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Spirit of the Salem Tavern | Minisode
Built in 1784, the historic Old Salem Tavern is one of the oldest surviving public buildings in North Carolina. For generations, travelers passed through its doors seeking food, shelter, and a warm…
Old Salem's Little Red Man
Nestled among the brick streets and restored eighteenth-century buildings of Old Salem Museums & Gardens is one of North Carolina's strangest pieces of folklore. For generations, visitors and…
Louisiana's Haunted Hanging Jail
The Old Beauregard Parish Jail doesn’t look like it belongs in the middle of a small Louisiana town. Rising beside the parish courthouse in downtown DeRidder, the towering structure—with its steep…
Fire at the Cahill Mansion | Encore Episode
At 1:20 pm on Saturday, July 19, 1970, a fire broke out in an abandoned home in Hadsboro, Mississippi, that was well known throughout the community as haunted. But what made the incident so…
Kenworthy Hall's Heartbreaking Tale
Tucked back on old state highway outside or Marion, Alabama stands Kenworthy Hall, one of the most unusual antebellum mansions in the American South. Rising above the Alabama Black Belt with its…
The Banner Mine Explosion of 1911 | Encore Episode
The Banner Mine explosion of April 8, 1911, in Alabama claimed the lives of 128 men, predominantly African American prisoners leased to the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company by the state. This…
The Pipe Smoking Sea Captain | Campfire Tales
On an old stretch of Mobile, there once stood a house on State Street where locals claimed no one truly lived alone. Long after one former owner had died, neighbors said heavy footsteps still…
The Spring That Runs Red | Campfire Tales
Deep in the hills of West Virginia, an old story tells of a lonely mountain spring that once ran clear and cold—until one summer it was said to turn the color of blood. Locals claimed the change came…
Captain Pitcher's Curse | Campfire Tales
Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where the waters of the Mississippi Sound meet old beach towns and storm-worn shorelines, there’s a stretch of land between Pass Christian and Long Beach long known…
The Mill Creek Bridge Haunting | Campfire Tales
Just outside Smithfield, where the backroads of Johnston County wind through pine woods and farmland, there’s an old crossing over Mill Creek that has carried a dark reputation for generations. By…
Daisy Bank's Glass Coffin | Campfire Tales
Along the rivers and marshlands surrounding Georgetown, where the remnants of once-thriving rice plantations have long since faded back into the landscape, there are stories that have managed to…
Elk River's Lost Cave of Gold | Campfire Tales
Tucked deep within the rugged landscape of Grundy County, where the sandstone ridges and dense forests of the Cumberland Plateau give way to winding rivers and hidden hollows, there’s a stretch of…
The Romantic Tale of Petit Jean | Campfire Tales
High above the Arkansas River Valley, atop Petit Jean Mountain, there’s a lonely gravesite perched along the edge of Stout’s Point—a simple plot surrounded by a small iron fence, overlooking miles of…
The Boyington Oak Tree | Encore Episode
In Mobile, Alabama, just outside the historic Church Street Graveyard, a sprawling live oak known as the Boyington Oak has stood for nearly two centuries—its massive limbs stretching wide, its roots…
Mystery of the Atlanta Blood House | Encore Episode
On Tuesday, September 8, 1987, 77-year-old Minnie Clyde Winston stepped out of her bathtub onto the tile floor and felt something sticky under her foot. Holding a towel, she looked down and…
José Gaspar & Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla
For more than a century, the legend of José Gaspar—better known as Gasparilla—has loomed large over the waters of Tampa Bay and Florida’s Gulf Coast. Said to be a ruthless pirate and the so-called…
Haunted Love Motels with Supernatural Japan
In this episode of Supernatural Japan, we explore the eerie world of Japan’s haunted love motels. Learn the surprising history of Japanese love hotels, their rise during the economic Bubble era, and…
Listener Tales, Volume Six
Join us for another episode featuring listener-submitted stories! Want to Listen to Southern Gothic Ad-Free? Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More …
The Ghost Aboard the James T. Staples
In January of 1913, the steamboat James T. Staples—one of the most elegant vessels to travel the Tombigbee River—was torn apart by a sudden boiler explosion near Powe’s Landing in Alabama, killing…
Mamie Thurman's Lingering Spirit | Encore Episode
Head southwest out of Logan, West Virginia and you’ll end up on an isolated strip of road up in the Appalachian Mountains where folks claim the spirit of a lady in white has been hitchhiking with…
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