For over 25 years, The Moonlit Road has been your guide into the deep shadows of the American South. Leave the highway behind and follow the narrow back roads until the pavement turns to dirt and the trees close in. Just ahead, a lantern flickers on a cabin porch. Go on—knock on the door, step inside, and pull up a chair by the hearth. Our storytellers are waiting to share the authentic Southern ghost stories, folklore, and whispered legends that define our heritage.
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…
Tourists at the Battle of Shiloh historic site stumble across a terrifying cave in this Civil War ghost story from Bill Morris. “Nearly 24,000 men were wounded, killed or captured that day. Nearly 11,000 on our side - brave Johnny Rebs.” The speaker was dressed in the full…
Cautionary tale of a Kentucky cave used by witches to steal souls, through shadows!
Two sailors on shore leave encounter the horrifying bogeymen from their childhoods known as The Gunnymen.
Poor, road-weary Thomas Lester decides to spend the night in a haunted house. Never a good idea!
1930s racial violence in Denton, Texas forever haunts what is known as the Goatman's Bridge. Ghost story written by Shaun Jex.
Careful what you ask the local witch for. Your debt must be paid. Creepy Georgia witch story by Kayla Bolton.
Spooky Texas legend of the McDow Hole, where ghost sightings of pioneer woman Jenny Papworth and her baby have long been reported.
Ghost story from Athens, Georgia of a mysterious cemetery, and (of course) a Georgia bulldog. Written by K.E. Schmidt.
Ghost story of an Alabama "hollar" haunted by a farmer ghost searching for his missing son.