Pilot Knob is located in western North Carolina, just south of Mt. Airy.  It was also the namesake for “Mount Pilot,” the fictional town in the Andy Griffith Show back in the 1960’s. Before that, though, the Cherokee had come up with a folktale about what was inside Pilot Knob.  Today we tell you that tale.

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In North Carolina there exists a strange circle on the ground, within which no living thing can grow. Folks there call it the Devil’s Tramping Ground, and we tell you all about it on this week’s podcast episode.

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Here’s hoping you have pleasant dreams….

It’s Halloween time, folks, so we have a ghost story for you straight from coal country.

Harlan, Kentucky, is known around the world as “Bloody Harlan” for the battles miners had to make to win concessions from the coal companies.  And bloody is right, as you’ll hear in today’s tale about Headless Annie, who is said to still roam Black Mountain.

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Happy Halloween, y’all!

Today we tell not one, but two tales of supernatural folklore surrounding Chimney Rock Mountain in North Carolina.

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Sweet dreams, y’all.

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Among the tales told in these mountains are those told by the original Appalachian people, the Cherokee.  Today we tell one of their traditional stories about Tsul`kälû’, or the Slant Eyed Giant.

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Today we tell a traditional Jack tale about Jack’s encounter with a witch disguised as a cat.

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Thank you for letting us share another tale from this place we call home, Appalachia.

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Today we tell a bit of history as well as a bit of folklore.  It’s the story of Octavia Hatcher’s tragic death and the strange things that have happened over the years at the cemetery in Pikeville, Kentucky, where she’s buried.  

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Today we tell a traditional “talking animals” story, about Dog, Cat, Jackass, and, ummm, Rooster….enjoy!

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Thanks for listening, and pleasant dreams…

Bunnies are cute and fluffy.  The Bunny Man is not; in fact the Bunny Man can and will kill you.

This week we tell a tale from northern Virginia about a man in a rabbit suit with killer instincts.  And in this case some of the story is definitely true.

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Today we tell the tale of a minister’s house in Buchanan, Virginia, that housed not just this minister’s family, but some spirits as well.

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