What's big, weird, and extremely niche? The Grafton Monster, that's what! Join us for the first of a THREE-PART live episode recorded at Ret-Con 2025!

Also, a couple of tickets got returned by some folks who can't make it on Thursday, September 11, for the Arcane Carolinas Spooky Season Kickoff, so grab 'em while you can if you want to go!

OUT NOW: Arcane Carolinas Volume 3 by Charlie Mewshaw! Foreword by Jason Tapp of SpookyCLT!

Links:

• Arcane Carolinas Vol. 3 (Charlie's newest entry in our series of nonfiction volumes!)
• Children of Solitude (Michael's latest horror novel!)

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Spooky Season Kickoff @ Arcana Durham (September 11, 2025)
• Killer Pride (Williamsburg, VA - September 26-28, 2025) - Michael solo (he'll be on panels and in the vendor room selling books)
• SplatterFlix Film Series (Durham, NC - October 10 & 11, 2025) - Michael solo (he'll be selling books and giving away AC swag!)
• Book Ferret (Winston-Salem, NC - early November, dates TBD) - Michael solo (he'll be doing a reading and signing books)

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• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

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Just a quick reminder for folks who may not see the Facebook posts: our Spooky Season Kickoff is at Arcana in Durham, NC, on September 11! Tickets are free, and there are only a handful left. It'll also be a launch party for Arcane Carolinas Volume 3!

Get your Spooky Season Kickoff tickets here!

We know plenty of legends based on and built around real people, from the Hunter of Purgatory Mountain to Lavinia Fisher to Hezekiah Jones. But how often do we see a legend spring up around a person as events unfold? Join Charlie and Michael for the summer road trip episode about a notorious driver and a couple of legend-encrusted vehicles!

Links:

• Children of Solitude (Michael's new horror novel!)

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Spooky Season Kickoff @ Arcana Durham (September 11, 2025)
• Killer Pride (Williamsburg, VA - September 26-28, 2025) - Michael solo (he'll be on panels and in the vendor room selling books)

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• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

Contact us!

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Join Charlie for two AC Case Files interviews regarding strange experiences, one on the coast of North Carolina and one on the streets of Pittsburgh, PA!

Links:

• Children of Solitude (Michael's new horror novel!)
• Grafton Monster Fest

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• PBO Pride (maybe? - Michael solo - June 6 & 7, 2025)
• Grafton Monster Festival (Charlie Solo - June 13 & 14, 2025)
• ConGregate (Michael solo - July 11-13, 2025)

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• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

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Salem Black River Church near Maysville, SC, is one of the oldest churches in South Carolina and has a rich history as a place of worship and community. From it sprang many other local institutions and activists of tremendous importance also. But the Internet holds that today it is a place of disturbing phenomena from hauntings to monsters. Is any of that true? Go creepin' around with Michael and Charlie as we talk about why no one should trespass at Salem Black River Church!

Links:

• Preorder Michael's next book!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Carolina Cryptids @ Durham South Regional Library - Michael definite, Charlie tentative (April 8, 2025)
• Carolina Fear Fest - Michael solo (May 23-25, 2025)

Follow us!

• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

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Bertie County, NC, is a place of rural beauty--and possibly of an angry ghost engaged in some questionable parenting from beyond the grave! Join Michael and Charlie for a deep dive into the history of one of the state's oldest counties, a fun spooky legend, and the many ways this legend connects to the history of the community where it's set.

Links:

• Sign up for pre-order info for Michael's next book!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Flyleaf Books - Michael solo (January 9, 2025)
• Ret-Con 2024 - Charlie & Michael together (February 21-23, 2025)
• Nevermore Film Festival - Michael solo (February 28-March 2, 2025)
• South Carolina State Library - Michael solo (March 13, 2025)
• Durham South Regional Library - Michael definite, Charlie tentative (April 8, 2025)
• Carolina Fear Fest - Michael solo (May 23-25, 2025)

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• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

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[email protected]

Late on a rainy, foggy night, as you drive through the early settlement of Jamestown, NC, a young woman may flag you down in hopes of refuge from the weather and a ride to her home. This is a familiar legend in the Carolinas, but it isn't unique. Is there real history behind this instance of the well-known tale of a hitchhiker from beyond? And just how common is this story? Join Charlie and Michael for a fun discussion full of surprises and deep research!

Links:

• Charlie's visit to Lydia's Bridge
• HWA NC Reading at Flyleaf Books on 1/9/25
• Michael's novel Perishables
• Michael's novel Servant Sovereign
• Arcane Carolinas on BlueSky

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Flyleaf Books - Michael solo (January 9, 2025)
• Ret-Con 2024 - Charlie & Michael together (February 21-23, 2025)
• Nevermore Film Festival - Michael solo (dates not yet announced)

Follow us!

• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

Contact us!

[email protected]

Look, up there in the sky! It's a drone! It's an alien! It's... live-action folklore in the making!

Join Charlie and Michael for a quick, informal chat about the wave of "drone"/UFO/UAP sightings being reported (and sometimes recorded, and maybe sometimes manufactured) nationwide! Originally this was the intro to the next episode, but we went on long enough we thought this deserved to be its own thing. Happy holidays, and thanks for listening!

Links:

• "Drone sightings in Wilmington cause concern following reports in New Jersey" (WECT)
• "FAA temporarily bans drones in parts of New Jersey amid sightings, notice threatens 'deadly force' for 'imminent security threat.'" (6 ABC, Philadelphia, PA)

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Ret-Con 2024 - Charlie & Michael together (February 21-23, 2025)
• Nevermore Film Festival - Michael solo (dates not yet announced)

Follow us!

• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

Contact us!

[email protected]

Now that Spooky Season for 2024 has drawn to a close, and Michael and Charlie have gotten a bit of a rest, let's... rewind time to the start of Spooky Season! Join Charlie, Michael, and an enthusiastic crowd as we talk about three fun and spooky stories and places from the Carolinas and beyond!

Note: if you listen to the show with kids, the jokes in this are a little more risque than usual, so take that into account!

Links:

• Photos from the Cabe Lands in Durham, NC
• Hiking info and map for the Cabe Lands in Eno State Park
• michaelgwilliamsbooks.com
• Lost Monster Files on Discovery

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• South Carolina State Library in Columbia, SC - Michael solo (December 12, 2024)
• Ret-Con 2024 - Charlie & Michael together (February 21-23, 2025)
• Nevermore Film Festival - Michael solo (dates not yet announced)

Follow us!

• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

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On stormy nights the spectral figure of a woman in blue dashes through the darkness to climb the stairs of the old Rear Range Light on Hilton Head Island. Why is her mission so vitally important she continues it from beyond the grave? Join Michael and Charlie as they dig deep into folklore and history in search of another Shady Lady haunting one of the Carolinas' most iconic locations!

A content warning up front: this episode is about a ghost story associated with a massively destructive hurricane, and there may be folks in our community who don't want to hear about a massively destructive hurricane right now. If so, skip this episode, we'll have another new one out on Wednesday of this week!

Link:

• American Red Cross' Hurricane Helene Efforts

Register & Vote:

• North Carolina "One-Stop" voter registration
• North Carolina "One-Stop" early voting
• North Carolina voting by mail
• South Carolina early voting
• South Carolina voting by mail
• Voting information for all states

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• "From Frankenstein to Firefly: Genre-Blending for Stronger Stories" at the NC Writers Network Fall Conference - Michael solo (November 2, 2024)
• Orange County Public Library - Michael solo (November 9, 2024)
• Morganton Public Library - Michael solo (November 23, 2024)
• South Carolina State Library in Columbia, SC - Michael solo (December 12, 2024)
• Ret-Con 2024 - Charlie & Michael together (February 21-23, 2025)

Links:

• michaelgwilliamsbooks.com
• Lost Monster Files on Discovery

Follow us!

• Arcane Carolinas on Patreon
• Arcane Carolinas on Facebook
• Arcane Carolinas on Instagram
• Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr

Contact us!

[email protected]