{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 064: Horror Stories, Faith, and Scary Encounters in Appalachia","description":" Ashley Stinnett is the Communications Coordinator for Coalfield Development, he\u2019s a co-founder of the Film Futures Foundation, a former republican candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates, an actor, and an author. He was born and grew up in Lavalette, West Virginia and currently resides in Wayne County. &amp;nbsp;  Today he joins Garrett to talk about Halloween, the horror genre, and his book   Haunted Tales From Appalachia: Ghosts, Spirits and Other Strange Happenings from the Hills and Hollows.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;  Many of the stories in Ashley\u2019s book are inspired by real events. In this episode, he shares some of the family stories that inspired his book and discusses his faith and its influence on his horror writing. Garrett &amp;amp; Ashley explore the value of the horror genre in film and writing and tackle the question  \u201cIs  Appalachia an inherently scary place?\u201d&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;  Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark  Goosebumps books  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goosebumps  Scholastic BookFair  https:\/\/bookfairs.scholastic.com\/content\/fairs\/home.html &amp;nbsp;  Other Books by Ashley Stinnett:  The Liberty Documents: Principles That Framed a Nation  Grasping Appalachian Conservatism: How Not to Be Mistaken for a Latte Liberal  The Liberty Essays: Restoring a Lost American Principle &amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp;  Garrett Ballengee,  Host  Executive Director -  @gballeng  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Amanda Kieffer,  Executive Producer  Communications Director -  @akieffer13&amp;nbsp;  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Nate Phipps,  Editor &amp;amp; Producer  Communications &amp;amp; Social Media Associate  -  @Aviv5753  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Follow:  YouTube,  Twitter,  Facebook,   LinkedIn,  Instagram  Support:  Patreon,  Donate,  Newsletter ","author_name":"Forgotten America","author_url":"http:\/\/forgottenamerica.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28447187\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/28447187"}