Classic Southern spooky story about a traveling salesman who runs into some pretty strange cats warning about someone (or something) named "Jesse."

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"Wait 'Til Jesse Comes" was adapted from folklore by Craig Dominey

Storyteller: LaDoris Davis

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Louisiana Swamp Folktale about a local fisherwoman whose unique way of fishing for crabs in the bayou gets her into trouble.

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"Mama Coon Coon" was written and told by Veronica Byrd

Audio Production: Henry Howard

Episode Photo of Dulac Louisiana Bayou by Clem. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Creature story of a Louisiana gambler who runs afoul of swamp vampires while on the run from the law.

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"Chancy Fox" was written and told by Thomas E. Fuller

Audio Production: Henry Howard

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Spooky Appalachian ghost story of a mountain traveler, stunned by the death of his wife, who stumbles across a strange mountain town with a horrifying secret.

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"The Town Without Death" was written by Craig Dominey

Storyteller: Lanny Gilbert

Audio Production: Henry Howard

Photography: Marc del Santro

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Bone-chilling ghost story set deep in the coal mining country of Kentucky. Follow Henry Jacobs' eerie underground encounter with love from beyond the grave.

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"No Greater Love" was written by Jim McAmis and Craig Dominey

Storyteller: Jim McAmis

Audio Production: Henry Howard

Music: Alton Leonard

Episode Photography: Library of Congress

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Can an old clock be haunted? Only if its owners have long buried secrets to tell. Get spooked with this chilling ghost story.

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"The Ticking Clock" was written by Lanny Gilbert and Craig Dominey

Storyteller: Lanny Gilbert

Audio Production: Henry Howard

Photo of clock by Thomas Claveirole. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Georgia folktale and creature story of two young girls who ignore their Grandma's warning about the monster of the "Gongetcha Woods."

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"The Plat Eye" was written and told by Veronica Byrd.

Audio Production: Henry Howard

Music by Whit Connah

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Old folktale from Savannah, Georgia about a man meaner than the Devil himself. And how me might explain where that spooky Spanish moss hanging from all the trees comes from.

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"The Meanest Man" was adapted from folklore by Babs Bagiransky with Craig Dominey

Storyteller: Babs Bagriansky

Audio Production: Henry Howard

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Civil War ghost story of a Georgia plantation haunted forever by a broken heart.

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"The Bleeding Heart Dove" was adapted from folklore by Sherry Norfolk.

Storyteller: Sherry Norfolk

Audio Production: Henry Howard

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Why do some people hear the eerie rattle of chains drifting from a St. Simons Island marsh at night? Find out in this chilling but inspiring, African-American ghost story from the Georgia coast.

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"Ibo Landing" was written by Craig Dominey

Storyteller: Evelyn McCray

Audio Production: Henry Howard

Photo by Trish Hartmann. Licensed by CC BY 2.0

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