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Southern Gothic
Step into the world of the unknown and unravel the dark history, and infamous legends of the American South. Join us as we journey into the heart of this rich and fascinating region, uncovering its ghostly stories, haunted places, and eeriest tales through captivating storytelling, in-depth historical research, and an immersive audio soundscape. From the Bell Witch of Tennessee to the haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the ghostly tales of the Myrtles Plantation, the Curse of Lake Lanier and beyond, get ready for an unforgettable experience that brings history to life and uncovers the truth behind classic tales of the paranormal.
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- #106
- Episodes
- 402
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- Daily
- Typical length
- 22 min
- On air since
- 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
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402 episodes, newest first
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32 min
Pedro and the Prophetic Dream | Encore Episode
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Following his death on February 16, 1893, Dr. Emile Overton Moore was buried in the Maple Hill cemetery, just north of his hometown of Helena; but, according to legend, Moore’s loyal canine companion, Pedro refused to leave his graveside after his interment. Out of respect for that beloved canine, Moore's family placed a statue of Pedro at his grave, making it one of the most infamous memorials at Maple Hill... although, the local lore surrounding Dr. Moore's death is actually a little darker and more mysterious than that heartwarming suggests.
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19 min
Addie Knox and the Plat-Eye | Campfire Tales
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For generations, the Gullah Geechee people of South Carolina's Lowcountry have passed down stories of mysterious supernatural beings known as Plat-Eyes, terrifying apparitions said to haunt the region's lonely roads, swamps, and woodlands. Sometimes appearing as ordinary animals and other times as monstrous creatures with glowing eyes, these strange entities have become an enduring part of the region's rich folklore. But one particularly chilling account comes from a Gullah woman named Addie Knox, whose alleged encounter with a Plat-Eye was recorded by folklorist Genevieve Willcox Chandler during the 1930s. While making her way home through the dark, swampy woods near Murrells Inlet, Addie reportedly came face to face with something unlike anything she had ever seen before, an experience that would forever change the way she regarded the old stories passed down by her ancestors.
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20 min
Screaming Bride of Ghost Hollow | Campfire Tales
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Just east of downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas, lies an old wooded ravine known as Ghost Hollow, a secluded stretch of the Ozark Mountains where locals have reported strange and unsettling encounters for generations. Some claim to have heard the distant screams of a woman echoing through the trees, while others describe seeing a mysterious figure dressed in white, wandering through the darkness as though desperately trying to escape something. According to local legend, these encounters are connected to the tragic fate of a young bride who settled in the area with her husband during the nineteenth century, hoping to begin a new life together. But what happened to this unfortunate woman, and why do some believe her restless spirit still haunts the woods of Ghost Hollow?
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21 min
Ghost Pirates of L'Isle de Gombi | Campfire Tales
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Deep in the coastal marshes of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, lies a secluded island near the mouth of Bayou Caillou known as L'Isle de Gombi. According to an old piece of Cajun folklore, this remote patch of land was once used by Gulf Coast pirates to conceal a fortune in stolen treasure, and some believe that the spirits of those who buried it still linger there, guarding their riches from anyone foolish enough to come looking. For generations, stories of these restless pirates have circulated among the families living along the surrounding bayous, but one particularly terrifying tale concerns a young Cajun man named Louis, whose determination to uncover the legendary treasure led him to venture out to the island alone one moonlit night. What he encountered there would become the subject of one of Louisiana's most chilling pirate legends.
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23 min
Brownrigg Mill's Black Cat | Campfire Tales
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Deep in the countryside of Chowan County, North Carolina, an old millpond surrounded by towering cypress trees and dense woodlands has been the subject of some particularly unsettling folklore. Known today as Dillard's Millpond, this secluded stretch of water was once home to Brownrigg Mill, an eighteenth-century gristmill where, according to legend, a widowed miller named Tim Farrow encountered a mysterious young woman who arrived by boat one evening. What began as an unexpected romance soon gave way to strange occurrences, troubling rumors, and accusations of witchcraft that threatened to unravel the quiet life he had built. But as the old story goes, something far more terrifying was lurking in the darkness surrounding Brownrigg Mill..
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18 min
A Lovely Afternoon at Lakemont | Campfire Tales
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In the heart of Vicksburg, Mississippi, stands Lakemont, a beautiful nineteenth-century home whose elegant Greek Revival architecture conceals a haunting tale of love and tragedy. For generations, residents have reported strange occurrences within its walls, from unexplained footsteps and the rustling of silk skirts to the lingering fragrance of a woman's perfume drifting through otherwise empty rooms. According to local legend, these mysterious encounters are connected to Anne Lake, the wife of a prominent Mississippi attorney whose life was forever changed by a fateful afternoon in October 1861. But what happened that day, and why do some believe that Anne's spirit continues to wander the halls and gardens of the home she once loved?
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16 min
Ghost Bride of Floydsburg Cemetery | Campfire Tales
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Just outside Crestwood, Kentucky, lies Floydsburg Cemetery, one of the oldest burial grounds in Oldham County and home to a particularly heartbreaking ghost story. For generations, visitors have reported seeing the apparition of a mysterious woman dressed in white, wandering among the weathered headstones, sometimes carrying a lantern or a prayer book as though searching for someone. According to local legend, the restless spirit belongs to Belle Wilson, a young woman whose hopes for love and marriage came to a tragic end during the nineteenth century. But what happened to Belle, and why do some believe her ghost continues to wander this quiet Kentucky graveyard, searching for a love she never got to experience?.
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18 min
Mysterious Lights of Snow Hill Road | Campfire Tales
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Along a lonely stretch of Snow Hill Road near Oviedo, Florida, travelers have reported encountering a mysterious glowing light that appears in the darkness near an old bridge over the Econlockhatchee River. Known as the Oviedo Ghost Lights, the strange phenomenon has puzzled locals for generations, with witnesses describing a brilliant bluish-white glow that seems to approach like an oncoming vehicle, only to disappear without a trace. Some have even claimed that the light follows those who venture out to investigate it. By the late 1960s, the sightings had attracted enough attention to warrant an investigation by a local university newspaper, but the mystery surrounding these unusual encounters has endured, fueled by unsettling eyewitness accounts and stories of tragedy along this isolated stretch of Central Florida countryside.
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19 min
Mrs. Kyle's Restless Spirit | Campfire Tales
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Every Halloween, students at Foxcroft School in rural Loudoun County, Virginia, gather to hear an old ghost story that has been passed down through generations. The tale concerns a mysterious woman known as Mrs. Kyle, whose restless spirit is said to haunt an old brick house on the school's sprawling campus. For years, students and faculty have reported unexplained footsteps, strange noises, and the unsettling feeling that someone is following them along the narrow staircase leading to the attic. But according to the school's founder, Charlotte Haxall Noland, there may have been more to these encounters than a simple haunting, and the story of Mrs. Kyle's tragic death would eventually take a rather unexpected turn.
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17 min
Phantom Hound of Laurel Creek | Campfire Stories
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Deep in the rugged mountains of Nicholas County, West Virginia, an old creek crossing known as the Ghost Ford has been the subject of a particularly unusual haunting for generations. According to local legend, travelers making their way along the lonely road near Panther Mountain have encountered a mysterious red dog that appears out of nowhere, its enormous body glowing in the darkness as it floats several feet above the ground. Some have even claimed that the strange creature follows them along the road before suddenly disappearing near the water's edge. But what exactly is this ghostly animal, and why has its presence been associated with this isolated stretch of Appalachian countryside for more than a century?
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22 min
Tilley Bend and the Witch's Curse | Campfire Tales
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Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia, Tilley Bend Baptist Church has served its small rural community for generations. But behind the modest wooden church lies an old cemetery with a particularly unsettling reputation. Visitors have reported mysterious shadows, disembodied voices, and the apparition of a woman dressed in white wandering among the graves. According to local legend, these strange encounters may be connected to Elizabeth Bradley, a nineteenth-century mountain woman remembered as the Witch of Tilley Bend. Her story is one of bitter family rivalries, devastating tragedy, and a terrible curse said to have haunted two families for generations. But how much of this chilling tale is rooted in history, and what really happened to the woman whose name remains forever tied to this isolated mountain graveyard?
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21 min
Fire at the Prothro Mansion | Campfire Tales
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On January 12, 1981, a mysterious fire destroyed the historic Prothro Mansion, an imposing antebellum plantation home that had stood along Louisiana's Red River for more than 150 years. Long before the blaze, the mansion had earned a reputation as one of the region's most haunted properties, with caretakers and visitors reporting unexplained footsteps, strange apparitions, and other unsettling encounters within its walls. But behind these ghost stories lies a troubled history of tragedy, violence, and long-buried secrets that raises an intriguing question: Could something from the mansion's past have been responsible for the fire that ultimately destroyed it?
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18 min
Noccalula Falls' Tragic Princess | Campfire Tales
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Just outside Gadsden, Alabama, the waters of Black Creek plunge nearly ninety feet over a sandstone cliff into the rocky gorge below. Known today as Noccalula Falls, this breathtaking natural landmark has long been associated with the tragic legend of a beautiful young Cherokee woman who, according to local lore, leaped to her death rather than marry a man she did not love. Some even claim her restless spirit can still be seen standing at the edge of the falls on moonlit nights, disappearing into the mist as she makes her fateful leap once again. But behind this haunting tale of love and heartbreak lies a much deeper history, one that connects the waterfall to the Cherokee people who once called this region home and raises questions about the true origins of the legend that has endured for generations.
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22 min
In the Shadows of Pitty Pat Hollow | Campfire Tales
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For generations, travelers along a lonely stretch of road in Sale Creek, Tennessee, have told stories of something mysterious lurking in the surrounding woods. Officially known as Shipley Hollow Road, locals have long called it Pitty Pat Hollow, a name inspired by the strange, rhythmic sound of footsteps said to follow those who venture through after dark. According to legend, whatever makes that unsettling sound has haunted the hollow since the years following the Civil War, frightening travelers and leaving behind a collection of eerie encounters that have become one of East Tennessee's most unusual pieces of folklore. But what exactly is lurking along this quiet country road, and why has its mysterious presence endured for so long?
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42 min
The Phantom Monk of East Tennessee
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For generations, folks down in Charleston, Tennessee have stories of a mysterious figure dressed in the brown robes of a Catholic monk, wandering alone along the railroad tracks after dark. According to legend, his restless spirit belongs to a young man who vanished following a devastating train wreck during the Great Flood of 1867. Although his family traveled from Maryland to search for him, no trace of the missing monk was ever found.
But the story doesn't end with his disappearance. Years later, a local physician began reporting strange encounters inside his medical office, including glimpses of a robed figure and unexplained sounds that seemed to follow him through the building. What began as an unsettling haunting would eventually become part of a far more disturbing tale, one involving a respected doctor, a mysterious discovery, and a dark secret said to have remained hidden in Charleston for generations.
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27 min
Tell Me Your Ghost Story
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Tell Me Your Ghost Story is a podcast where real people share their real-life encounters with the paranormal. Host Kassie Askin invites guests to share their unexplainable encounters in their own words. Some stories are terrifying, some are heartwarming, and some just might change the way you see the world. Kassie isn’t looking for answers or theories, just stories that are sure to haunt you.
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55 min
Mystery in the Skies Above Chimney Rock
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Chimney Rock towers above Hickory Nut Gorge as one of the most distinctive landmarks in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. But in the summer of 1806, a family living in its shadow looked toward the mountain and witnessed something they could hardly explain—thousands of strange figures, dressed in brilliant white, seemingly moving through the air above them.
News of the strange spectacle soon spread far beyond the isolated mountain community, leaving people to wonder what could possibly account for what had appeared above Chimney Rock. Now, more than two centuries later, the story remains a fascinating piece of North Carolina folklore, with explanations ranging from the supernatural to a rare atmospheric phenomenon capable of transforming a familiar landscape into something almost impossible to believe.
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54 min
Annie Whipple and a Message from the Dead
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In the heart of Old Louisville stands a grand Victorian mansion where guests have long reported seeing the apparition of a woman dressed in black descending its sweeping staircase. According to legend, her name was Annie Whipple, a widowed governess whose desperate attempt to save a dying child led her beyond the medicine of the nineteenth century—and into the growing world of Spiritualism.
When the one man Annie believed could save the girl died before she could reach him, she refused to give up. What happened next would become one of Old Louisville’s strangest legends, connecting Annie to a mysterious local woman, an unusual method of communicating with the dead, and a series of events that supposedly unfolded inside the mansion. But like so many old ghost stories, the deeper you dig into the tale of Annie Whipple, the harder it becomes to separate the woman at the center of the legend from the history and folklore that may have created her.
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32 min
Legend of the Richmond Vampire | Encore Episode
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On the bluffs above the James River, Richmond’s historic Hollywood Cemetery is the final resting place of presidents, governors, generals, and thousands of Civil War soldiers. But tucked into a hillside on the eastern side of the cemetery is a far less imposing mausoleum that has become the center of one of the city’s strangest legends. For generations, locals have claimed that the tomb marked with the name W. W. Pool is the resting place of something far more sinister—the Richmond Vampire.
The legend stretches beyond the gates of Hollywood Cemetery to the catastrophic collapse of the Church Hill Tunnel in 1925, when witnesses supposedly encountered a grotesque, blood-covered figure emerging from the disaster before fleeing toward the cemetery. But behind the story of the Richmond Vampire is a very real tragedy, and the deeper you dig into the history of W. W. Pool and the men trapped beneath Church Hill, the stranger the origins of this enduring Richmond legend become.
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43 min
Listener Tales, Volume Nine
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Join us for another episode featuring listener-submitted stories! Send us your story now at https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/submissions
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