Ghost stories, myths, legends and folktales.

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.

Spooky Halloween tale of two troublemakers who cross the wrong Old Man and must walk home via the feared Troll Bridge.

Virginia ghost story about a haunted grist mill.

Alabama ghost story about a mysterious young girl who takes a newcomer on a dangerous hike.

Ghost story of a singing frog who shows that eternal love is not just for humans.

Biography of Ches McCartney, a.k.a. “The Goat Man,” one of the South’s most famous wandering travelers and folk characters. A modern day Robinson Crusoe, his ship a rickety wagon pulled by a team of goats, whose appearance along Southern highways caused much excitement during the mid-twentieth century.

Chilling ghost story from Alabama of two young girls who discover the tragic secrets behind a Civil War-era haunted house.

Ghost story from Alabama of a wandering traveler who stumbles across the terrifying secret behind a spooky backwoods church.

Trixster folktale from Alabama about how the Devil uses a powerful female temptation to try splitting apart a lovey-dovey couple. One of our favorites!

African-American slave folktale about a mysterious tree from Africa and the magic it unleashes on a cruel plantation owner.

Florida ghost story about a young girl who will do anything for a nice prom dress, including robbing the dead!

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

Heartwarming story of a unique Christmas ghost who teaches a lost soul the value of family.

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.

Two Georgia good-ol’-boys let their thirst for riches lead them straight into a horrifying encounter with an ancient mountain haunt.

Georgia folktale about a clever blacksmith who, with the help of an old witch woman, helps fool the Devil as death is approaching.

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.

Georgia Civil War ghost story about the mysterious “Green Eyes” creature that roams the haunted Chickamauga Battlefield each night.

Georgia Civil War ghost story about hauntings at a long forgotten Civil War battlefield outside Atlanta.

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.

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.

Georgia legend about Lorenzo Dow, a traveling preacher who brings a curse to a small frontier town.

Georgia ghost story of a Hollywood screenwriter’s frightening stay in a haunted hotel.

Bizarre monster tale about a Georgia outdoosman attacked by a strange forest creature that only wants it’s “Taily-Po.”

Civil War ghost story of a Georgia plantation haunted by a broken heart.

Georgia folktale about a man who suspects that his beautiful new bride might be a witch – the Boo Hag!

Terrifying urban legend of a single woman who wonders why her guard dog starts acting so strangely.

Christmas folktale that explains a special miracle that happens in the North Georgia mountains each Christmas Eve.

Georgia folktale about a man meaner than the Devil himself, and where Spanish Moss comes from.

Creature story of two young girls ignore their Grandma’s warning about the monster of the Gongetcha Woods.

Ghost story about a haunted family clock that perhaps shouldn’t have been passed down to the next generation.

Ghost story from Kentucky coal mining country of one coal miner’s experience with the ultimate act of love.

Ghost story from Kentucky coal mining country about a miner’s strange and life changing experience with a mysterious black dog.

Spooky Appalachian ghost story of a mountain traveler, stunned by the death of his wife, who stumbles across a strange mountain town with a horrifying secret.

Louisiana ghost story of a traveling preacher and his new wife who spend the night in a haunted house, and learn that marriage can be even more terrifying than ghosts!

Louisiana gambler runs afoul of swamp vampires while on the run from the law.

Story behind the famous “Flaming Tomb,” a haunted crypt that reguarly draws ghost hunters to New Orleans’ Metairie Cemetery.

African-American ghost story from Louisiana about a poor widow who wants to get on her with her life – if only her husband would stay dead!

Cajun ghost story about a miserly father whose cruelty to his only daughter comes back to haunt him during a gulf storm.

Cajun folktale about a local fisherwoman whose unique way of fishing for crabs in the bayou gets her into trouble.

Louisiana ghost story about two childhood friends who make a mutual promise that must be kept – even beyond the grave!

Cajun folktale about a beautiful girl who has the misfortune of choosing a real devilish mate.

Alabama ghost story about a tired farm widow who visits the local witch a good night’s sleep – big mistake.

Poignant Kentucky ghost story about the power of a mother’s love and how it stretches even beyond the grave.

Spooky Cajun ghost story about two boys’ misadventures in a haunted pumpkin patch one Halloween.

Classic spooky story about a traveling salesman who runs into some pretty strange cats warning about someone (or something) named “Jesse.”

Mississippi folktale about a Depression-era farmhand who will take just about any job – including at a strange farm where his predecessors ended up dead!

Gruesome New Orleans ghost story about a sausage shop owner who has a unique way of getting rid of his wife.

Louisiana ghost story about the well documented hauntings at Myrtles Plantation.

Mississippi ghost story about a young boy’s encounter with a strange girl who suddenly appears near his family’s farm.

Famous North Carolina ghost story about the “Maco Light,” a paranormal phenomena along the local railroad that has fascinated ghost hunters for years.

Native American ghost story from North Carolina about a brave Cherokee whose stance against the white man would make him a legend.

Famous South Carolina ghost story of Alice Flagg, a well known ghost haunting South Carolina’s Grand Strand.

Terrifying ghost story from B.M. Croker about two gentleman’s dare for one to spend the night in a Charleston haunted house.

South Carolina ghost story of the famed Gray Man of Pawley’s Island whose appearance is seen as a warning by locals of an upcoming hurricane.

Bizarre true story of the Sparks World Famous Shows circus and the public hanging of “Murderous” Mary, a circus elephant.

Ghost story based on the famous Bell Witch hauntings in Tennessee, this is the story of two kids who embark on a dangerous journey into the Bell Witch Cave.

Ghost story of a Tennessee fiddle player has a bad run-in with some evil rattlesnakes.

Christmas ghost story – or a visit from Santa Claus?

Ambrose Bierce’s famed ghost story of a murder from three perspectives – including the ghost’s!

Tennessee spooky story about one boy’s quest to find out where the nightly eerie noises in the local cemetery are coming from.

Based on the true Christmas story of the annual holiday train that brings Santa Claus to the poor towns of remote Appalachia.

Tennessee creature story of the frightening Ewah creature stalking the dark woods surrounding the home of two newlyweds.

Terrifying Alabama ghost story of a group of young boys who conspire to keep a horrible secret between them to their graves – and the creature of the lake who won’t let that happen.

Georgia ghost story about a mysterious young girl who appears nightly beside a remote covered bridge.

Civil War ghost story of artifact collector has a ghostly encounter with one of the Confederacy’s most famous spies.

Civil War creature story amidst the ruins of post-Civil War Charleston, where a mysterious apothecary builds a marine attraction like no other.