Southern Gothic

On an old stretch of Mobile, there once stood a house on State Street where locals claimed no one truly lived alone. Long after one former owner had died, neighbors said heavy footsteps still thundere...

30 Apr 15min

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, an old story tells of a lonely mountain spring that once ran clear and cold—until one summer it was said to turn the color of blood. Locals claimed the change came ...

29 Apr 17min

Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where the waters of the Mississippi Sound meet old beach towns and storm-worn shorelines, there’s a stretch of land between Pass Christian and Long Beach long known a...

28 Apr 14min

Just outside Smithfield, where the backroads of Johnston County wind through pine woods and farmland, there’s an old crossing over Mill Creek that has carried a dark reputation for generations. By day...

27 Apr 15min

Along the rivers and marshlands surrounding Georgetown, where the remnants of once-thriving rice plantations have long since faded back into the landscape, there are stories that have managed to outla...

26 Apr 18min

Tucked deep within the rugged landscape of Grundy County, where the sandstone ridges and dense forests of the Cumberland Plateau give way to winding rivers and hidden hollows, there’s a stretch of wat...

25 Apr 17min

High above the Arkansas River Valley, atop Petit Jean Mountain, there’s a lonely gravesite perched along the edge of Stout’s Point—a simple plot surrounded by a small iron fence, overlooking miles of ...

24 Apr 16min

Kathryn Tucker Windham was an American storyteller, author, photographer, folklorist, and journalist born and raised in Alabama. Of course if you've been listening to Southern Gothic you've probably h...

23 Apr 38min