Obscure Appalachia

Whew! This is a long one, y'all. It was either this or break it into two parts, but I couldn't stand the idea of it taking an entire month to tell you one story. So, you get this chonker instead. This is only a fraction of the events that have taken place at Bobby Mackey's Music World, but I had to cut it off somewhere.

Y'know, of all the haunted places I want to go, I think this is the only one I might actually be afraid to go to. If I ever get the opportunity I'm sure I would, but this place is DARK. I love me some paranormal and all... But... Hauntings are one thing... Demons are another.

TW: Demons and demonic possession, mentions of suicide, murder, violence.

Some mild explicit language in this one.

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Sources:

Bobby Mackey's Music World | Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures | Travel Channel

Bobby Mackey's Music World - Wikipedia

"Haunted Honky-Tonk" Bobby Mackey's offers up a spooky tours

Bobby Mackey’s Music World: A Honky-Tonk with a Haunted History

The Ghosts and Demons Of Bobby Mackey’s - YouTube

Bobby Mackey's Music World (Wilder) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

Bobby Mackey - Wikipedia

Bobby Mackeys Music World - The Little House of Horrors

GA Will Not Return

Bobby Mackey's (The Aftermath) Living Dead Paranormal....... - YouTube

The Exorcism Of Carl Lawson

Y'all, this one really threw me. Brushy Mountain is a force to be reckoned with.

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary housed the most violent and frightening inmates of Tennessee. Therefore it's pretty unsurprising that it is said to be haunted by a number of aggressive and frightening spirits, both human and inhuman.

TW: Descriptions of jailhouse violence

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Sources:

Brushy's History — Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary - Wikipedia

Prisoners Remain at Tennessee's Brushy Mountain Prison That Closed in 2009 | John M. Dabbs | NewsBreak Original

FORTRESS PRISON HARBORS VIOLENCE THAT ERUPTED IN DEATH OF 2 BLACKS - The New York Times

Back to Brushy Mountain: the historic prison's past and future | wbir.com

Frozen Head

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Petros, Tennessee

Is Brushy Mountain haunted? We face paranormal with only a flashlight

The Haunted Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Tennessee - Amy's Crypt

Brushy State Penitentiary - THE GHOST GUILD, INC.

GhostStop Ghost Hunting Equipment - Flux 2 Ghost Communication Device

Gary Michael Hilton stalked and murdered four people in southern Appalachia, but criminologists suspect he has many more victims.

TW: Murder, Sexual Assault

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Sources:

Gary Hilton - Wikipedia

Murder of Meredith Emerson - Wikipedia

Gary Michael Hilton | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Gary Hilton And The Grisly Crimes Of The National Forest Killer

Killer says female hiker fought him to the end

SC11-898 Answer Brief

Microsoft Word - Hilton, Gary Michael.doc

Tragic end for 'unique' couple

The Haunting Crimes Of Gary Michael Hilton | Talk Murder To Me

Hilton admits he killed John and Irene Bryant

Gary Michael Hilton, the National Forest Serial Killer, is known to have murdered four people. But his crimes and travels make it hard to believe there weren’t earlier victims. Are there more waiting to be discovered? : UnresolvedMysteries

Glenn in Dawson: Evil Demonic Cannibalistic serial killer Gary Hilton

The Appalachian "Not Deer" is a folk cryptid, experienced throughout these mountains. Occasionally you'll find a deer that moves erratically and unusually, looks more intelligent than it should, or sometimes... Your gut just says something isn't right with that one.

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For story compilation episode, sources are kept private to provide some privacy for the person with the experience. Stories may be slightly edited for language or clarity, but never context.

This episode explores Highland Hospital and the lingering spirit of Zelda Fitzgerald, as well as the haunting of the Pink Lady at the Grove Park Inn of Asheville, North Carolina.

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Sources:

https://theclio.com/entry/50256

https://archives.mc.duke.edu/blog/closer-look-highland-hospital-brochure

https://mountainx.com/news/tuesday-history-the-fire-at-highland-hospital/

https://ashevillegrit.com/behind-bars-legend-lurks-highland-hospital

Discovering Montford’s Early History Part 5: “What Got Done!” – Buncombe County Special Collections

Asheville Terrors - Highland Hospital: A Mental Institution

Zelda Fitzgerald and the Highland Hospital Fire - Blue Ridge Country

Visiting Our Past: Greatest WNC ghost stories, part 2

Asked: Your true local ghost stories - AVLtoday | Your Resource for Asheville, North Carolina

Ghost Hunters of Asheville: Highland Hospital Haunts, Pt. I

Insulin shock therapy - Wikipedia

Zelda Fitzgerald - Wikipedia

The Haunting of Zillicoa Street – HD Carolina

Asheville Archives: An exercise in perseverance at Highland Hospital | Mountain Xpress

The Pink Lady of Grove Park Inn | North Carolina Ghosts

A Ghost in Room 545: The Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn

Share a Room with the Pink Lady at the Omni Grove Park Inn | Project 543

The Pink Lady: A playful spirit roams The Omni Grove Park Inn – The Blue Banner

Asheville Resorts | History of The Omni Grove Park Inn

This episode is a story compilation featuring those who have not been alone in the outdoors. Hauntings, cryptids, and other explained occurrences all play a role in these stories.

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Sources from stories shared with me online are hidden for the contributor's privacy. Stories may be slightly edited for clarity or language, but never for content.

In the mid-1990s there was an epidemic of cattle and livestock mutilations. Many theories emerged, ranging from alien encounters, government experiments, an Appalachian cryptid, and mischievous humans.

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Sources:

https://yellowhammernews.com/revisiting-alabamas-unsolved-cattle-mutilation-phenomenon-30-years-later/

http://www.ob1.com/fyfecow.html

https://www.history.com/news/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufos

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Wampus_cat

https://www.grunge.com/211918/the-legend-of-the-wampus-cat-explained/

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Wampus_Cat

https://vault.fbi.gov/Animal%20Mutilation/Animal%20Mutilation%20Part%201%20of%205/view

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/30/archives/11-states-baffled-by-mutilation-of-cattle.html

https://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/the-san-luis-valley/guest-editorials/mad-cow-disease-and-cattle-mutilations/

In Flatwoods, West Virginia, a group of people encountered a possible extra-terrestrial being. Soon after, their stories were similar to others who experienced similar things in nearby areas. Was Braxxie an alien? Or a cryptid? Either way, the story is fascinating!

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Sources:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Braxton_County_Monster_Updated_Revis/H9GSBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1

https://www.history.com/news/flatwoods-monster-west-virginia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods_monster

https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/paranormal-w-va-the-flatwoods-monster/

https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/

https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/folklore/

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Here you can find creepy true stories from Appalachia. Events like murder, hauntings, ghost sightings, cryptids, alien encounters, and everything unexplained.