The Barefoot Ghost of Roaring Fork. The Hauntings of the Smoky Mountains, #13

She died barefoot in the fire. Now she walks the trail. Deep in the heart of the Smoky Mountains, the Roaring Fork Motor Trail winds through ancient forest, forgotten cabins, and ghost stories whispered at dusk. But one tale is more than a story. In 1909, a girl named Lucy died in a fire; barefoot, betrayed, and alone. Over a century later, her spirit still lingers. and she's not the only one. When a young man named Noah goes missing near Grotto Falls, a small group sets out to find him.
What they uncover is far darker than they imagined: an ancient presence watching through the trees, a sealed evil beneath the river, and Lucy; no longer just a ghost, but something else. Something burning. As visions from Lucy's past bleed into the present, the group is pulled deeper into a battle for the soul of the forest. Their only hope lies in confronting what lies beneath. and in trusting a barefoot ghost who remembers more than she should.
Atmospheric, terrifying, and heart-wrenching, this Appalachian horror tale blends folklore and fire, memory and myth; where the dead don't always rest, and the mountain never forgets.