Tonight on Midnight at the Crossroads, Shawn, Jake, and Jeremy peel back the veil between Hollywood fiction and the living world of Southern folk magic. From the supernatural justice of the film Sinners to real Hoodoo crossroads rituals, graveyard dirt, conjure powders, and protective charms — the crew dives deep into the enduring power, mysteries, and moral questions behind African American occult traditions.

Shawn, Jake, Jeremy, and Rowdy sink their teeth into New Orleans’ most chilling legends—from the attic of the Ursuline Convent and the mysterious Casket Girls to Jacques Saint Germain, the blood-dripping aristocrat who vanished without a trace. We uncover the sinister case of the Carter Brothers, explore elite secrecy within the Mystic Krewe of Comus, and unravel the deadly whispers behind the 1980s Rogue Vampire Murders.

Is vampirism in the Crescent City just folklore, or has something truly been feeding here for centuries? From Anne Rice’s immortal romance to real-life vampire subcultures, we ask: Is New Orleans the last sanctuary for the undead?

Topics Include:

• The sealed attic of the Ursuline Convent

• Saint Germain’s alleged immortality

• The Carter Brothers’ blood-filled apartment

• The mystique and ritual of Krewe Comus

• Modern vampire clans & blood drinkers

• Unsolved murders in the 1980s French Quarter

• Anne Rice’s eternal influence

• Roundtable: Would you stay in New Orleans as a vampire?

Tune in if you dare—this isn’t just myth, it’s a midnight confession.

This week on Midnight at the Crossroads, we cover two eerie headlines shaking both earth and spirit—an underwater volcano off Oregon signals a possible eruption, while a mysterious fire damages the legendary Marie Laveau home in New Orleans. Plus, we dive into the legend of the Casket Girls and the upcoming vampire horror film based on their chilling tale.

History, mystery, and a touch of the paranormal—just another week in the strange world we call home.

On this episode of Midnight at the Crossroads, Shawn, Jake, and Jeremy peel back the lid on America’s buried vampire history—from the foggy graveyards of New England to the conjure-laced crossroads of the Deep South.

We’ll start with the New England Vampire Panic, where fear and disease led desperate families to dig up their dead—burning hearts and drinking ashes to cure tuberculosis. Was this America’s version of the Salem Witch Trials, just with the undead?

Then we head south, where vampire-like legends take root in Hoodoo, Gullah, and folk traditions. From boo-hags riding victims in their sleep, to conjure doctors sending spirits to drain the living—these aren’t your average Dracula tales. We’ll talk about blood offerings, graveyard spirits, and the shadowy “riders” that leave bruises but no fingerprints.

Is the vampire in American lore a creature, a spirit, or a symbol of deeper fears—of death, disease, and spiritual neglect?

 Talking Points & Questions:

• What made Americans during plagues believe their dead were feeding on them?

• Have you ever investigated cases where people believed they were being drained at night?

• Is there a connection between Hoodoo magic and vampire legends?

• Are vampire stories sometimes a code—for trauma, spiritual imbalance, or even conspiracy?

 Real cases we’ll discuss:

• Mercy Brown – Rhode Island’s infamous “vampire”

• Boo-Hags – Skin-stealing witches of the Lowcountry

• The Night Doctors – Bloodsuckers of rumor and racial trauma

• Conjure Spirits – Magical curses with vampiric effects

This isn’t folklore from far-off lands—this is homegrown horror.
And it might still be feeding.

Not all vampires come from castles… Some are conjured.

In this eerie episode of Midnight at the Crossroads, Shawn Sellers unearths the shadowy side of Southern Hoodoo—where vampirism isn’t spread by bite, but by ritual, blood magic, and the forgotten dead.

From the dusty backroads of the South come tales of rootworkers who summoned spirits to drain life energy—not with fangs, but with spells. Victims would waste away—tired, sick, and spiritually hollow. Some domination spells, it’s said, didn’t just control… they consumed.

And what of the graveyard spirits? Bound by pacts, fed with offerings of blood and reverence. When that feeding stops? Some say they rise. Hungry.

Could the true vampire be a spirit created through neglect, conjure, or broken promises? A being of energy and vengeance?

Next time you walk by a graveyard… you might want to say hello.
Because sometimes, the vampire… isn’t the one above ground.

 She doesn’t haunt you. She rides you.

In this spine-tingling episode of Midnight at the Crossroads, Shawn Sellers takes us deep into the misty Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia, where ancient traditions still whisper warnings about the Boo-Hag—a skinless, vampiric witch from Gullah and Geechee folklore.

She doesn’t drink blood. She steals breath.

By night, she slips through cracks and keyholes, sitting on your chest, feeding on your energy. By day, she wears stolen skin like a mask. Sleep paralysis? Night terror? Or a centuries-old entity still preying on the unaware?

We’ll explore the folklore, the psychic implications, and the protective rituals—like haint blue paint, salt lines, and why you should always leave a broom by your bed.

Because if you’ve ever woken up gasping for air…
You might’ve been visited by the Boo-Hag.

They don’t knock. They don’t break in. They ride you from the inside out.

In this haunting episode of Midnight at the Crossroads, Shawn Sellers pulls back the veil on a chilling Southern mystery: The Rider Spirits. Known in whispers across rural Alabama and Louisiana, these shadowy entities aren’t ghosts or demons—they’re something else entirely. Some call them Shadowmen, others call them vampires of energy, draining your strength while you sleep, leaving behind exhaustion… and sometimes bruises.

Are these entities ancient spirits cursed to wander? Or are they tethered to cursed objects and dying places, feeding off the living? And why do stories of these parasitic beings echo the vampire panics of old—where fear and illness gave rise to legends of nocturnal feeders?

Join Shawn as he dives into real-life cases of spiritual possession, sleep attacks, and the terrifying legacy of vampire beliefs in the American South. Because in some places, vampires don’t suck blood…
They ride you.

Before Dracula… before Nosferatu… there was Jumlin.

In this chilling episode of Midnight at the Crossroads, we uncover one of the oldest and darkest vampire legends you've never heard of—born not in the castles of Europe, but in the heart of the American South. The Cherokee Nation tells of Jumlin, a spirit of hunger and shadow, a soul-thief who walked in stolen flesh and fed not only on blood—but on fear.

He was more than a monster. He was a force of imbalance, summoned through broken laws of nature and sealed by blood. With a witch-mate at his side and a legacy of shape-shifters and soul-drinkers, Jumlin’s story runs deep through Southern woods and whispered campfire tales.

Join host Shawn Sellers as he explores the ancient legend of Jumlin—the Father of Vampires—and asks the question: What if the oldest vampire myth didn't come from Europe at all… but from right here?

“Some say he still feeds…”

In this chilling and thought-provoking episode, Shawn, Jake, Jeremy, and Rowdy sink their teeth into the long, dark history of vampires—from ancient demonesses to graveyard rituals and pop culture icons. The team opens with a personal roundtable on the first vampire stories that haunted or fascinated them, then dives deep into global folklore: Sumerian Lilitu, Romanian Strigoi, the Greek Vrykolakas, African energy-drainers like the Asanbosam and Obayifo, and China’s hopping chi-drinker, the Jiangshi.

They also revisit the eerie American chapter of vampire lore with the Mercy Brown case during the New England Vampire Panic—and ask whether pandemics and fear of disease still feed modern myths.

Plus:
• Can psychic vampires trace their roots to ancient demon goddesses?
• Why do so many cultures fear blood-drinkers or energy thieves?
• Could hauntings and vampirism actually be part of the same phenomenon?
• What happens when vampire beliefs are carried across oceans into rural America?

From conjure legends and Hoodoo spirits to cinematic Nosferatu and modern-day paranormal cases, Midnight at the Crossroads explores the terrifying idea that the vampire was never just a myth... but a reflection of our darkest fears.

Tonight on Midnight at the Crossroads, we’re diving deep into the mysteries that blur the lines between worlds. We’ll explore portals and dimensional rips—are they gateways to other realities or just misunderstood energy hotspots? Then we turn to the dark side: predators in the dark like shadow beings, cryptids, and night entities that haunt the edges of our reality. Finally, we explore the realm of psychic vampires and energy drainers—have you ever met someone who left you exhausted without lifting a finger?

We’ll also touch on current events we exchanged in our pre-show emails, tying them into tonight’s supernatural themes.

And don’t miss next week—we sink our teeth into vampires: the myths, the legends, and the chilling real-world encounters.

Tune in, turn down the lights, and get ready to cross into the unknown.