Join Charlie as he chats with show guests, vendors, and attendees at Carolina Fear Fest about their favorite local legends and spooky stories! Links to Wild Animal Encounters, The Spooky Twins, and Acme Comics below!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

AWARD NOMINATIONS:

• WRAL Voter's Choice Award Nominations (open through October 8)
  • Go to https://bit.ly/WRAL2023AC, then choose "Professional and Entertainment," then "Podcast" to nominate Arcane Carolinas!

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Join Charlie at the SC State Library (Columbia, SC - October 12, 2023 - 6:00 PM)

Links:

• Dan the Animal Man - Wild Animal Encounters (external site)
• The Spooky Twins (external site)
• The Spooky Twins (Instagram)
• Acme Comics of Greensboro, NC (external site)

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In past Spooky Seasons we've talked about two different versions of the Grey Man in South Carolina, but what about the Grey Lady? And is she the Grey Lady of South Carolina or of North Carolina? Or Virginia? Or New York? Join Charlie and Michael for a historical deep dive that turns into a series of ghostly legends and haunting tales, with everything from tragedy to political scandal to pirates on land *and* sea!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023 - 8:00 PM)
• WRAL Voter's Choice Award Nominations (open through October 8)
  • Go to https://bit.ly/WRAL2023AC, then choose "Professional and Entertainment," then "Podcast" to nominate Arcane Carolinas!
• SC State Library (Columbia, SC, October 12, 2023 - 6:00 PM)

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Michael and Charlie sit down with a fun, friendly crowd at Carolina Fear Fest--and a few (literal) horror clowns--to talk about two legends of decidedly Luciferian origin: Satan's Bridge in NC and Hell's Gate Cemetery in SC!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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Did you know one of the Ghostbusters is an actual follower of mediumistic practices and beliefs? Join Charlie and Michael at Ret-Con 2023 for an early-morning, coffee-sloshing panel about the actual buster of ghosts!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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Join Michael and Charlie at Ret-Con 2023 for a live episode about the story of the Boojum, wolfenannies, and how and why some legends come into existence!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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Charlie and Michael welcome their good friend Tally Johnson back to the show as we hang out and tell stories in front of a live audience at Ret-Con 2023!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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Durham, NC, has a rich history, including some highly unusual accusations and practices! Join Charlie, Michael, and a super-fun crowd at Arcana in Durham, NC, for last year's spooky season kickoff!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out now!

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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St. Helena Island in South Carolina is home to a rich history encompassing many peoples and cultures--and one of the best-known and most reliable ghost light phenomena anywhere in the Carolinas! Join Charlie and Michael as we dig into what this one could be: ghosts, swamp gas, or something even stranger?

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to pick up Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, out today!

Links: 

• Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1 (Amazon.com)
• North Carolina Ghost Lights & Legends (Amazon.com)
• Penn Center (penncenter.com)
• Swamp Gas (The Internet Archive)

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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Henry Berry Lowry is a hero of the Lumbee people and was the center of massive media attention in the years after the Civil War. How did The Lowry War get its start and what makes him so compelling to us still? This story may start with two pigs, but it wends its way through history class, political gridlock, jailbreaks, and the "Lost" Colony! Join Charlie and Michael for a history deep dive!

EXTRA SPECIAL: don't forget to preorder Arcane Carolinas: Volume 1, coming out on September 1st!

Links: 

• ThatModernMombie (YouTube)
• The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
• Lost Colony DNA Project
• Surnames at the Lost Colony Research Group
• To Die Game (GoodReads)

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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A certain 19th century mansion in Wilmington has a haunted history, with legends abounding of desperate pleas etched in ice on winter nights and ghost tour participants being left frightened for their lives. But what does history have to say about one of Wilmington's haunted destinations?

Upcoming Live Recordings:

• ConGregate 9 (Winston-Salem, NC, July 14-16, 2023)
• Arcana (Durham, NC, September 28, 2023)

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