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A close-up, textured photo of crushed red velvet fabric, showing its deep color and soft, swirled pile.
Audio Stories / Southern Ghost Stories

🔊 Grandma’s Furry Robe – A Southern Horror Story

Two friends staying at an isolated mountain cabin are disturbed by strange late-night noises. What begins as harmless creaks and footsteps soon spirals into a night of terror.

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A black-and-white photograph from 1972 of a dilapidated, two-story Brinkley Female College building with large columns in Memphis, Tennessee, with a man sitting on the porch.
Audio Stories / Southern Ghost Stories

🔊 Lizzie: Ghost of Brinkley Female College | A Memphis Ghost Story

A name whispered for generations—but the true mystery of Pink Lizzie lies deeper, hidden in an elusive buried jar that once captivated the entire city of Memphis.

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A glowing carved Jack O' Lantern on brick steps at night — Why Is A Jack O Lantern Named Jack?, an Irish folklore and Halloween legend.
Audio Stories / Southern Ghost Stories

🔊 Why is a Jack-O’-Lantern Named Jack?

Halloween pumpkins are also known as jack-o'-lanterns. But were did the name Jack come from? Why do we carve and light them up each year? Find out in this old Southern ghost story.

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Aerial winter view of Richland Creek Wilderness in the Arkansas Ozarks — The Cow That Ate The Preacher, an Ozark mountain tall tale and folklore legend.
Audio Stories / Southern Ghost Stories

🔊 The Cow That Ate The Preacher

Traveling preacher seeks revenge on a inhospitable farm couple in this darkly funny ghost story from Arkansas (by way of Ireland).

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A panoramic view of the Great Smoky Mountains covered in mist and fog under a partly cloudy blue sky. The layers of mountain ridges fade into the distance.
Southern Creature Stories / Your Short Stories

The Greenbrier Incident

Disappearance of two hikers deep in the Smoky Mountains brings fears of forest monsters, wild men - and a mysterious, military cover up. Riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines story by Derek Rush.

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A color photo of the front of the Jones Building at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia, a red brick building with a columned portico and a bell tower, with a set of concrete stairs leading up to the entrance.
Weird True Stories

Abandoned Asylum: Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia

Abandoned Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia is a decaying study of changing U.S. policies toward asylums and mental illness.

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Folklore Characteristics Appalachian Quilt
Schoolhouse: Teacher Resources

Folktale Characteristics: A Guide to Archetypes and Types of Folklore

What are the universal characteristics of folktales and folklore? And what do these common terms actually mean? Let's find out!

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Old Appalachian One Room Schoolhouse with Teacher and Students in Tennessee
Schoolhouse: Teacher Resources

Lesson Plans for Teachers

Lesson plans and other learning materials based on The Moonlit Road.com stories, created by actual teachers!

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A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock)
Your Short Stories

The Remains of a Clock: Alabama Haunted House Story

Alabama haunted house story about a creepy ticking clock, written by Irran Butler.

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Bridge over site of Bill Sketoe's Hole, Newton, Alabama
Southern Ghost Stories

Bill Sketoe’s Hole: Alabama Ghost Story

Ghost story of Bill Sketoe's Hole - the "hole that would not stay filled" - one of Alabama's most famous haunted spots.

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