For over 25 years, The Moonlit Road.com has brought you strange stories from the dark backroads of the American South, told by the region’s best storytellers. Hailed by Garden and Gun magazine as the “masters of campfire lore,” we spin Southern ghost stories, folktales, myths and strange-but-true tales each month. Want to come along? Light a lantern and follow our storytellers down The Moonlit Road.
Written by Amy Mitchell, illustrations by Geoff Mitchell Henry knew he was losing his memory. His daughter said that his brain was full and needed to make room. She said it lovingly at first, but as the years passed there was frustration in her voice. He forgot her…
Southern ghost story by Amy Mitchell, illustration by Geoff Mitchell. She was born with hair the color of the morning sun. As she grew, it grew, down to her waist. To her it was only a nuisance, so she wore it tied back with a thick cord. Her…
Story of haunted and cursed doll known as Robert The Doll, currently on display (if you dare visit) in Key West, Florida.
Ghost story of the haunted historic jail in Lawrenceville, Georgia, haunted by a doomed slave named Elleck.
Unsettlingly creepy, Southern haunted house story written by Bill Arbuckle. House didn't like the stories. Mink didn't care. Seemed she had a new story to tell about it every morning while we waited for the big yellow bus to pick us up and take us to school. That's…