Oklahoma Ghost Stories and Urban Legends with Jeff Provine

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!We're celebrating Halloween at the Okie Bookcast! Our guest for Chapter Three is Jeff Provine - author, professor, and ghost tour guide. Jeff grew up on a Land Run farm outside of Enid and now is a Professor of English at Oklahoma City Community College. Jeff's fiction work ranges from The Academy - a long-running web comic to Celestial Voyages - a series of steam-punk novels. He is also the author of a series of books in the Haunted Oklahoma series (some with Tanya McCoy) that focus on ghost stories and urban legends from around the state. His latest book, Secret Oklahoma City, focuses on unusual stories about OKC. In addition to his writing about Oklahoma, Jeff leads ghost tours of the haunted sites around OKC and Norman featured in his books. You can access Jeff's work at jeffprovine.com. Our conversation centers on Haunted Oklahoma and ghost stories from our state, but we also cover Oklahoma history, pigeons, comics, and an incredible choice for his meal with a fictional character. Our review is by D.E. Chandler, reviewing Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. D.E.'s work ranges from novels (Bone Sliver and Nova Wave) to award-winning short fiction and poetry. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Oklahoma City University’s Red Earth MFA program, and lives with her husband Tom in Oklahoma. She is a member of Oklahoma Writers Federation’s Prosateurs chapter. You can find out more about D.E. and her work, as well as links to her social media, at her web site - dechandlerwrites.com. Mentioned in the Chapter: Reading RainbowHaunted Oklahoma Books - Jeff ProvineNorman CampusNormanShawneeGuthrieOklahoma City OklahomaThe Academy w/ Commentary - Jeff ProvineThe Academy Classic - Jeff ProvineOkie ComicsCelestial Voyages series - Jeff ProvineStone of Thor - Peggy Chambers and Mike KennedySecret Oklahoma City: A guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and ObscureM.R. James - "The Mezzotint"Edgar Allen Poe - The Raven Book of DwarvesBook of ElvesThe Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck - Don RosaHex - Thomas Olde HeuveltBone Sliver - D.E. ChandlerNova Wave - D.E. ChandlerLinks to all of these titles and organizations available at okiebookcast.comMusic by JuliusH Connect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH