In the autumn of 1907, a dark superstition took hold in the small Polish village of Wieliszew. It began with a peasant named Jan Zbroh, who harbored a grudge against his neighbor, Josephine Ziolhow. When Jan’s daughter, Marya, suddenly became too weak to get out of bed, she made a startling accusation: Josephine had bewitched…
During the contentious 1828 Presidential election, Andrew Jackson’s wife Rachel became the target of a vicious smear campaign by John Quincy Adams and his allies. Before meeting Andrew Jackson, Rachel was married to Lewis Robards in Kentucky. When their marriage fell apart, Robards sent Rachel home to Nashville and filed for divorce. However, during this…
Forsyth Park Inn was originally known as the ‘Churchill Manor’ and built for Captain Aaron Churchill who settled in Savannah in the early 1890s after leaving Nova Scotia for the warmer weather in Savannah. Aaron Churchill began transporting cotton in and out of Savannah. He did so well that he began investing in cotton plantations…
Built in 1884 , the old structures across from Chickasaw Heritage Park in Memphis originally served as a healthcare facility for aging Civil War veterans. In addition to caring for vets, the old Marine hospital was also used to treat those who had been infected with yellow fever in the late 19th century. When the…
Hidden away in the woods between the Smyrna airport and Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, Tennessee is the Cannon Cemetery. The long-forgotten burying ground was established in the early 19th century but no one has been interned there for over 70 years. In the 1960s, when the J. Percy Priest damn was built, 88 graves…
In downtown Birmingham, Alabama you will find the old Central Library that is now the Linn-Henley Research Center. The building has been serving the people of Birmingham for nearly one hundred years. But, it’s also home to the spirit of a faculty member who has been known to make an appearance on occasion. Join us…
Allen Sircy is bringing his radio show/podcast, “Southern Ghost Stories: Live” to the Palace Theater in Gallatin, Tennessee on October 29, 2025 at 7 pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. All funds will go back to the historic theater. Allen will be joined by paranormal investigator Chinelle Gwartney. The pair will talk about the…
Driving down Las Vegas Boulevard you can’t miss the 350 feet tall black pyramid and 10 story tall Sphinx rising out of the desert. The casino and resort with an Egyptian style themed hotel consists of 4,407 rooms, 29 retail shops, 4 swimming pools and a wedding chapel. When it opened in 1993 the Luxor’s…
In the early 20th century a young man named Foster stopped to water his horse along the Roaring Fork stream near what is now Gatlinburg. As he was about to ride home that cold winter’s evening, Foster noticed a young lady in a white dress walking nearby. The gentleman rode over to her and noticed…
Before becoming one of the most famous women in the world, Marilyn Monroe rented Suite 1200 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California as she learned the ropes as a young model. The future iconic actress not only went on to shoot a sunscreen advertisement by the Tropicana Pool, but it’s believed that she also…
