Southern Gothic

There's been some pretty big changes to a classic story! Join us as we explore a classic Alabama ghost story that claims an old dormitory on the campus of Huntingdon College is haunted by the spirit of a former student.

...but that ain't all! We also had a chance to chat with ⁠Dr. Anthony Leigh⁠, the current president of ⁠Huntingdon College⁠. Dr. Leigh discusses a little bit of the college's history, the legacy of storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham, and of course the Red Lady herself.

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In 1931, Robert Johnson walked into a juke joint in Banks, Mississippi with a guitar strapped to his back. Only a little less than a year before he mysteriously disappeared from the Delta after being teased for his lack of musicianship. But now Robert Johnson was back and he was ready to take the stage and show everyone in that juke what he could do, displaying a musical mastery that left everyone shocked. From that day on, the legend of Robert Johnson has become one of the most notorious pieces of lore in American music-- a myth that claims Robert Johnson went down to the crossroads at midnight and sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for an otherworldy ability to play the blues.

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This special encore episode originally aired on June 9, 2020.

The Myrtles Plantation has long been called the most haunted house in America. Tucked beneath towering live oaks in the heart of Louisiana's plantation country, the grand Creole estate has become famous for its ghostly legends—phantom children, mysterious mirrors, unexplained footsteps, and the apparition of a woman in a green turban said to wander its halls more than two centuries after her death. But behind every haunting lies a far more complicated history.

Over the years, countless stories have been told about the Myrtles, blending documented tragedy with generations of local folklore until it became nearly impossible to separate fact from legend. From unsolved murder and deadly epidemics to the plantation's most infamous ghosts, this is the story of how one of America's most beautiful historic homes earned a reputation that continues to draw believers, skeptics, and paranormal investigators from around the world.

Guest voiceovers for this episode include: Simone Taylor, creator of ⁠90’s True Crime⁠ … Zach Auld, host of ⁠CastJunkie⁠.

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⁠You Can See Me in the Dark⁠ is a podcast about true ghost stories, told by the people who survived them. Co-hosted by Melissa Sweazy and Nathan Reisman. On this episode, North Carolina based Storyteller Liz Pardue walks us through some of the most famous hauntings in a town overflowing with the spirits of the departed.

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Hidden away in a quiet Middle Tennessee cemetery is a simple headstone bearing just two words: Sadie Baker. For generations, locals have whispered that the woman buried beneath it wasn't simply laid to rest—she was accused of witchcraft, buried alive by an angry mob, and with her dying breath unleashed a curse that would haunt the family responsible for her fate.

But how much of that story is actually true? In this episode, we unravel one of Tennessee's most enduring pieces of local folklore, tracing the legend from its chilling tale of jealousy and betrayal to the real woman who may lie beneath the stone. Along the way, we'll explore why visitors still leave offerings at Sadie Baker's grave—and why some believe her story isn't over yet.

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On December 7, 1815, Marshal Michel Ney—one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most celebrated military commanders—was reportedly executed before a French firing squad in Paris. Yet in the rolling countryside of North Carolina, generations have insisted that history got it wrong. Instead, they claim Ney escaped his execution, crossed the Atlantic, and spent the rest of his life living under the name Peter Stuart Ney as a quiet frontier schoolteacher.

It's a legend built on battlefield scars, whispered confessions, strange coincidences, and a dying declaration that has fueled debate for nearly two centuries. From nineteenth-century newspaper investigations to multiple grave exhumations and even a modern French forensic team searching for answers, the mystery has refused to fade. Whether it's one of history's greatest cover-ups or simply one of America's most enduring legends, the story of Peter Stuart Ney continues to blur the line between documented history and local belief.

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For almost two centuries, the Pensacola lighthouse has stood overlooking the entrance to Pensacola Bay guiding generations of mariners safely through the treacherous waters of the Gulf of Mexico; but over the last few decades, this historic maritime landmark has become notorious for the purported spirits believed to call it home.

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This encore episode originally aired on May 6, 2022!

Travel about 85 miles south of Little Rock, Arkansas along Interstate 30 and you come to the town of Gurdon. In a remote area, several miles outside Gurdon sit railroad tracks for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It is along a four-mile stretch of track that sightings of a floating, glowing orb have been reported for the last ninety years, now known as the Gurdon Light.

While there are of course scientific theories that attempt to explain the origin of the Gurdon Light, many instead believe the phenomenon is linked to a single event in history, the murder of a railroad foreman in 1931.

Perhaps not everything seen along the railroad tracks is scientifically explainable, and if not, how long has the area been that way? Is the light something that only dates to the 1930s, or is it something that has been there much longer? Perhaps the Gurdon Light has always been there, it just took people to give it a name…

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Just west of Chattanooga, Tennessee is the Nickajack Cave, a historic natural wonder flooded in 1967 due to the construction of the Nickajack Dam. Carved by the Tennessee River over millennia, the cave has a rich history filled with tales of the Chickamauga, Confederate soldiers, and even the notorious Man in Black, Johnny Cash. Today the cave is a wildlife refuge for a colony of endangered bats, but back in 1992, after it was shut off to the public for this purpose, a man named David Gant dared enter anyway, becoming trapped in the dark, underwater cavern without any air to breathe.

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