Creature stories, monster stories, devil stories and other strange Southern tales.
Sunday, March 25th, 2018
North Carolina creature story of two boys whose nighttime possum hunt brings an encounter with a terrifying mountain Hob Goblin! Written by Chris Hallman. Horse Maynard’s Story Other night, I stobbed me a hob goblin. Right up back of old Rass Brown’s property it was. Ottis Keaton seen it too. You ask Ottis. He’ll tell […]
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Monday, July 11th, 2016
Careful what you ask the local witch for. Your debt must be paid. Creepy Georgia witch story by Kayla Bolton.
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Saturday, November 28th, 2015
Heir to family fortune must solve the riddle of his father’s sinister tombstone to claim his inheritance in this Virginia horror story from K.E. Moore.
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Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Song based on Georgia witch story The Boo Hag about a man who suspects his beautiful new bride might be a witch.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Georgia bullies terrorize the wrong trick-or-treater in this Halloween horror story from Harris Tobias.
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Monday, October 19th, 2015
Florida horror story of a wealthy Halloween decor supplier who may have unlocked a door to real evil. Written by Harris Tobias.
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Thursday, September 24th, 2015
Virgina horror story of two young girls facing reality that the monster outside may, or may not, be their father. Written by Kyle Moore.
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Monday, August 31st, 2015
South Carolina horror story of a frightening creature terrorizing a frontier town. Written by Norman Coulson.
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Friday, April 10th, 2015
Tennessee monster story of a man pursued through the holler by strange creature from local legend. Written by Bill Julie Arbunkle.
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Saturday, March 28th, 2015
From North Carolina, a coming-of-age story of a group of friends – and the alien they’re trying to keep alive. Written by Harris Tobias.
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
Alabama ghost dog story (or is it?) written by Keith Gregory.
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2015
Alabama devil folktale about a young man forced to spend the night in a haunted house, with a terrifying family. But are they really as evil as the townfolk say? Written by Kyle Moore.
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
Creepy South Carolina story of a single father trying to keep his young daughter away from a spooky construction project up the road. Written by K.E. Moore.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Texas creature story of a group of hunters running into an unexpected monster during a deer hunt. Written by Mark Sims.
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Tennessee creature story about a mysterious monster named Old Talon terrorizing a remote Appalachian community. Written and illustrated by Seth Boyden.
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Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Creepy Tennessee creature story about a Halloween hike that might make you think twice about walking the woods alone! Written by Robert Godwin.
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
Georgia farmer brings home a very strange Halloween pumpkin that causes all sorts of trouble.
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Thursday, July 18th, 2013
Texas devil story of a rancher who receives an offer from a creepy stranger to save his family farm. Written by Jerod Blake Lasater.
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Friday, June 14th, 2013
Why was Houston, Texas terrorized by its own Mothman monster? And what does NASA know about it?
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Sunday, February 10th, 2013
Great Depression folktale of a mysterious forest creature protecting a widow and her family from the frightening depths of Tennessee logging country.
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Friday, December 28th, 2012
Werewolf terrorizes an Appalachian farm community. Based on a Tennessee folktale, written by Frank Hagelberg.
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
Chilling Virginia ghost story of a house sitter terrorized by a mysterious visitor to his aunt’s remote cabin. Written by
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Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Tennessee Halloween story of a creepy old woman giving strange treats to neighborhood kids, including one you may not want to eat! Written by Harris Tobias
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Friday, April 27th, 2012
Murder tale of a rich man whose breakup with a demanding girlfriend doesn’t go as planned. Then the mermaid appears.
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Paranormal story of a mysterious Tennessee lake that tends to attract visitors – for life.
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Creature story of two Tennessee mountain kids who are convinced their mother has been kidnapped by evil trolls, and embark on a great adventure to bring her back.
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Spooky Halloween tale of two troublemakers who cross the wrong Old Man and must walk home via the feared Troll Bridge.
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Desperate to stop meth abuse among its youth, a small town turns to some local witches for help. Be careful what you wish for!
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Ever hear of a swamp creature that’s part dog, part hog and not a big fan of wicked kids? We now introduce you to The Bog Wog!
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Ghost story of a singing frog who shows that eternal love is not just for humans.
Posted in Creature Stories, Ghost Stories, Kids Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 18 Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Chickamauga Battlefield ghosts and hauntings, including Ol’ Green Eyes.
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
The Bell Witch story, history of the Bell Family and the ghost haunting Adams, Tennessee to this day.
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Trixster folktale from Alabama about how the Devil uses a powerful female temptation to try splitting apart a lovey-dovey couple. One of our favorites!
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Georgia folktale about a clever blacksmith who, with the help of an old witch woman, helps fool the Devil as death is approaching.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Evil graveyard dogs haunt a local cemetery at night. At least that’s the ghost story an old woman tries to scare a mischievous young boy with. But what’s that growling sound behind the tombstone? Written and told by Wendy Webb as part of the Tour of Southern Ghosts, Stone Mountain, GA.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Georgia Civil War ghost story about the mysterious “Green Eyes” creature that roams the haunted Chickamauga Battlefield each night.
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Bizarre monster tale about a Georgia outdoosman attacked by a strange forest creature that only wants it’s “Taily-Po.”
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Georgia witch story folktale about a man who suspects that his beautiful new bride might be a witch – the Boo Hag!
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Georgia folktale about a man meaner than the Devil himself, and where Spanish Moss comes from.
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Georgia folktale and creature story of two young girls who ignore their Grandma’s warning about the monster of the “Gongetcha Woods.” Written and told by Veroncia Byrd.
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Louisiana gambler runs afoul of swamp vampires while on the run from the law.
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Cajun folktale about a beautiful girl who has the misfortune of choosing a real devilish mate.
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Alabama ghost story about a tired farm widow who visits the local witch a good night’s sleep – big mistake.
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Friday, April 10th, 2009
Mississippi folktale about a Depression-era farmhand who will take just about any job – including at a strange farm where his predecessors ended up dead!
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Ghost story based on the famous Bell Witch hauntings in Tennessee, this is the story of two kids who embark on a dangerous journey into the Bell Witch Cave.
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Tennessee creature story of the frightening Ewah creature stalking the dark woods surrounding the home of two newlyweds.
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Civil War creature story amidst the ruins of post-Civil War Charleston, where a mysterious apothecary builds a marine attraction like no other.
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