Podcast Episodes

The Gray Man of Pawley's Island

Episode 29

Each year, June 1st marks the first day of the Atlantic Hurricane season; and while modern technology has helped reduced the catastrophic destruction of these storms, on the small barrier island of P…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

The Greenbrier Ghost

Episode 28

On January 23, 1897, Elva Zona Heaster was found dead in her home in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. At the time, the cause was presumed natural; however, after her ghost purportedly appeared to he…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

St. Augustine's Haunted Lighthouse

Episode 27

Founded in 1565 by the Spanish, St. Augustine, Florida is one of America's oldest surviving cities; and while the history of this three-century old port, once instrumental in early colonization by th…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

The Curse of Lake Lanier

Episode 26

The creation of Georgia's Lake Lanier came at a high cost for the people who had once settled there; and as a result, many believe that today this manmade body of water is cursed by its destructive p…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Legacy of Lavinia Fisher

Episode 25

Many legends claim that Lavinia Fisher was the first female serial killer in the United States. She and her husband John operated an inn just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. They named it Six …

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

The Ghost Town of Cahaba

Episode 24

The town of Cahaba was once the thriving state capital of Alabama. Yet today, nothing remains of this city but ruins.

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Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

The Burning of Atlanta

Episode 23

The city of Atlanta, Georgia was a strategic stronghold for the Confederacy during the Civil War, serving as an integral railroad hub that supplied the South with men, munitions and supplies. But by …

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Legend of the Bell Witch

Episode 22

In 1817 the family of Tennessee farmer John Bell came under the attack of a brutal entity; a haunting which became so infamous, it purportedly caught the attention of a future president, gripping a s…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Blackbeard's Demise

Episode 21

The legendary pirate Blackbeard is one of the most infamous men of the Golden Age of Piracy. A pirate who's spirit many believe still haunts the shores of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. 

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Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

St. Alban's Sanatorium

Episode 20

On January 15, 1916 Dr. John C. King opened the St. Alban’s Sanatorium in Radford, Virginia; converting a former school into a modern mental health facility that he had hoped to transform by focusing…

Published on 7 years ago