David W Thompson

Before European colonists first dipped their toes in our Nation's River, it succored generations of American Indians, who added their own stories and often stained its banks with their blood. Revolutionary War ghosts haunt its length, from Shepherdstown to Saint George's Island. Harpers Ferry is home to more than one nineteenth-century haunt, and ghosts of Civil War soldiers linger in the river's upper reaches. Former residents still reside in historic buildings in Sterling, Arlington and Alexandria. Point Lookout, at the mouth of the river, is the most haunted site in Maryland. While the Potomac has weathered horrors and tragedies, many residents did not. Author David W. Thompson tells their stories.

Take a journey to the dark side of Southern Maryland, one of the most haunted spots in America, and visit with the ghosts and otherworldly specters of the area.Southern Maryland is one of the most haunted spots in America. From pre-colonial settlements to modern times, the tales of every era of its history are often dark and sometimes bloody. Brave readers will meet the many otherworldly specters that loved the area too much to leave, like the spirit of the witch Moll Dyer or the nun reclaiming her ancestral home. Learn the haunted history of Sotterley Plantation and the stories of the ghosts that remained after the Civil War. Author David W. Thompson takes the reader on a spooky journey through Southern Maryland's long history.

Sons and Brothers continues the tradition of its award winning predecessors in the "Legends of the Family Dyer" trilogy. This third installment, although stand-alone, follows the descendants of the accused 17th century witch, Moll Dyer. Another century has passed and divergent family lines are reunited.Two cousins from different backgrounds, Garren and Brodie, meet at a camp in the Potomac highlands. One hails from the flatlands of Southern Maryland; the other calls the mountains of West Virginia home. The Dyer family's ancestral foe, the dark entity Laris, doesn't care where they came from because he knows who they came from. Disguising his intentions, he has one last chance to complete Lilith's demonic hit. Three friends oppose the ancient evil: Anna-a hesitant Native American spiritualist, Lenore-a teenager discovering shape-shifting abilities, and Garren-a regular teenage guy with too much to lose...and plenty to gain. The terrors of the past are revisited and the corruption of the past seeps into the present. The friends embark on a life and death challenge with help from Anna's spirit guide. All three, a "hero triumvirate," embrace their newfound talents in an attempt to save their loved ones from the encroaching darkness. In this often bloody and heart wrenching tale, dark family secrets are revealed, temptation is embraced and the circle of life is renewed. Does love conquer hate? Should some truths remain untold? Can some sins not be forgiven? What would you do?

You knew this was coming. I guess we all did... In a post-apocalyptic world, teen-aged Jeremy comes of age even as the addict Morgan tries to reclaim his lost manhood...and his forgotten humanity. Jeremy's younger sister Alicia holds a teddy bear under her arm...and the heart of a lion beating in her chest. The monsters are real, both the human ones and the perversions of man. In the old world's rubble, an ancient legend inspires a new hero to rise, but will our intrepid trio survive until his emergence? Call of the Falconer is a dystopian novella creating a new mythology, as the forgotten of society become its heroes.

The demonic force that's cursed the Dyer family for generations has returned even stronger Defeated by Moll Dyer a century earlier, the demon Laris lays claim to another Dyer child.Homesteading on Devil's Peak, skin-walking shaman John Dyer must fight to save his bloodline. Can the Dyers stand against the horrific desires of a centuries old demon? Can their faith in each other overcome the evil pitted against them?This historically accurate epic follows John- scion of the Dyer family, and the great-great grandson of the venerable Moll Dyer-- in his quest for a new life, and a place to settle down and call home.The fates conspire against the Dyers, and only their sorely tested faith in each other can overcome the evil set in place against them.

Moll Dyer prays she can leave her troubles behind when she immigrates to the new world, but a paranormal threat grows, and soon follows her across the ocean to Maryland.Colonial life in the Old Line state was tough on both man and woman. Hunger, disease, Indian attacks, and drought tested the resolve of the settlers daily, but troubles for the Dyers included the threat of a succubus on a mission Will the demonic call initiated by her family prove too much to resist as she labors to rebuild her life in a distant land?The legend of Moll Dyer originated in earliest colonial Maryland. Despite 300 years of civilization, and scientific reason, Moll's name is still often heard there, especially around campfires late at night, or as a warning to misbehaving little people. Her spirit is often seen as a wisp of unnatural fog in the swampy woodlands near her homestead, with her half wolf companion at her side. This is her story.

Co-published with the Speech Communication Association, these thirty original essays explore the history of non-dramatic literature in performance from Homer to the present. Focusing on various historical perspectives, the essays examine the impact of orality on the written word and the translation of that impact into performance. Associate editors are Wallace A. Bacon, Eugene Bahn, Lee Hudson and Alethea S. Mattingly. Managing Editor is Jean Haskell Speer.