Samantha Munt, well-known by her title, S.K Munt, is a local Mackay author who has made the Amazon Best-Seller list twice in Australian Fiction, for her collection of local ghost stories in her book, ‘And The Memory Remains’.
By popular demand, S.K Munt is writing a second book and is currently on the hunt for the spookiest ghost stories in the Mackay and surrounding regions.
Samantha has been interested in ‘all things spooky’ since she was a young schoolgirl in the early nineties, spending her time discovering books at Bucasia Primary School and on the mobile library bus.
By grade four, she was hooked on the works of Stephen King. Also an avid fan of Halloween, making haunted houses, watching scary movies and telling ghost stories to her friends.
The older Samantha got, the more she wrote about these stories, describing that her book series has been ‘about 35 years in the making.’
During her research and writing journey for her debut book, Samantha not only encountered her fair share of ghosts but also accrued several more eerie experiences while touring haunted locations.
The reaction from Mackay locals was overwhelming, with the first book a labour of love for Samantha, commenting, “It was always about learning more for me, giving people in our community that love this stuff the way I do, a voice and a sounding board.
“I get a huge rush out of reading other people’s stories, and am so grateful to everyone who has submitted one.”
Samantha has acquired an immense amount of knowledge after writing her first book, surrounding her research and getting her facts straight. She will be expanding her search to outlying regions, such as Coalfields and the Whitsundays.
Samantha stresses that privacy is paramount – besides finding out locations for her own research, it is as confidential as you’d like it to be. Don’t worry about getting in trouble, people resonate with the story more than arbitrary details.
To share your own ghost encounter, you can find Samantha’s page on Facebook titled: ‘And The Memory Remains’ where you can message her privately.
Author of Mackay's ghost stories, S.K Munt
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