Putney Mountain Short Story

Having lived his entire life in the house on the outskirts of Howardsville, forty miles southwest of Charleston, West Virginia in the Allegany Mountains, Ernest Cassidy knew the town’s secrets. Along with the unusual activities on Putney Mountain especially the screams and the bright lights seen by the people living in the nearby tract homes, since everyone was afraid of him, no one believed him. Still, they knew there was something up there, but Ernest Cassidy convinced them to stay away since it only served a special purpose.
That morning, Mr. Cassidy finished his breakfast and washed the dishes, all of sudden, a loud muffled scream came roaring through the open window. Chuckling as he went to the backyard to check on the hound dog and found