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Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic Media
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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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Brownrigg Mill's Black Cat | Campfire Tales
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…
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A Lovely Afternoon at Lakemont | Campfire Tales
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…
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Ghost Bride of Floydsburg Cemetery | Campfire Tales
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…
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Mysterious Lights of Snow Hill Road | Campfire Tales
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…
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Mrs. Kyle's Restless Spirit | Campfire Tales
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,…
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Phantom Hound of Laurel Creek | Campfire Stories
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,…
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Tilley Bend and the Witch's Curse | Campfire Tales
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…
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Fire at the Prothro Mansion | Campfire Tales
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…
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Noccalula Falls' Tragic Princess | Campfire Tales
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…
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In the Shadows of Pitty Pat Hollow | Campfire Tales
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…
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The Phantom Monk of East Tennessee
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…
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Tell Me Your Ghost Story
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…
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Mystery in the Skies Above Chimney Rock
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…
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Annie Whipple and a Message from the Dead
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…
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Legend of the Richmond Vampire | Encore Episode
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…
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Listener Tales, Volume Nine
Join us for another episode featuring listener-submitted stories! Send us your story now at SouthernGothicMedia.com/submissions This episode is made possible through the support of our sponsors: Elevate your summer…
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Legacy of the Battletown Witch | Encore Episode
For nearly two centuries, folks in Battletown, Kentucky, have passed down the story of Leah Smock, a young woman who legend claims was accused of witchcraft and burned alive by her neighbors in 1840. Stories say Leah…
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Mountain Jane Doe & the Lights of Red Dog Road | Minisode
In our recent episode on Bloody Harlan, we explored the legend of Headless Annie, but she isn’t the only ghost said to haunt the mountains of Harlan County. Just outside the town of Harlan, locals have long reported…
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Bloody Harlan & the Tale of Headless Annie
Harlan County was once the center of a bitter and bloody struggle between coal miners and the powerful companies that controlled much of life in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky. But today, high above those old…
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The Thing in the White House | Encore Episode
On July 26, 1911, Major Archibald Butt, the military aide to President William Howard Taft, wrote to his sister-in-law about something rather odd that had been happening inside the walls of the White House for months:…
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The Southern Gothic Festival with Amy Schofield
If you enjoyed our episode on Agnes of Glasgow, then you won't want to miss this interview with Amy Schofield, the creator of the Southern Gothic Festival in Camden, South Carolina. We talk about everything from the…
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The Many Lives of Agnes of Glasgow
For generations, visitors to Camden, South Carolina’s historic Quaker Cemetery have stopped at the unusual grave of a young woman known only as Agnes of Glasgow. According to local legend, the twenty-year-old crossed…
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Ghost Ship of the Outer Banks | Encore Episode
On the morning of January 31, 1921, Surfman C.P. Brady of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Cape Hatteras Station No. 183 stood watch over the treacherous waters of the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." His early morning shift, had…
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The Haunting Melody of Pass Christian's Ghostly Harpist
Along the quiet shoreline of Pass Christian, Mississippi, an old legend claims that on certain nights the delicate music of a harp can be heard drifting in from somewhere over the Gulf. There is no musician on the…
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Return of the Red Lady | Encore Episode
There's been some pretty big changes to a classic story! Join us as we explore a classic Alabama ghost story that claims an old dormitory on the campus of Huntingdon College is haunted by the spirit of a former…
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Robert Johnson's Deal with the Devil | Encore Episode
In 1931, Robert Johnson walked into a juke joint in Banks, Mississippi with a guitar strapped to his back. Only a little less than a year before he mysteriously disappeared from the Delta after being teased for his…
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Ghosts of the Myrtles Plantation | Encore Episode
This special encore episode originally aired on June 9, 2020. The Myrtles Plantation has long been called the most haunted house in America. Tucked beneath towering live oaks in the heart of Louisiana's plantation…
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The Ghosts of Fuquay-Varina | You Can See Me in the Dark
You Can See Me in the Dark is a podcast about true ghost stories, told by the people who survived them. Co-hosted by Melissa Sweazy and Nathan Reisman. On this episode, North Carolina based Storyteller Liz Pardue walks…
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Legend of Sadie Baker | Premium Episode Unlocked!
Hidden away in a quiet Middle Tennessee cemetery is a simple headstone bearing just two words: Sadie Baker. For generations, locals have whispered that the woman buried beneath it wasn't simply laid to rest—she was…
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The Mystery of Peter Stuart Ney
On December 7, 1815, Marshal Michel Ney—one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most celebrated military commanders—was reportedly executed before a French firing squad in Paris. Yet in the rolling countryside of North Carolina,…
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Listener Tales, Volume Eight
Join us for another episode featuring listener-submitted stories! This episode is made possible through the support of our sponsors: Elevate your summer bedding with Quince. Go to quince.com/sogo for free shipping on…
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Pensacola's Haunted Lighthouse | Encore Episode
For almost two centuries, the Pensacola lighthouse has stood overlooking the entrance to Pensacola Bay guiding generations of mariners safely through the treacherous waters of the Gulf of Mexico; but over the last few…
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Mystery of the Gurdon Light | Encore Episode
This encore episode originally aired on May 6, 2022! Travel about 85 miles south of Little Rock, Arkansas along Interstate 30 and you come to the town of Gurdon. In a remote area, several miles outside Gurdon sit…
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Trapped Underwater in the Nickajack Cave | Encore Episode
Just west of Chattanooga, Tennessee is the Nickajack Cave, a historic natural wonder flooded in 1967 due to the construction of the Nickajack Dam. Carved by the Tennessee River over millennia, the cave has a rich…
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The Fiery Tomb of Josie Arlington | Encore Episode
Josie Arlington, one of the most infamous Madams in New Orleans’ red-light district, Storyville was born Mary Anna Deubler to impoverished German immigrants in 1864. Theories abound as to exactly why or when Josie…
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Showdown at the Sure Enuf Hotel | Minisode
In our last episode, we explored Gallatin Street—the notorious waterfront district where Bridget Fury and some of nineteenth-century New Orleans' most dangerous criminals made their names. But Gallatin wasn't the…
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Bridget Fury and the Vice of Gallatin Street
Gallatin Street was once the most dangerous two blocks in New Orleans. Just steps from the bustling French Market, the city's notorious waterfront vice district was a place where gamblers, sailors, thieves, and sex…
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Carl Pruitt's Cursed Headstone
In the summer of 1938, a Kentucky man named Carl Pruitt purportedly murdered his wife in a jealous rage before taking his own life. According to legend, he was buried in a lonely cemetery far from the woman he killed,…
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Samuel Jocelyn's Restless Spirit | Encore Episode
It was a chilly evening in April of 1810 when Alexander Hostler sat alone in his room with a single candle flickering in the darkness. Only days before, Hostler’s lifelong friend Samuel Jocelyn, Jr. had been found…
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Orna Villa's Family Spirits
For generations, the stately white columns of Orna Villa have overlooked the quiet streets of Oxford, Georgia. But inside the historic mansion, residents have long described strange occurrences that defy explanation:…
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Legend of the North Island Lighthouse | Encore Episode
For more than two hundred years, the old North Island Lighthouse has stood watch over the entrance to South Carolina's Winyah Bay, guiding sailors safely through one of the busiest harbors on the Atlantic coast. Yet…
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Legend of Indian Tomb Hollow | Minisode
Deep within Alabama's Bankhead National Forest lies a secluded valley known as Indian Tomb Hollow, a place where towering sandstone bluffs, hidden waterfalls, ancient rock shelters, and dense hardwood forests conceal…
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Aunt Jenny & The Brooks Family Blood Oath
Deep within Alabama's Bankhead National Forest, hidden among the ridges and hollows of the old Black Warrior Mountains, sits the isolated Poplar Springs Cemetery. For generations, locals have claimed the little family…
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The Lore of Louisville's Seelbach Hotel | Encore Episode
Since its grand opening on May 1, 1905, the Seelbach Hotel has stood as one of Louisville, Kentucky's most lavish and luxurious establishments. It has hosted an array of notable figures, from U.S. Presidents and…
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The Chapel Hill Ghost Light | Encore Episode
For almost a century, folks who dare head out to the old L&N train tracks at night, on the edge of the small town of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, have found themselves face-to-face with a strange ball of light that eerily…
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Listener Tales, Volume Seven
Join us for another episode featuring listener-submitted stories! This episode is made possible through the support of our sponsors: • If you’re starting a business, or running one that deserves better tools, Square…
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Introducing: Beyond the Ferns
Beyond the Ferns is a true crime, paranormal, and all things spooky podcast. Each episode is built upon meticulous research and immersive storytelling—bringing you in-depth details you didn’t even know you needed...…
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The Curious Case of Knox Martin | Encore Episode
On March 28, 1869, Knox Martin was hanged for murdering John and Elizabeth Wittenmeier in their Nashville home. Curiously, only several days prior, Martin had made a deal with local physicians to sell his body to them…
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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 fire while making…
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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 residents alike have told…
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