Dark Side of the Holler

Droop Mountain Battlefield
Deep in the gut of West Virginia there’s a place where families spread blankets and children chase each other through the grass.
Apr 6 • Waylon Graves

March 2026

Out Now! Cryptid Carl Chronicles: Black Water
A Blood-Soaked Thrill Ride Through Appalachian Folklore
Mar 31 • Waylon Graves
The Michigan Dogman
Tracing a modern legend from Michigan timberlands to the hollers of Appalachia
Mar 24 • Waylon Graves
Advanced Reviewer Copy: Black Water
Cryptid Carl Chronicles (Book 2)
Mar 19 • Waylon Graves
Appalachia as Villain
Where coastal snobs dare not tread
Mar 17 • Waylon Graves
The Snallygaster
The Quick Spirit of Extraction
Mar 10 • Waylon Graves
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
Buried history turned a playground into a quiet grave
Mar 3 • Waylon Graves

February 2026

Hollow King
Cryptid Carl Chronicles (Book 1)
Feb 24
Horror is Moral
Horror is not about blood or gore; It’s about judgment.
Feb 17 • Waylon Graves
The Phantom of Flatwoods
AKA The Flatwoods Monster
Feb 10 • Waylon Graves
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
A Home for the Disobedient
Feb 3 • Waylon Graves

January 2026

Hollow King
Cryptid Carl Chronicles (Book 1)
Jan 27 • Waylon Graves
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