Southern Gothic

President Abraham Lincoln's legacy is steeped in lore, but did you know that a close personal friend of the famed commander and chief claimed that Lincoln dreamt of his assassination not long before t...

9 Dec 202411min

Following his death on February 16, 1893, Dr. Emile Overton Moore was buried in the Maple Hill cemetery, just north of his hometown of Helena; but, according to legend, Moore’s loyal canine companion,...

2 Dec 202432min

This episode of Southern Gothic originally aired February 22, 2022. On the night of February 17, 1864, an immense explosion took down the USS Housatonic, a massive warship that was part of the Federal...

25 Nov 202442min

This episode of Southern Gothic originally aired on March 5, 2021. When the Civil War drew to a close, the United States’ railway networks, particularly those in the Southern states, were in shambles....

18 Nov 202421min

Have you ever felt a chill down your spine that you couldn't explain, seen a fleeting shadow in the corner of your vision, or heard a whisper on the wind that seemed just a little too clear? Well, you...

14 Nov 202442min

This week we are going back to you & telling your listener-submitted stories! Tales include an ominous Tarot card reading down in New Orleans, a not-so-hitchhiking spirit, and a curse warnin' MeeMaw. ...

11 Nov 202429min

On August 23, 1882 Italian harpist Antonio “Tony” Caseletta drowned in a sailing accident on the Cape Fear river, leaving behind a wife and child. His body was then buried in the Old Smithville Cemete...

4 Nov 202426min

Legend claims that after the Church Hill Tunnel collapsed in 1925, a bloody creature with sharp teeth and decomposing skin appeared in the darkness before quickly escaping to the nearby Hollywood Ceme...

31 Okt 202432min