"Mysterious Kentucky" is now available to order from Whitechapel Press. 168 pgs. $15.95

Mailing address:
BMNunnelly
P.O.Box 187
Robards Ky. - 42452

 

What do UFO's, Bigfoot, Pterosaurs, Leprechauns, Lizard Men, Water Monsters and Werewolves all have in common? They have all been encountered in the Bluegrass State. See how Kentucky, the 15th state, ranks as one of the most mysterious pieces of ground in America and lays claim to an astounding number of world famous Fortean events. From the birth of the world's greatest psychic healer, Edgar Cayce, to the death of the WWII hero pilot, Capt. Thomas Mantell - the first UFO related fatality, the history of KY is like no other. See how all parts of the commonwealth are consistantly haunted by a plethora of unexplained phenomenas sure to send chills down the bravest spines.
Does the mysterious man-ape called 'Bigfoot' roam the lonely bottomlands and virgin forests of KY?
The answer is yes! But he's not the only 'Beast Man' to call the Bluegrass State home, and is certainly not the most terrifying 'critter' to be encountered here. Meet the 'Beast of LBL' and the 'Spottsville Monster', 2 hulking horrors that would give even the largest Sasquatch nightmares.
See the hungry aquatic creatures  that lurk beneath the surfaces of Ky's rivers and lakes, waiting for the next unwary swimmer. Could it be you?
Gaze into Ky's mysterious past, complete with vanished races, diminutive beings and impossibly ancient cultures and the anomalous artifacts they left behind. Find out what secrets the ancient Native American burial mounds and immense caves systems conceal - like giant human skeletal remains and petrified mummies.
Who are Ky's 'Little People',only 2 feet tall and fond of wearing pointy hats, and where do they come from?
Mysteries in the sky, on the land and in the water, "Mysterious Kentucky" has got it all and is sure to satisfy everyone with a taste for the unknown. Find out why Kentucky was called the 'dark and bloody ground'...If you dare.

Howdy group.
As the publication of "Mysterious Kentucky" looms near, I thought I'd give everyone a peek at the cover blurbs that I've received (special
thanks to Linda and Nick here)so far. I'm really overwhelmed and
humbled by the (far too) kind reactions and comments of some of the
world's top Fortean authors and I'm in their debts.
BMN

"The state of Kentucky grows things far stranger than blue grass, and
plays host to creatures furrier, bigger, and much, much meaner than
its famed thoroughbred horses. Barton Nunnelly's "Mysterious
Kentucky", a full-throttle safari through weird places not found in
official Kentucky tour guides, details them all. Nunnelly has not
only compiled a veritable Smoky Mountain of unexplained phenomena; he
has documented his own treks into Kentucky's most isolated swamps,
forests and caves. And as an accomplished artist, he provides first
class forensic illustrations of the cryptids he has been lucky enough
to spot. Nunnelly also delves into the state's crazy UFO incidents --
replete with little green men -- as well as ancient Native American
puzzles. This book is for anyone willing to open his or her cranium
to the mind-bending realization that humanity does not yet know it
all. Barton Nunnelly doesn't claim to know everything either, but his
book is one heck of a documentation of the strangeness that is
Kentucky."

–Linda S. Godfrey, author "The Beast of Bray Road, Tailing
Wisconsin's Werewolf"; "Hunting the American Werewolf"; "Weird
Michigan"; "Strange Wisconsin" and co-author "Weird Wisconsin".

"The first of a new breed...groundbreaking!
"Mysterious Kentucky" illustrates the effectiveness of a focused,
experienced researcher who concentrates on the mysterious events
within the boundaries of a single state. Bart Nunnelly, a lifelong
Kentucy resident and gifted writer has compiled a most impressive
compendium of weird events that have occurred throughout the
Bluegrass State for over 200 years. Ghosts, UFO's, cryptids, bigfoot
and more are amply chronicled in this groundbreaking literary effort.
If modern investigators of mysterious or paranormal phenomena are
ever going to develop coherent explanations for what is going on in
these seemingly separate realms, then they will succeed by taking on
the whole spectrum of mysterious phenomena. Chronicling each of these
phenomena in separate books is not as productive and enlightening as
treating them together, so that patterns and commonalities in
location can be considered. This is the approach employed by Mr.
Nunnelly in "Mysterious Kentucky" and it represents a groundbreaking
effort to unify elements of various mysteries that, until now, have
always been studied and written about separately. And what a writer
Bart is. He credits his father's facility for storytelling for
inspiring him to write down the myriad events that he has chronicled
throughout his lifetime as a rural Kentucky resident. I grew up in
neighboring Ohio, and my parents came from New Albany, Indiana, just
across the Ohio River from Kentucky. As a youngster I read and heard
a great deal about some of the bizarre events that routinely occurred
in specific parts of Kentucky. But, to my knowledge, no one has ever
attemted to document them - until now. This book is an eye-popping
collection of accounts of the creepy, bizarre, and the unexplained.
I see this book as the first of a new breed. It is a skillfully
written compendium and a new approach to solving some of the earth's
most enduring mysteries. Bart Nunnelley's "Mysterious Kentucky" is
truly the way of the future for cryptid, paranormal, and bigfoot
research. This book is a must for students of the mysterious and the
unexplained."
-Thom Powell
author of "The Locals: A Contemporary investigation of the
Bigfoot/Sasquatch Phenomena"

"For anyone and everyone interested in the mysteries of this world
and beyond, Bart Nunnelly's book is one that you cannot afford to
miss. Packed to bursting point with eerie tales from Kentucky's
strange skies to its murky waters, and from its shadowy woods to its
haunted cemeteries, "Mysterious Kentucky" is one of those books that
is best read by candlelight on a dark and stormy night. You thought
those old horror movies you watched as kids were mere fiction? You
are wrong, my friends. Dead wrong. As Bart demonstrates time and
again, dark and diabolical entities lurk in deepest Kentucky,
including werewolves, Bigfoot, phantoms, and...well, I will leave you
to learn the macabre delights for yourself.
Read and enjoy - and keep a careful watch over your shoulder too...A
great read - really excellent!"

-Nick Redfern, author of "Three Men Seeking Monsters" and
"Memoirs of a Monster Hunter".

"This book serves up stranger stories than you'll find from almost
any other region of North America. Bart may not like the
term 'folklore,' but that is the heart of this book's focus and
highly valuable as such. This collection of weird sightings and
anomalies opens our eyes to a cultural framework that is otherwise
invisible, but shouldn't be overlooked. People see strange things.
They may not know what they saw, or understand why they saw it, but
they have encountered the clash between normal and strange. Patchwork
scientific (or parascientific) explanations are not needed to explain
away the folkloric atmosphere. Bart understands the role of story. He
doesn't press his interpretations, and we may agree or disagree with
stated perceptions, but he gives us plenty of raw data for our own
analysis, speculation, and future investigation."

-Chad Arment, Author, publisher, cryptozoologist