Arcane Carolinas

Grab your stakes and garlic necklaces and come along as Michael and Charlie dig into the history and lore of a Charlotte neighborhood where it was said for many years a particular place only came alive at night!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Black Mountain Public Library - Michael solo (May 8th - Black Mountain, NC)
• Carolina Fear Fest - Michael solo (May 24th-26th - Raleigh, NC)
• ConGregate 10 - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC)
• SAGA Professional Genre Writing Conference - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC)
• Arcana Durham - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC)

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Join Michael and Charlie as they take a deep dive into a pivotal battle of the Revolutionary War and the restless riding spirit who lingers from it still!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Black Mountain Public Library - Michael solo (May 8th - Black Mountain, NC)
• Carolina Fear Fest - Michael solo (May 24th-26th - Raleigh, NC)
• ConGregate 10 - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC)
• SAGA Professional Genre Writing Conference - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC)
• Arcana Durham - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC)

Links:

• Hopewell Presbyterian Church
• SpookyCLT
• Charlotte Area Paranormal Society

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Join Charlie and two very special guests to hear tales of Bigfoot encounters in the Piedmont and learn about the Museum of the Bizarre in Wilmington, NC, from Eric Odditorium!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• HWA NC Book Reading - Quail Ridge Books (March 26th - Raleigh, NC)
• Black Mountain Public Library (May 8th - Black Mountain, NC)
• Carolina Fear Fest (May 24th-26th - Raleigh, NC)
• ConGregate 10 (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC)
• Arcana Durham (September 26th - Durham, NC)

Links:

• Museum of the Bizarre (external site)
• Eric.Odditorium (Instagram)

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Charleston, SC, has a reputation as a haunted city with a long and complex past. But what about newer, more contemporary sites? Can't they have ghosts, too? Pull a chair up to the table and join Charlie, Michael, and friend of the show Kevin as we dig in to the history and lore around one of the city's most famous restaurants!

Don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Black Mountain Public Library (May 8th - Black Mountain, NC)
• Carolina Fear Fest (May 24th-26th - Raleigh, NC)
• ConGregate 10 (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC)
• Arcana Durham (September 26th - Durham, NC)

Links:

• Poogan's Porch

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The Bell Witch of Adams, Tennessee, is one of the most adapted, sprawling, and elaborated upon legends in the entire catalogue of paranormal events in United States history. But which parts of it are verifiably real, and which parts of it are simply too much to believe? Go spelunking with Charlie and Michael as they argue with the disembodied voice of history to find out more about this world-famous case!

Don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Ret-Con 2024 (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC)
• Black Mountain Public Library (possibly Michael solo) (early May - date TBD)
• Carolina Fear Fest (tentative--still being worked out)
• ConGregate 10 (Michael solo) (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC)
• Arcana (late September - date TBD - Durham, NC)

Research Partner:

• ParaSocial Investigations

Links:

• Moss's Coach House Restaurant (Facebook)
• Tennessee Encyclopedia: Bell Witch
• "Who Was the Bell Witch?" (Atlas Obscura)
• "Year of the Witch: 1937 and the Return of the Bell Witch" (TennesseeHistory.org)
• "Tennessee Myths & Legends: Bell Witch" (Tennessee State Library & Archives)
• Green-Mountain Freeman: "The Tennessee Ghost" (Library of Congress)
• "The Bell Witch of Tennessee and Mississippi: A Folk Legend" (JStor)
• "Bell Witch lore spins dark tale, but could science explain it all?" (The Tennesseean)
• An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch (HathiTrust)

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Join Michael and Charlie for a discussion of everything from dowsing for water to plugging a tree as they dive into Appalachian folk magic and traditional remedies!

Don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Ret-Con 2024 (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC)

Links:

• The Lumberton Report (arcanecarolinas.com)
• American Society of Dowsers (dowsers.org)
• Appalachian Dowsers (appalachiandowsers.org)
• NorthCarolinaGhosts.com

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Join Charlie, Michael, and a bunch of awesome people at Arcana in Durham, NC, for three tales: a ghost taunting the living on a stormy night; a rail project unearthing ancient history; and the death and resurrection of a rural community's resident witch!

Published early by request, this live recording was the 2023 Spooky Season Kickoff from September, 2023. Have a safe, happy, and spooky holiday season!

Links:

• Meherrin Nation (meherrinnation.org)
• NCSSM (www.ncssm.edu)

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Ret-Con 2024 (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC)

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Ease into the post-Halloween season by joining Charlie and Michael for a casual discussion of various types of ghosts and past episodes we've done about some of them!

Links:

• Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry (Amazon.com)
• Sea Island Spirits (YouTube)
• WRAL Voters' Choice Awards (wral.com)

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Ret-Con 2024 (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC)

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Woohoo! An even 100 episodes! Join Charlie and Michael as they give updates on some previous episodes, their spouses join them for listener Q&A, and we hear some voicemails from friends. Now on to the next 100!

Links:

• Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) (external site)
• Tally Johnson's books & info (Amazon)
• Alexandra Christian's books & info (Amazon)
• Strange Animals Podcast (external site)

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Ret-Con 2024 (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC)

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Did you know George Washington received a personal tour of Old Salem during his second term--and that doing so was politically controversial? Even more controversial is the possibility he encountered supernatural doom while there! PLUS, Michael and Charlie run a bracket to see who's the winner of Reasonable Ghosts! This episode was recorded live at ConGregate in July, 2023!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Ret-Con 2024 (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC)

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

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