One night, not long in the past, a park ranger was alerted to a hound baying deep in the hollow of Old Man’s Cave. He made his way from the park office and along the dark trail to search it out, flashlight in hand and following the howls until he was sure the dog was just within reach. Louder, the cries rang out, circling the ranger whose flashlight caught no sign of the dog in its beam. Then suddenly, the howls stopped as quickly as they had begun. He had come face to face with a legend-the baying hound of Old Man’s Cave. This is just one of the many legends in the regions in and around Hocking Hills and Old Man’s Cave:

The Old Man of Old Man’s Cave

Ash Cave Pale Lady

Rock House

Legend of the Dead Horse Thief

The Bully, The Engineer, and Lavender Lady of Moonville Tunnel

The Weeping Angel in Athens

The Lone Grave at Shallenberger Nature Preserve

Dead Man Hollow at Shawnee State Forest

Athens Asylum

Bloody Horseshoe Grave

Over 55 frightening ghost stories and folk tales along with haunted places to hike:

Hocking Hills State Park

Wayne National Forest

Ohio State Forests

Moonville Rail Trail

This is the first edition of Haunted Hocking and is updated to reflect the same as the Haunted Hocking Ghost Stories in the Hocking Hills.