Ted Fauster
Author of science, fantasy, and adventure literature, Ted Fauster has been a writer and publications adviser for West Virginia Explorer since 2011. Fauster worked as a reporter at The Register-Herald in Beckley, W.Va., before moving westward to Portland, Ore.
Inside West Virginia’s National Radio Quiet Zone, where scientists listen to the universe
GREEN BANK, W.Va. — The universe is a strange place. And it is never truly silent. Across the vast darkness it whispers, in radio waves older than Earth, in particles carried on solar winds, in faint rhythms beating from stars long dead. If we listen carefully, we...
Helvetia, West Virginia: Where Swiss tradition and Appalachian spirit defy time
HELVETIA, W.Va. — History will tell you the name Helvetia is derived from the Helvetii, a Celtic tribe that once peopled the region now known as Switzerland. But here in the mountains of West Virginia, where fact and folklore mingle, Helvetia simply means “Little...
White Grass cross-country skiing elevates winter in Canaan Valley, West Virginia
CORTLAND, W.Va. — Cross-country skiing is enjoying quite a renaissance. As snow-loving retirees, energetic youths, outdoor enthusiasts, and adventurous families search for quieter ways to explore winter landscapes, more people are looking beyond traditional downhill...
Did someone fake the Flatwoods Monster sighting in West Virginia?
SUTTON, W.Va. — Many West Virginians have heard of a mysterious incident in Braxton County that involved a possibly celestial creature known as the Flatwoods Monster. It was alleged to have appeared in the darkened woods behind the local grade school in 1952, only...
Was the Flatwoods Monster of central West Virginia actually a demon?
FLATWOODS, W.Va. — In the annals of West Virginia lore, the Flatwoods Monster sighting of September 12, 1952, remains one of the most captivating and controversial reports of an extraterrestrial encounter—or does it? Descriptions of the event have led some to...
Ted Fauster: Meet the top five monsters from the West Virginia hills
In the late 1990s, I was asked to pen a book of West Virginia folklore. I opted instead to create my own tales based on local legends, but other legends are more closely grounded in the soil of West Virginia. Maybe you haven’t heard such tales. Perhaps you’re planning...
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Inside West Virginia’s National Radio Quiet Zone, where scientists listen to the universe
GREEN BANK, W.Va. — The universe is a strange place. And it is never truly silent. Across the vast darkness it whispers, in radio waves older than Earth, in particles carried on solar winds, in faint rhythms beating from stars long dead. If we listen carefully, we...
Helvetia, West Virginia: Where Swiss tradition and Appalachian spirit defy time
HELVETIA, W.Va. — History will tell you the name Helvetia is derived from the Helvetii, a Celtic tribe that once peopled the region now known as Switzerland. But here in the mountains of West Virginia, where fact and folklore mingle, Helvetia simply means “Little...
White Grass cross-country skiing elevates winter in Canaan Valley, West Virginia
CORTLAND, W.Va. — Cross-country skiing is enjoying quite a renaissance. As snow-loving retirees, energetic youths, outdoor enthusiasts, and adventurous families search for quieter ways to explore winter landscapes, more people are looking beyond traditional downhill...
Did someone fake the Flatwoods Monster sighting in West Virginia?
SUTTON, W.Va. — Many West Virginians have heard of a mysterious incident in Braxton County that involved a possibly celestial creature known as the Flatwoods Monster. It was alleged to have appeared in the darkened woods behind the local grade school in 1952, only...
Was the Flatwoods Monster of central West Virginia actually a demon?
FLATWOODS, W.Va. — In the annals of West Virginia lore, the Flatwoods Monster sighting of September 12, 1952, remains one of the most captivating and controversial reports of an extraterrestrial encounter—or does it? Descriptions of the event have led some to...
Ted Fauster: Meet the top five monsters from the West Virginia hills
In the late 1990s, I was asked to pen a book of West Virginia folklore. I opted instead to create my own tales based on local legends, but other legends are more closely grounded in the soil of West Virginia. Maybe you haven’t heard such tales. Perhaps you’re planning...