Podcast Episodes

The Signal-Man | A Spooky Victorian Christmas Story

Happy Holidays to all of our listeners! This year we are sharing a classic ghost story written by the king of spooky Victorian Era Christmas tales-- Charles Dickens. Join us as Brandon narrates "The …

Published on 1 year ago

The Baynard Mausoleum of Hilton Head Island

This episode of Southern Gothic originally aired March 26, 2023.

The Baynard Mausoleum is the oldest surviving structure on Hilton Head Island, but eerily, the family once interred inside are no longe…

Published on 1 year ago

President Lincoln's Premonition of Death | Minisode

Episode 163

President Abraham Lincoln's legacy is steeped in lore, but did you know that a close personal friend of the famed commander and chief claimed that Lincoln dreamt of his assassination not long before …

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Pedro and the Prophetic Dream

Episode 162

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…

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Mystery of the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley | Encore Episode

This episode of Southern Gothic originally aired February 22, 2022.

On the night of February 17, 1864, an immense explosion took down the USS Housatonic, a massive warship that was part of the Federal…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

John Henry: Steel Driving Man

This episode of Southern Gothic originally aired on March 5, 2021.

When the Civil War drew to a close, the United States’ railway networks, particularly those in the Southern states, were in shambles.…

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Introducing: Sightings

Have you ever felt a chill down your spine that you couldn't explain, seen a fleeting shadow in the corner of your vision, or heard a whisper on the wind that seemed just a little too clear? Well, yo…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Listener Tales, Volume Two

This week we are going back to you & telling your listener-submitted stories! Tales include an ominous Tarot card reading down in New Orleans, a not-so-hitchhiking spirit, and a curse warnin' MeeMaw.…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Hotel Brunswick's Phantom Harpist

Episode 161

On August 23, 1882 Italian harpist Antonio “Tony” Caseletta drowned in a sailing accident on the Cape Fear river, leaving behind a wife and child. His body was then buried in the Old Smithville Cemet…

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Legend of the Richmond Vampire

Episode 160

Legend claims that after the Church Hill Tunnel collapsed in 1925, a bloody creature with sharp teeth and decomposing skin appeared in the darkness before quickly escaping to the nearby Hollywood Cem…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago