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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
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 battle gear of a Confederate soldier – […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2017
Cautionary tale of a Kentucky cave used by witches to steal souls, through shadows! Written by Allen Kopp. How many of us have ventured into a cave? It makes no difference if it was large or small. A cave is a hollow place in the ground, especially a natural underground space large enough for a […]
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Monday, November 28th, 2016
Two sailors on shore leave encounter the horrifying bogeymen from their childhoods known as The Gunnymen.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 1 Comment »
Monday, October 17th, 2016
Scary story of Goatman’s Bridge, one of the most haunted spots in Texas. Written by Shaun Jex. Folks in Denton County, Texas knew Oscar Washburn as a reliable man with good business sense. He lived with his wife and children in a wood shanty with a tin roof, not far from Alton Bridge and Hickory […]
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Ghost story from Athens, Georgia of a mysterious cemetery, and (of course) a Georgia bulldog. Written by K.E. Schmidt.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
Monday, January 18th, 2016
Ghost story of an Alabama “hollar” haunted by a farmer ghost searching for his missing son.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 2 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 2 Comments »
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.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 5 Comments »
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Georgia bullies terrorize the wrong trick-or-treater in this Halloween horror story from Harris Tobias.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2015
South Carolina horror story of a frightening creature terrorizing a frontier town. Written by Norman Coulson.
Posted in Creature Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Creepy true story of a haunted bridge that once stood near Lookout Mountain, Alabama. Written by Irran Butler.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Weird True Stories, Your Short Stories | 12 Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015
True (kind of) Florida ghost dog story of a beloved pinscher who protects his owner from beyond the grave. Written by Patrick McNicholas.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Weird True Stories, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
Sunday, July 19th, 2015
Animal fable The Scorpion and the Frog is retold as a North Carolina horror/suspense thriller by Kyle Moore.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
What is that mysterious organ music drifting from the creepy house down the road? Read this South Carolina haunted house tale from Tony Young.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Young woman’s haunted apartment paints itself in this Virginia ghost story by Kyle Moore.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 2 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 8 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Creepy Virginia horror story of a man who encounters terrifying visions of his neighbors while walking a mysterious path in his backyard. Written by Kyle Moore.
Posted in Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
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.
Posted in Audio Stories, Creature Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Presenting three ghost stories written by students at Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Creepy haunted house story from Alabama, written by Irran Butler.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 6th, 2014
Creepy Alabama ghost story of a house haunted by a strange girl, and the ghostly scent of Southern honeysuckle. Written by Irran Butler.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 6 Comments »
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.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 3 Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2014
Scary Florida story of a man walking alone through the Orlando streets, haunted not by a monster or ghost, but instead a strange song. Written by K.E. Moore.
Posted in Your Short Stories | 1 Comment »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 19 Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
Virginia ghost story of a frustrated writer haunted by a odd and creepy yard sale find. Written by K.E. Moore.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Author Zachary Helton seeks a terrifying Georgia ghost story from his childhood while visiting Savannah.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Bizarre yet true Civil War story of one unlucky Confederate soldier, coming home to Tennessee. Written by Kathy Warnes.
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Monday, April 14th, 2014
Tennessee ghost story of a budding Tennessee guitarist seeking fame in Nashville who hitches a ride with a creepy bootlegger.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 3 Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2014
Engaged couple makes the mistake of visiting a haunted Louisiana plantation. Ghost story written by Cheryal Hussain.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
Thursday, March 27th, 2014
Tennessee ghost story of a killer who encounters a strange old man along a dark road after burying his victim. What does this old man know about his crime? Find out in this short story by Andy Hinton.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 5 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
Saturday, March 1st, 2014
Texas myth and kids story of a young orphan girl in prehistoric times who discovers unknown powers to save humanity. Written by Sara Popp.
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Saturday, February 22nd, 2014
True story of unexplained paranormal phenomena in a Virginia suburb. Written by Benjamin Stevens.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Weird True Stories, Your Short Stories | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
Author Cynthia Morrison tells us about her strange experiences when visiting the grave of Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, sister of Edgar Allan Poe. Read and listen below!
Posted in Audio Stories, Weird True Stories, Your Short Stories | 3 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 5 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Kentucky ghost story of a gravedigger who hides a horrible secret in the nearby haunted house. Written By Nathan Oser.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
Creepy tale from East Tennessee of a mysterious, haunted house that the locals won’t approach – for good reason, as one poor soul finds out. Written and told by Rick Baldwin.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
Georgia farmer brings home a very strange Halloween pumpkin that causes all sorts of trouble.
Posted in Creature Stories, Kids Stories, Your Short Stories | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Tennessee horror story – and don’t ask what’s in the basket. Written by C.G. Fewston.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
Alabama fairy tale teaming up some of the most famous nursery rhyme characters to solve a strange wedding mystery. Written by Harris Tobias.
Posted in Kids Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | No Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, July 16th, 2013
Alabama folktale about two kids’ encounter with a wild tomcat, and a poor mailman who happened to cross its path. Written by Dan Singley.
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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.
Posted in Audio Stories, Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 21 Comments »
Friday, June 7th, 2013
Appalachian murder tale from North Carolina about a mysterious and frightening visitor to a hardscrabble Appalachian community. Written by Pat McCrary.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 9 Comments »
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Man returns to his childhood home to confront the terrifying ghost at the Mansworth County bridge that haunted him as a child.
Posted in Audio Stories, Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Ghost on a Texas highway story, written by Jerod Lasater
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Mississippi folktale of a desperate fisherman who is granted a wish from a mysterious sea wish. And you know what they say about wishes. Written by Harris Tobias.
Posted in Kids Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 5 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 17 Comments »
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.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
A New Orleans haunted house story by Marlon Heimerl at HalloweenCostumes.com.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 8 Comments »
Friday, December 28th, 2012
Werewolf terrorizes an Appalachian farm community. Based on a Tennessee folktale, written by Frank Hagelberg.
Posted in Creature Stories, Your Short Stories | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Nightmarish tale of Southern suburban landscaping gone very, very wrong. Written by Tim Westover.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Kids fairy tale about a starving family of toymakers who must turn to their creations to survive. Written by Harris Tobias.
Posted in Kids Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Your Short Stories | 2 Comments »
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
Posted in Creature Stories, Ghost Stories, Your Short Stories | 24 Comments »
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
Posted in Creature Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
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.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
Circus ghost story for the kids about an aspiring trapeze artist searching for her famous Uncle Andy in the depths of a strange, ghostly circus. Written by Kathy Warnes.
Posted in Kids Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 1 Comment »
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Ghost of a wrongly executed convict searches for the love of his life – and supposed victim – in this North Carolina ghost story written by Richard J. Paracka.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 15 Comments »
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
New Orleans ghost story of a lawyer invesitgating the mysterious, brutal murders of local prostitutes. But the path to conviction leads to some very strange places.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 9 Comments »
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.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Mysterious ghost might be the key between a young girl and what haunts her troubled father.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 15 Comments »
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
21 is not just the legal drinking age – it’s a curse to a North Carolina pioneer community in this evil tale written by Allan Kopp, Jr.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Bizarre murder story of a cadaver found hidden in an amusement park haunted house attraction.
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 5 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Larger-than-life Charleston hotel owner pays the ultimate price for messing around with the mayor’s wife in Nick Zegarac’s twisted ghost story of murder and revenge from the spooky streets of old Charleston.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Virginia ghost story about two kids who investigate a mysterious campfire across an eerie swamp one night. You know this ain’t gonna end well.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 41 Comments »
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Who is the crazy local gal wandering around a Louisana gas station asking customers about her missing mother? Find out in this Louisiana ghost story from Sabrina Alipate.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Ghost story of a Dallas boy who meets the girl of his dreams in a Texas small town. A girl who might be too good to be true. Maybe the old rotary phone is a giveaway.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 8 Comments »
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Paranormal story of a mysterious Tennessee lake that tends to attract visitors – for life.
Posted in Creature Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 8 Comments »
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Kentucky ghost story of a haunted house that holds the key to the mysterious past of a young girl.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 23 Comments »
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
True Texas ghost story of a strange Mexican woman haunting the Green Elm Bridge in West Texas. Think we’ll take the long way next time.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Weird True Stories, Your Short Stories | 12 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Kids Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
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.
Posted in Creature Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
True story of north Texas haunted house, and a first hand account of the ghosts there.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Weird True Stories, Your Short Stories | 21 Comments »
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
True ghost stories from Jim Harold’s Campfire, one of the most popular paranormal podcasts.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Weird True Stories, Your Short Stories | 12 Comments »
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Ghost story of one man’s sleepness night that leads to a mysterious encounter with a stranger along a moonlit road.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
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!
Posted in Creature Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Virginia ghost story about a haunted grist mill.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 25 Comments »
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Kentucky ghost story of two boys on a camping trip that encounter the ghost of a mysterious girl during a lightning storm.
Posted in Civil War Historic Stories, Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 13 Comments »
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Turbulent saga of Savannah’s MacCafferty clan – witches, ghosts, psychic powers and women with tragic tastes in men.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
High school prom date goes very wrong.
Posted in Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Tennessee cave story about an unhappily married couple who visit a strange tourist cavern.
Posted in Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Kid-friendly ghost story from Arkansas about a haunted house with some spooky ghosts with a serious knack for baking. Written by Harris Tobias.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Kids Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 132 Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Lynching victim of the Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana places a horrible curse on her killers.
Posted in Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 15 Comments »
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Edgar is terrified of a demonic presence in his apartment’s back room.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 9 Comments »
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!
Posted in Myths, Legends & Folktales, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 13 Comments »
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Ghost story of a haunted house with an athletic ghost. But what is this ghost keeping in his gym bag?
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 23 Comments »
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Catholic priest is assigned to a mysterious, rural Alabama town and hears a VERY strange confession.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 8 Comments »
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!
Posted in Audio Stories, Creature Stories, Myths, Legends & Folktales, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 6 Comments »
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Alabama ghost story about a mysterious young girl who takes a newcomer on a dangerous hike.
Posted in Ghost Stories, Oldies but Goodies, Your Short Stories | 36 Comments »
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 »