Washington Square: Guardian of the Graves
Philadelphia is celebrated worldwide as the Cradle of Liberty, but beneath the manicured lawns and historic monuments of Washington Square lies one of the largest forgotten burial grounds in American ...
21 Aug 22min
Murder, Ghosts & Vampires: Three New Books Spooky Season
Halloween is getting closer, and I have three new books coming just in time for the spooky season! In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, I’m giving you a preview of Arsenic Anna, the true story o...
20 Aug 10min
The Murderer Who Promised to Return as a Ghost
In January 1903, former Missoula laundry operator Louis H. Mott’s spiral into alcoholism and addiction ended in brutal violence when he murdered his wife, Leah, as she attempted to flee down a back st...
19 Aug 34min
Going Up? The Lady in the L&C Tower
Long before glass-walled skyscrapers and rooftop bars dominated the skyline, the 30-story Life & Casualty Tower stood as Nashville's premier architectural wonder—and the Southeastern United States' ta...
18 Aug 20min
From the Vault: Secret Tunnels & the Haunted Childress House
Today we are heading to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to explore the hidden history and shadowy legends of the antebellum Childress-Ray House. Built in 1847, this unassuming Greek Revival home was once own...
17 Aug 16min
Congress Plaza: The Boy on the 12th Floor
The Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago has spent over a century accumulating grandeur, secrets, and a staggering collection of ghosts. But among the shadowy figures, none cuts deeper than the spirit on t...
14 Aug 20min
The Detroit Voodoo Slayer
In 1938, Earl Carl Harris believed a $15 bottle of High John the Conqueror elixir could perform two miracles: force a woman to love him and make him invisible to the police. But when the love potion f...
12 Aug 21min
The Witch Killer of Hawkins County
For Tennessee Tales Tuesday, Allen Sircy takes you back to an August afternoon in 1950 inside the Larkin & Larkin General Store in Carter's Valley, Tennessee, to unravel the tragic, true story of Carl...
11 Aug 19min
