Southern ghost stories are synonymous with the American South. Maybe it’s our eerie landscapes, tragic history, longstanding rural traditions, or multicultural population. But Southern ghost stories have been eagerly passed from storyteller to storyteller for generations. Light a lantern and journey down The Moonlit Road for spooky Southern stories like A Mother’s Love, or tales of paranormal phenomena like The Maco Light. Or ghost stories from famed horror writers like Ambrose Bierce or B.M Croker. Read these and many other Southern ghost stories below.
Acclaimed author Sheri Holman reads a chapter from her Southern ghost story novel "Witches On The Road Tonight," exclusively for The Moonlit Road.com.
Ghost story for young kids about an annoying ghost standing in the way of a child's midday snack.
Ambrose Bierce's classic ghost story "The Boarded Window" produced by Freshwater Seas Audiobooks.
Civil War ghost story of an artifact collector who has a ghostly encounter with Belle Boyd, the infamous Confederate spy.
Chilling ghost story from Alabama of two young girls who discover the tragic secrets behind a Civil War-era haunted house.