on haunted locations and Halloween-themed attractions across the Southern United States, with a particular focus on South Carolina and North Carolina. The South Carolina sources describe numerous historically significant and paranormally active sites, such as historic inns, centuries-old cemeteries, former plantations, and old asylums and jails in cities like Charleston and Columbia, highlighting their dark pasts involving pirates, slavery, and war. In contrast, the North Carolina source primarily focuses on a guide to commercial haunted houses, spooky trails, and seasonal amusement park scares designed for entertainment during the autumn months. A third source provides a broader overview of haunted places throughout the Southern U.S., including famous hotels, plantations, and military parks in states like Texas, Louisiana, and Virginia, suggesting that historical tragedy and legend are common themes used to attract tourism in the region.