MountainLore

A Jack Tale: Jack and his Stepmother

This week we have a Jack Tale that had its origins in England over 500 years ago. Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived with his father and his stepmother in a lit

The Flintville Monster: Tennessee’s Hairy Beast

In 1976, residents around Flintville, Tennessee, began reporting encounters with a huge, hairy creature that seemed to have stepped straight out of a nightmare. It broke

The Man in the Wall

A weary doctor seeking rest in a remote mountain house finds that the creaks in the floorboards aren't just the house settling. In this tale a "rational" man is forced to

Granny Weiss And The Cursed Money

In the 1820s, a man named Johnson from North Carolina fell gravely ill after stealing money from a cattle buyer. With the help of a wise granny woman, he discovered a rem

The Haunting of Walsingham Manor

In Georgia, the Walsingham place, haunted by restless spirits and terrifying phenomena, drove a brave man to madness after a night of unspeakable horrors. Discover the

Andrew Jackson and the Bell Witch

In the hills of Tennessee, General Andrew Jackson's encounter with the supernatural connects that famous man with the famous entity that haunted the Bell family 200 years

The White Feather

In the mountains of Appalachia, a grieving widow named Rhodey experiences an eerie omen before her husband's tragic hunting accident, leading her to a profound belief in

The Seven Spirits of the Haunted Spring

In the mountains of North Carolina, tales are told of a haunted spring where, on a dark night, you might witness a chilling procession of seven possums, seven ghostly men

The Devil's Due

In the mountains of North Carolina, nearly 200 years ago, Ephraim Tucker's quest to learn witchcraft from a mysterious witch led him to a terrifying encounter with the de

The Headless Dog of Cove Creek

In the mountains of western North Carolina, a headless dog was said to emerge from an old schoolhouse grave to chase travelers, fueled by his and his human's tragic end a

The Tale of Phoebe Ward, The Witch of the North Carolina Mountains

In the mountains of North Carolina, the mysterious and feared witch Phoebe Ward once roamed from place to place, weaving spells and leaving a mysterious legacy in her wak

The Haunted Cowee Tunnel

One cold December day over 140 years ago, 19 shackled convicts lost their lives crossing the Tuckaseegee River in North Carolina to go work on a railroad tunnel.  Ever si

The Haunted Pines

This week we tell the strange tale of Silas McKean, a young man whose life took an extraordinary turn when he encountered a radiant ball of light between two ancient pine

Haints in the Holler

In this episode of MountainLore, we share the eerie tale of a remote holler, where a widower's new wife harbored a dark secret, one that chilled the entire community to i

The Ghost Came A'Knockin'

In this episode of MountainLore, we tell the tale of a once beautiful old house nestled deep in the woods.  For over a century and a half, whispers of the house's hauntin

The Ghost of Gamble's Run

Venture with us into the heart of Appalachia, to a place where the whispers of the past speak of betrayal and justice—a justice that may tarry but never falters. In this

Old Bill Mullins and the Burning Bible

In this episode of MountainLore, we tell the tale of Old Bill Mullins and his fiery reckoning. A man known for his sinful ways and a life lived in defiance of the divine,

The Wicked Sisters of Appalachia

Today's tale takes us deep into the mountains of Southwest Virginia, where a legend tells of two sisters whose very souls seemed woven from the darkest threads of the mou

A Cold Slap to the Cheek: The Tale of an Appalachian Haunting

Today we tell a tale about a mysterious and unsettling visit to an old, grand house nestled deep within the Appalachian hills—a place where ghosts laugh and taunt you whe

The Preacher and the Ghost Of The Blackwater Farmhouse

Venture with us into the stormy hills of Southwest Virginia, where a stop on a preacher's journey brings him a ghostly plea for justice in this episode of MountainLore. A