Georgia stories, culture, travel and history
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
Story of a haunted historic jail in Lawrenceville, Georgia, haunted by a slave named Elleck. Written and told by Cynthia Rintye of Lawrenceville Ghost Tours. http://traffic.libsyn.com/themoonlitroad/Ellecks_Song.mp3 Elleck reached across the rough-hewn table and gave his wife’s hand a squeeze. His gentle touch softened the weariness around her beautiful eyes and Betsy returned his gaze with […]
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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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Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Ghost story from Athens, Georgia of a mysterious cemetery, and (of course) a Georgia bulldog. Written by K.E. Schmidt.
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
Young boys make the mistake of chasing an errant football into he depths of a Georgia haunted house. Written by Kenneth Gary.
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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, September 15th, 2014
What does a missing cow have to do with ghosts? Find out in this Georgia ghost story written by Julie Ann Wallo.
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2014
Georgia horror story of a woman invited to the home of her new suitor – a home with terrifying secrets. Written by Alex Soderstrom.
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Author Zachary Helton seeks a terrifying Georgia ghost story from his childhood while visiting Savannah.
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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, October 10th, 2013
Why is creepy Uncle Abe hanging around the graveyard all the time? And what do catfish have to do with it? Find out in this Southern ghost story from ART Station’s A Tour of Southern Ghosts, performed each Halloween in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
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Friday, September 27th, 2013
Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, GA – the tragic and heroic true story of one of the largest mental institutions in the United States.
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Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Georgia ghost story of a young boy who discovers the tragic secret life of his uncle, lost behind the walls of an insane asylum.
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Creepy tale of a lost couple who stumbles across a bizarre “Alien Artifact Museum” in rural Georgia. Written by Harris Tobias.
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Friday, October 5th, 2012
Help Wanted: The Rosebud Street library is looking for a new ghost. Apply during twilight hours. An original ghost story by Tim Westover.
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Friday, June 29th, 2012
Ghosts of movies past haunt the projectionist of a fabled Atlanta theater closing its doors for good. Written by Nick Zegarac.
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Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Mysterious ghost might be the key between a young girl and what haunts her troubled father.
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Turbulent saga of Savannah’s MacCafferty clan – witches, ghosts, psychic powers and women with tragic tastes in men.
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Spooky story about a young traveler who stumbles across the home of an old woman with a very unique chilli recipe. One you’re probably not going to want to copy!
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Sunday, February 6th, 2011
Eyewitness account of a snake handling church in Kingston, Georgia. Written by Craig Dominey.
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Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Humorous account of a camping trip in the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia – alligators, vultures, black water and eerie beauty. Written by Craig Dominey
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Fascinating story of “The Goat Man,” Ches McCartney, one of the South’s most famous wandering travelers and folk characters – powered by goats. Written by Craig Dominey.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Chickamauga Battlefield ghosts and hauntings, including Ol’ Green Eyes.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Pivotal Civil War Battle of Pickett’s Mill, Georgia, and a ghost hunt of the battlefield.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Uncle Remus author and famed folklorist Joel Chandler Harris, a look at his life and classic writings.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
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.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Lorenzo Dow, traveling preacher, and his legendary curse of the town of Jacksonboro, Georgia.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Tragic Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia in 1946.
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Poole’s Mill Covered Bridge in Forsyth County, Georgia, one of the best-preserved covered bridges in the state.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Ghostly tale from coastal Georgia about a mysterious grave marker and the brave woman who lies there.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Heartwarming story of a unique Christmas ghost who teaches a lost soul the value of family.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Classic African-American tale about the undying belief of slaves that they would one day fly back to Africa in the face of brutal oppression.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Two Georgia good-ol’-boys let their thirst for riches lead them straight into a horrifying encounter with an ancient mountain haunt.
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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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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Civil War relic hunter stumbles across the haunted site of the Battle of New Hope Church. Written by Craig Dominey, told by John Gentile.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Uncle Remus tale from African American folklore of how crafty Brer Rabbit and his friend Brer Coon get themselves an easy dinner. Written by Joel Chandler Harris.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Famous African-American ghost story of a haunted marsh in St. Simons Island, Georgia where the Ibo IIgbo) tribe bravely resisted being sold into slavery.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Georgia legend about Lorenzo Dow, a traveling preacher who brings a curse to a small frontier town.
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Georgia ghost story of a Hollywood screenwriter’s frightening stay in a haunted hotel.
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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
Civil War ghost story of a Georgia plantation haunted by a broken heart.
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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
Terrifying urban legend of a single woman who wonders why her guard dog starts acting so strangely.
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Christmas folktale that explains a special miracle that happens in the North Georgia mountains each Christmas Eve.
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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
Georgia ghost story about a haunted family clock that perhaps shouldn’t have been passed down to the next generation.
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Georgia ghost story about a mysterious young girl who appears nightly beside a remote covered bridge.
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