Today we tell the tale of a man so mean he whipped the Devil not once, but three times. The MountainLore podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Spotify and on many other podcast apps, as well as on our website, www.mountainlore.net. Sweet dreams, podcast listeners.

Today we tell you an urban legend from Pennsylvania that involves deranged patients at an insane asylum and seven gates that lead to a portal to hell.  In other words, just another day at the MountainLore podcast! You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Feedburner, Spotify and on many other podcast apps. Sweet dreams, podcast listeners...

This week we tell two tales of ghosts who came back not to haunt the living but to help them.  In our first story the ghost of a man in Kentucky who died of typhoid comes back with good marital advice for the couple who aided him in his last days among the living; then a ghost tries to warn motorists not to make the same mistake he did along a highway in East Tennessee. The MountainLore podcast is available at Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Spotify, Feedburner as well as on many other podcast apps.   Thanks for listening and sharing us with your friends.   As always, sweet dreams, podcast listeners.

It's time for another Jack tale this week, and this one's a good one. After many encounters involving a mysterious old man, little devils and even Death itself, Jack discovers that, in the end, the secret to life just might be...well, you'll have to listen to find out! The MountainLore podcast is available wherever fine podcasts are found, including RadioPublic, Stitcher, TuneIn, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. As always, podcast listeners...sweet dreams.

Today we tell a tale shared with us from a listener, about something that happened to her own family. It's the story of a strange shadowy figure who would appear just before bad things happened. You can subscribe to the MountainLore podcast at Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Spotify, IHeart Radio, Feedburner or on most other podcast apps. Sweet dreams, podcast listeners...

We're doing things a little bit differently on this week's podcast. Today we have a tale of ghosts, spirit possession, murder, and evil that happened to a young radio dj and his girlfriend in a house they were renting in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the early 1990's.  The twist?  One of the people involved in this story is the one telling it, first hand. The MountainLore podcast is available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Spotify, and on many other podcast apps. We're on Twitter and Facebook @myappalachia. Sweet dreams, y'all.

Today we tell the tale of the ghost of a murder victim that testified against her murderer.  It's a real story, too, from Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The MountainLore podcast is available on RadioPublic, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify as well on most other podcast apps, all for free. We're on Facebook and on Twitter @myappalachia. Sweet dreams, y'all...

An old hermit once lived in these hills, surviving on what he grew and what he caught.  One cold winter night he caught more than he bargained for.  This is his story. The MountainLore podcast is available on fine podcast apps like RadioPublic, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Player Fm and more. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @myappalachia. Sweet dreams, podcast listeners...

Today we have a tale with a moral at the end: be happy with what you have.  Otherwise you might find yourself facing the Demon of Fire... The MountainLore podcast is available on all the finest podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn, as well as on your very own favorite podcatcher.  And it's free, to boot! Sweet dreams, podcast listeners...

Beware the siren's call or you might find yourself adrift forever in the French Broad River... The MountainLore podcast is available, for free, on most podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, TuneIn and Spotify. Sweet dreams, podcast listeners...