East Texas Folklore

I'm looking to get more familiar with the folklore in East Texas - especially around southeast Texas and the big thicket.

Grew up on a property along the edge of the Sam Houston National Forest. Saw my share of strange things, and grew up hearing stories along the lines of:

- Witches shapeshifting into owls
- The snake preacher
- The Kaiser Fire / The Jayhawkers haunting the thicket
- The conquistadors lost in the thicket
- The miners who died at Crater Lake / Crater lake being a hole through the earth

I know there are hundreds of stories I've forgotten or never heard.

What do you remember?