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  • Possible Spirit Sightings at the Haunted Trestle - Radford, VA, Sep 10th, 2022

    This story was  sent in as a response to our haunted bridge story we posted a few weeks ago. I think this is the first time someone has sent us a story to follow up on one we posted. I hope we get more like this in the future. If you haven’t yet, check out our Haunted Bridge Story then come back and check this one out.


    I saw your video and story of this haunted trestle just now on YouTube and I found it very interesting! I had never heard of this and have lived in Radford since 2003. I found your videos when looking around on google after seeing something strange on a walk in the same area on Saturday, September 10th, 2022.


    It was later on in the evening, the sun was starting to go down around 7:00 PM. I was on a dog walk on that new trial next to the dog park with a friend of mine. I had just passed the trestle when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I turned and looked, so did my friend, then we looked at each other. My friend asked how the lady walking the other direction got behind us. There was a lady walking towards the trestle in a long white dress, we had no idea how she got behind us we never saw anyone. The area there is flat, you could probably see someone coming almost a mile away. We both shrugged and kept walking. I turned back around after about 30 seconds and she was gone! We both thought this was very strange!


    After looking this up and seeing if there were any deaths in the area, or buildings that had been torn down, I found your video. I took a look around and really enjoyed your stories, especially that one on The Black Sisters, Keep up the good work! - Amy


    Thank you so much for sending us this story Amy! We were very happy to get it. Have you had a paranormal encounter? Email us and tell your story. We may end up featuring it. You can email us at [email protected].

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    3 min
  • Ghost of a Pilot - Winchester, VA, Dec 2004

    This is a story I found in a book a while back called The Big Book of Virginia Ghost Stories written by L.B. Taylor Jr. I’ve always found this story very eerie and hope you all enjoy it!


    I was a long haul trucker for many years. In December of 2004, I had a delivery in Winchester, Virginia and a second stop in Washington, D.C. At my first stop I was delayed and didn't get unloaded until after 2:00 AM. I left Winchester heading east on Highway 7. Around 2:30 I came to the intersection of Highway & and Route 601 near Bluemont. At a gas station, I pulled in to check my map of Washington in anticipation of my delivery. The station was closed at that hour. There was virtually no traffic going by and it was a cold, moonless night. While I was sitting there, someone knocked on my door, startling me. I jumped and turned off my interior light so I could see outside and rolled down my window.


    A man was standing there in an airline flight crew uniform. He had four stripes on his shoulder epaulets indicating a Captain. He was without a jacket on a very cold morning. He climbed up on the step of my cab. He smelled like he had bathed in kerosene. When he got close to my face, I could see that his cap had the TWA insignia on it.


    "Could you give me a lift?" he asked in a voice that seemed raspy...


    I hope you all enjoyed this story as much as I have. It kind of reminds me of the phantom hitchhiker stories.Everything about this story just creeps me out. The fact that it took place near the crash site, the pilot being from the discontinued airline service and wearing a short sleeve uniform on a chilly day!


    Remember if you have had a paranormal experience and would like to see it featured on this site be sure to send it into [email protected]!

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    5 min
  • Black-Eyed Kid Encounter - Ohio, Jul 2010

    Since you guys love Black-eyed kids stories so much I went on a hunt for one in or around Appalachia and found this one in Ohio. It doesn’t say what part of Ohio, but it’s a good story nonetheless.


    A report from an Ohio man who was given the pseudonym “Noetic” told of a strange encounter in July 2010 with two black-eyed teenagers outside the data center where he worked. Noetic was taking a break during his night shift and was smoking a cigarette outside the building at around 5:00 AM when he noticed two teenage boys across the street from his building. He felt immediately unnerved as soon as he noticed them, perhaps because they appeared to be staring straight at him but were otherwise motionless.


    He quickly finished his cigarette and went back inside the building and back to work. Around 10 minutes later, however, the intercom from the front door buzzed, and as Noetic turned to observe the monitors, he could see that it was the two boys who had been staring him down earlier. He pressed the talk button and asked what they wanted, stating he was busy. Neither of the boys spoke, but one of them motioned to the camera for him to come outside. He pressed the talk button again, told them they would have to leave, and then went back to work.


    The two boys continued to stare into the camera as though they were looking through the TV monitor into the room where he worked. After another 10 minutes or so, Noetic decided to go to the front door and ask the boys to leave and to let him get on with his job. Before he opened the door, however, he sneaked a look at the two boys through the one-way glass. They looked normal enough, apart from the fact that they had completely black eyes. This made him feel even more on edge, but he decided to open the door anyway and tell the boys to leave or he would have to call the police.


     As soon as he opened the door, one of the boys said to him as if he had been reading his mind, “That will not be necessary sir, we simply need to use your phone, can you let us in?” Noetic declined, saying that nobody was allowed in. The boys asked again to be invited into the building and then stood there staring at the now distressed man. Noetic pulled out his mobile phone, repeating his threat to call the police and pulled the door shut again.He went back to observe the pair from the safety of the monitor. One boy remained at the door and stared into the camera, while the other boy made his way to the back of the building and stared into the camera there. 


    Noetic called the police, all the while watching his monitors. The boys made their way to a “blind spot” on the system’s security cameras, but while Noetic waited for them to reappear on one of his monitors, they seemed to have simply vanished. By the time the police did arrive at around 6:00 AM, there was no sign of either of the two strange teenagers.


    If you’ve ever worked at night somewhere like this you know it can get from dull to a high 10 in creepiness in no time. I can’t imagine having something like this happening. Remember if you have a story you would like to see get published here, you can email us at [email protected].

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    4 min
  • Haunted Hotel - Roanoke, VA, 2022

    This story about a haunted hotel was sent in by a fan named James. He said that he doesn’t want to use his full name because the hotel owners might not like this being shared. The name of the hotel has also been left out.


    Hey I saw your post about unexplained phenomena. A new hotel has recently opened in Roanoke in the building of a former business. Since I've been working there, me and a few of my coworkers have experienced some very strange stuff inside the building. I d We've been wanting to get someone in there to ghost hunt but again not sure how the owners would feel about it.


    I've had several things happen to me and I'll just tell you what I've experienced. I'll chat with coworkers later to see if they're willing to share what they've experienced. I am always seeing movement out of the corner of my eyes. I've had a female voice say, "hey" as I've stepped off the elevator and I was the only person in the lobby. I've also been cleaning, again, alone in the lobby and while I was cleaning and whistling something from the back of the lobby whistled back at me. I've had doors open by themselves. We've also had 2 separate guests check out early because they claimed that it felt like something crawled into bed with them. One guest said that something crawled into bed and snuggled up behind them and another guest said that something crawled into bed and then they said it felt like it grabbed their wrists and started shaking them and said can you hear me. I've also had a motion sensored water fountain turn on and run by itself for about 30-40 seconds.


    I will say one coworker had told me that she had actually seen a figure standing down in the lobby wearing older 1800s-1900s attire. There one minute and gone the next.


    Thank you for the story James! This sounds like a creepy place to stay or work. I’m glad you decided to reach out with this fascinating story and let us use it here. Remember if you’ve had a paranormal encounter like this and want to send it in you can email us at [email protected].

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    3 min
  • Family Folklore from West Virginia

    The following story was sent in by a fan who wishes to remain anonymous. This story is a tale of a good bit of family folklore told by their family through the years.


    This story is about my third or fourth great grandfather, his oldest brother who I will be calling Richard for the rest of this story, and his youngest brother John. (That's not their names but that's what I’m going to call them for simplicity and anonymity’s sake.) 


    My family has lived in what's now West Virginia since shortly after the American Revolution. This story takes place in the 1820’s or 30’s. Richard, his brothers, and sisters lived in a holler and over a hill in another hollar all their cousins and their cousin’s families lived...


    Big thanks to the fan that sent this in, it’s a great and very creepy story. Remember if you have a story you would like to see get published here, you can email us at [email protected].

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    7 min
  • Possible Mothman Sighting - Plainview, NY, 2022

    This story was sent to me by a good friend of mine named Missy who discovered another paranormal group that may have had a Mothman sighting in New York. Also if you are a fan of True Crime stories be sure to check out her YouTube channel Mystery Girl With Missy.


    You know the video I made on Sweet Hollow Road?  People described what they saw in the area and I think it was a mothman in those woods there. I had never heard of Mothman till seeing some of your videos on it and thought this may be a story you can use. When I was doing the research about Sweat Hollow, there was a group of paranormal investigators I found who were also investigating the area. The three of them were looking for the lady in white in the woods. They said their equipment picked up words: get out, leave, go, go now. They said let's listen and go. On the way out of the woods, they all saw something and ran out real fast. When they got out of the woods, they looked at each other and just got in the car. On the way back they didn’t speak, they were so chilled. They ended up drawing what they saw for each other and didn’t know what it was. I ended up seeing it and realized it was probably Mothman after seeing your videos. It was a large dark brown creature that looked like a half man, half bird with dark red eyes.


    Thank you Missy for sending along this great story to us. Hopefully we can get more of your great stories on Spooky Appalachia in the future. Remember if you have a paranormal story and want to send it in for us to use send it to us at [email protected].

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    2 min
  • UFO Sighting - Roanoke, VA, 1997

    Today we have a UFO sighting sent to us by a fan named Jerry. We don’t get a lot of UFO sighting stories, so I was excited about getting this.


    I witnessed a UFO on Orange Ave along with several other people in 1997. I was working across from the E.J. Thomas market at what used to be Eagle Rentco. What I saw was a disk object shaped and moving slowly under the cloud layer. It was metallic like hot brushed brass. Had a halo around it and in a trail behind it like heat distortion off a hot car roof. Moved with a skipping or staggered motion. Not in a straight line like an airplane. About 3 to 4 thousand altitude. Looked roughly 100ft in diameter. Speed was about the same as a small private plane. Moved from west to east. No detailed features, only smooth metallic. I watched it move for about 2-3 minutes then it vanished after going behind a small cloud. 


    Thank you Jerry for sending this in and allowing us to share your story. Remember if you’ve had a paranormal encounter like this and want to send it in you can email us at [email protected].

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    2 min
  • Flatwoods Monster Sighting - Heaters, WV, Sep 1952

    This is another Flatwoods Monster sighting sent to us by our friends at The Flatwoods Monster Museum. The Flatwoods Monster is one of our favorite cryptids. It reportedly took place a few days before the more famous sighting on September 12, 1952. We hope you enjoy it!


    A young resident of Heaters West Virginia, Audra Harper and her friend, who we will call “Betsy”, were walking to the general store at Falls Mill one evening in early September, 1952. About half way into their trip through a field between their home and their destination, Audra and Betsy noticed a fire in the distance on one of the hills they were passing. Harper dismissed it, assuming that one of her neighbors was “fox chasing”. When she glanced back, she saw something unbelievable - the fire had vanished. In the place where the fire had been stood the tall and dark silhouette of a 9 - 10 foot tall man-shaped figure. Terrified, the girls ran but the figure followed them for roughly a third of a mile. After crossing through a gate at the end of a clearing in the forest, the figure appeared to stop and not come any closer. After getting to their destination, the women found a man with a truck at a near-by bar who offered to take them home. Audra never walked that short-cut to the store again!


    Thank you Flatwoods Monster Museum for another Braxie story. We have one more story from them that we will share at a later time. If anyone else knows of more Flatwoods Monster stories let us know! Or if you have a submission you’d like to send to us you can email us at [email protected].

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    3 min
  • Phantom Group Member at Saint Albans Sanatorium - Halloween 2014

    Happy Halloween! As a special treat for the spookiest of holidays, we have a story from Julie, a volunteer at St Albans Sanatorium and friend of Spooky Appalachia who was kind enough to do a livestream with us a while back. You can hear this story, which she told us when we first met her while touring St Albans, as well as many others on our livestream from August 27th.


    This happened around the time I first started volunteering at ST Albans, it was Halloween night and I was working at the haunted house attraction. I was stationed in the second floor hallway in a ghost costume and when people would come, I would jump out and scream at them to try and scare them. That night one of my daughters told me she was going to be coming with her new boyfriend who I had never met. She said he has been talking a lot of smack and he’s one of those people that stuff doesn’t scare him and she asked if I could get him good. 


    They made it in to me about 30 minutes till close, I know it’s them because I hear my daughter giggling so I get myself ready. I’m hiding in the room, looking out through a hole waiting. I see two young men, my daughter and another girl start to go by. I stuck my head out the hole in the wall and went… BLLAAAHHH to scare them, then chased them down the hall. I decided to focus on going after the two young men knowing one of them was my daughter’s boyfriend so I didn’t pay much attention to the two girls. I must have done a good job because they both screeched like little girls! They ran down the hall to where my partner directed them down the stairwell. As they were going down the stairwell I walked down to my partner to point out who my daughter was. I said that it's her not the quiet one but the one that’s laughing like a fool. I turned around to go back down the hall and my daughter then came up and hugged me. Then said you got him good momma! The girl was still behind her so I waved at her and introduced myself. The girl for some reason looked like she was bored to death. She looked like an average middle school girl, wearing jeans and a hoodie. Kind of pouty looking. 


    A few days later I talked to my daughter , I asked if they liked the event and if they had a good time. She explained that they did. So then I asked about the girl she had with her. I asked if she had any fun at all and said she looked bored. My daughter then said what girl? I said I guess it was the other guy's girlfriend? Then my daughter said mom… there wasn’t anyone else with us and it was just the 3 of them. My daughter and the two guys. I know I saw this girl, I know she was there. To this day I still double check when I look at groups and wonder.


    Thank you Julie for this story, it’s always wonderful to hear you tell it, and we’re excite to feature more of your stories here in the future. If you live close to Radford, VA, be sure to check out the haunted house at St. Albans every fall. You can find information on that and other exciting events at www.stalbansvirginia.com. Remember if you have a story you would like to see get published here, you can email us at [email protected].

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    6 min

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