Podcast Episodes

The Chanting Friars of St. Catherine's Island

Episode 107

St. Catherine's Island sits off the coast of Georgia, just fifty miles south of Savannah. This beautiful barrier island has served as a wildlife refuge for several decades, but its history is far dar…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Pearl Bryan's Gruesome Death

Episode 106

It was a chilly February morning in 1896 when Johnny Hewling, a young farm worker, made a grisly discovery on the land of his employer, John Locke, near Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. Hewling had stumbled upo…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Southern Gothic Live!

In October 2022, Brandon took to the stage of the haunted Palace Theatre for a night of ghost stories. Join us this week as we preview several of the stories from that night in anticipation of his ap…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Boo Hag of Gullah Culture

Episode 105

According to Gullah folklore, the swamps of the Lowcountry are home to a mythical creature who is said to sneak into the homes of its victims while they sleep and then suck the life force from their …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

French Quarter Vampires: The Carter Brothers | Minisode

Episode 104

In 1932, a police officer encountered a woman frantically running down Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She told him that she had just escaped from the home of a pair of brothers, w…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

French Quarter Vampire: Jacque Saint Germain

Episode 103

At the turn of the twentieth century, a mysterious man arrived in New Orleans from France. His name was Jacque Saint Germain, and he was both wealthy and handsome, exuding charm and intellect. He qui…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

The Ghost Story Guys feat. Brandon Schexnayder

This week Southern Gothic is dark so we decided to share a recent episode of The Ghost Story Guys featuring Brandon! The podcast features true stories of the paranormal, told with humor, humanity, an…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

The Baynard Mausoleum of Hilton Head Island

Episode 102

The Baynard Mausoleum is the oldest surviving structure on Hilton Head Island, but eerily, the family once interred inside are no longer there. Now, after a century of vandalism and treasure hunters …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Tragic End of the Steamboat Sultana

Episode 101

On April 27, 1865, tragedy struck the Steamboat Sultana, causing the worst maritime disaster in United States history. Overcrowded with former Confederate prisoners of war on their way home, the ship…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

The Face in the Courthouse Window

Episode 100

On this episode of Southern Gothic we will take you on a journey to the Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton, Alabama, where history and the supernatural collide. Built in 1877, this courthouse ha…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago