Southern culture, history and travel.

Eyewitness account of a snake handling church in Kingston, Georgia. Written by Craig Dominey.

Humorous account of a camping trip in the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia – alligators, vultures, black water and eerie beauty. Written by Craig Dominey

Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) was a Great Depression-era federal project to fund and support writers as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

History of Coastal Georgia slavery on Sea Island plantations around the Civil War. Slave descendants would later become the Gullah people.

Chickamauga Battlefield ghosts and hauntings, including Ol’ Green Eyes.

Pivotal Civil War Battle of Pickett’s Mill, Georgia, and a ghost hunt of the battlefield.

Uncle Remus author and famed folklorist Joel Chandler Harris, a look at his life and classic writings.

History of Ibo Landing, St. Simons Island, Georgia and slavery on Georgia Sea Island plantations around the Civil War. Slave descendants would later become the Gullah people.

Lorenzo Dow, traveling preacher, and his legendary curse of the town of Jacksonboro, Georgia.

Tragic Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia in 1946.

Gullah cultures of Sapelo Island and coastal Georgia, plus the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), a Great Depression-era federal project to fund and support writers as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

What are urban legends?

Appalachian Christmas stories, folklore, history and people.

Gullah cultures of Sapelo Island and coastal Georgia, plus the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), a Great Depression-era federal project to fund and support writers as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

History of coal mining in southern Appalachia, and how it radically transformed the region

“The Town Without Death” is a combination of two types of folktales told throughout the world – “No Graves” stories featuring mysterious towns without cemeteries, and “Singing Bones” stories where victims’ remains are literally singing out for justice. But “The Town Without Death” is also a story about how foolish it is to think we can cheat death, and […]

Metairie Cemetery and other historic New Orleans cemeteries.

Biography of famed writer and folklorist John Bennett (1865-1956) who collected African-American folktales for his book “The Doctor to the Dead.”

Cajun supersititons and spells to get you through the day.

Storyteller JJ Reneaux tells us where she heard Marie Jolie and shares some Cajun recipes!

“The Promise” is similar to an old folktale from the British Isles involving two friends who make mutual promises to attend each others’ weddings.

Sensational New Orleans murder that inspired The Sausage Ghost story.

Haunted Myrtles Plantation, plus history of slavery on Louisiana plantations.

“Jack Tales,” Appalachain folktales that arrived via Scots-Irish and German immigrants

True story of the famous “Maco Light” railroad hauntings in North Carolina.

History of Cherokee Native American tribes in Appalachia.

City of Georgetown, on South Carolina’s “Grand Strand,” known as the “ghost capital of the South.”

Pawleys Island and Georgetown, South Carolina, one of the most haunted places in America.

Unicoi County and Erwin, Tennessee where the “Murderous Mary” elephant hanging took place.

The Bell Witch story, history of the Bell Family and the ghost haunting Adams, Tennessee to this day.

Ambose Bierce, famed author of “The Devil’s Dictionary” and numerous short story collections.

Story of the annual Santa Claus train through Appalachia known as the “Santa Claus Special,” sponsored by CSX Transportation.

History of Cherokee Native American tribes in Appalachia, and the legend of the Wampas Mask.

Civil War story of Belle Boyd, female Confederate spy.

Poole’s Mill Covered Bridge in Forsyth County, Georgia, one of the best-preserved covered bridges in the state.

Appalachian Mountain ghost stories, culture, folklore and people.

Ghostly tale from coastal Georgia about a mysterious grave marker and the brave woman who lies there.