One of the most popular restaurants in St. Augustine is also the most haunted! The building was home to Margaret Worth, the wife of General William Worth who died from cholera during the Mexican American War. Margaret Worth was a pillar of her community and active in her church. Maybe that’s why the bar and…
Southern Ghost Stories: Ghosts of Gallatin is now available in select retailers in Gallatin, Tennessee. The book is available at Pickled Treats and Antiques at 809 South Water Avenue. Ironically enough the shop is also featured in the book. The book is also available on the square at Timeless Treasures as well as A Daisy…
In 1798 Revolutionary War hero Colonel Hardy Murfree bought land a large tract of land in Murfreesboro. After his death, his daughter, Sally Murfree Manet settled onto the property and built a simple two room structure that over time became the opulent Oakland’s Mansion. Today people claim to see Sally throughout the house, often in…
Built for a slave trader in the early 19th century, the Beauregard-Keyes House is one of the most historic homes in the French Quarter. After the Civil War it was home to Confederate General P. G.T. Beauregard and later acclaimed Frances Parkinson Keyes. The house is said to be home to some spirits that lost…
In 1929 the first ever Academy Awards were held at the Roosevelt Hotel’s Blossom Room in Hollywood, California. That night Wings won the award for best picture and Emil Jannings and Janey Gaynor took home the Oscar for Best Actor and Actresses. However, during the awards ceremony, someone was slighted and didn’t receive an award…
Explore the hidden, haunted side of the Big Apple with Allen Sircy’s latest release, Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales: New York City. Known as the “American Hauntstorian,” Sircy, a prolific author of over 20 books on the haunted history of the United States, takes readers on a chilling journey through the macabre and mysterious past…
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…
In the early 1890s, a sense of intrigue swept through St. Louis, fueled by reports of peculiar occurrences at Creve Coeur Lake. On August 15, 1892, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat captured the attention of readers with an article detailing numerous eyewitness accounts of a mysterious phenomenon unfolding under the cover of darkness. Scores of individuals…
Tucked away on some farmland in southwest Missouri, you will find the entrance to a cave that where strange things have been happening ever since the Civil War. According to legend, a cobbler named George Evans had a hard time keeping his allegiances to the Union a secret in the predominantly pro-Confederate “Show Me State.”…
In the mid-19th century a mysterious mute woman appeared in the small village of Manchester, Tennessee. The ragged, starving woman walked up and down the streets looking for coins to buy food. Having compassion on the poor girl, a prominent family took her to their home and cared for her. After a few days of…
