Hidden away behind the Gallatin Square is an old home that was built in 1865. Today the structure is used as an apartment building. While people who live in the building claim to hear unexplainable strange noises from time to time, that’s not even the oddest thing about the house. Around back, underneath a staircase…
After the death of his wife, country music star Roy Acuff moved into a modest house next to the Opry House on the grounds of the Opryland theme park in 1983. Acuff was a beloved member of the Opry family and WSM wanted to make sure he was taken care of. Acuff thrived in the…
Allen did an interview in October to promote Southern Ghost Stories: Franklin, Tennessee. During the conversation Allen talks about his inspiration for writing the book as well as a few stories from the project. If you’d like to purchase the book it is available at the Lots House and Landmark Booksellers in Franklin. You can…
Built in phases from 1830 to 1855, the Hunt-Phelan House is one of the oldest mansions in Memphis, Tennessee. The historic house on the corner of Beale Street and S. Lauderdale Street was used as headquarters for the Confederacy during the Civil War until it was taken by the Federal Army after the fall of…
Allen was featured on WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee to talk about Southern Ghost Stories: Opryland and the hauntings around the Opryland Hotel as well as the old theme park and Opry Mills.
Allen appeared on CBS Morningline in Nashville a few days before Halloween to talk about some of the books from the Southern Ghost Stories series. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Back by popular demand! After seven consecutive sellouts for the Ghosts of Gallatin Haunted Tour, we are happy to announce we will be doing one more this year. On Friday, November 5th at 7 PM, we will meet once again at the courthouse for a haunted walk around the square. Allen Sircy will be telling…
I sent some time with Channel 2 in Nashville earlier this week talking about the hauntings in Franklin, Tennessee. Check out the feature below!
Come out on Friday, October 22nd to downtown Gallatin for the Spirits of Sumer Ghost Hunt. The event will run from 7 PM to 9:30 PM and consist of paranormal investigations that will be conducted simultaneously at Trousdale Place and the Sumner County Museum. Allen Sircy from Southern Ghost Stories will be onhand with Medics4Paranormal…
Did Middle Tennessee really have a haunted theme park? That’s what Nashville-based author Allen Sircy is trying to find out with his new book Southern Ghost Stories: Opryland. After publishing Southern Ghost Stories: Franklin, Tennessee, Ghosts of Gallatin and Murfreesboro, Spirits of Stones River, the Nashville-based author spent the last two years researching the history…
