Centralia, Pennsylvania

Robert Lewis Stevenson once remarked that some landscapes cry out for a story. Centralia is one such landscape. These are the stories that were inspired by what happened there and the lack of presence in the landscape today. These are fictional accounts of Centralia’s history that serve as a counter-current to the real dangers of anthracite coal mining. There are fictional accounts of vampires, dragons, and other supernatural beings that lurk in the abandoned mine shafts beneath the town of Centralia. They form in the imagination of various authors and represent a different version of the Centralia landscape.