachian State University, Renegar again found himself caught up with the spirit of things unseen. Renegar worked and resided in East Residence Hall, which he called a “very haunted place.”
After collecting ghost stories for a number of years, Renegar decided to write a book on the topic. His first book, entitled “Roadside Revenants” was published in 2005 and is now in its second printing. It contains ghost stories from Yadkin County, Appalachian State University and other areas in the western part of North Carolina.
In 2011, Renegar released a second book called “Tarheel Terrors.” That same year, he co-authored the book “Ghosts of the Triad” with friend and fellow ghost hunter Amy Spease. Renegar has another book he hopes to publish soon.
The story of the Hunt House in Huntsville is one of Renegar’s favorite ghost stories, he said.
“We always heard about it growing up that it was haunted,” he said. “There were two families that lived in there in the 1800s and they both had tragic events happen to them.”
Renegar said that there are several ghost stories in the East Bend area.
“The one that is oldest I’d say is the headless horse,” he said.
The story, Renegar said, was that a horse was killed in an accidental explosion at a military training area during the Revolutionary War. The ghost of a horse with no head was seen by an area resident while walking on a path through the woods just east of the East Bend United Methodist Church. There have been no recent sightings of the headless horse’s ghost, Renegar said.
The Huff House in East Bend also is reputed to be haunted by J.G. Huff’s 4-year-old son who accidentally shot himself in 1895.
For more about ghosts and supernatural happenings in the area, visit the Camel City Spirit Seekers page on Facebook. Renegar’s books are all available on Amazon.com. The story of phantom hitchiker Lydia in the Jamestown area will be featured, along with an interview with Renegar, on the Destination America channel sometime this coming spring.
Kitsey E. Burns may be reached at 336-679-2341 or on Twitter @ripplereporterk.