Michael and Charlie take a deep dive into the history of the Gullah people and legends of the Boo Hag (and the Boo Daddy), a witch-like figure who drains her victims of their life force in their sleep. This episode also features a reading by special guest Dr. Lisa Hammond!

Links:

• South Carolina Folk Tales (State Library of NC)
• The Language You Cry In (IMDB.com)
• "Wards for the Boo Hag" in The South Carolina Review, Spring 2006 (Clemson University)
• Dr. Lisa Hammond's poetry and scholarship (external site)
• "Ballad of the Boo Hag" (Internet Archive) by David Bowles (external site)
• Precious and the Boo Hag (Goodreads)

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• Ret-Con (Cary, NC - February 24th-26th, 2023)

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